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'DarkUniverse' APT referenced in 2017 Shadow Brokers leak uncovered by Kaspersky

06 November 2019 • 2 min read

DarkUniverse developed its full-featured malware from scratch but went quiet shortly after the Shadow Brokers leak

Security researchers at Kaspersky have revealed details about a new advanced persistent threat (APT) group, called DarkUniverse, that was mentioned in the 2017 Shadow Brokers leaks. In 2017, a g...

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