India Used Zero Day Vulnerability To Spy On China & Pakistan?
article link- https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/09/17/exodus-american-tech-helped-india-spy-on-china/?sh=63087bdf7009 A US companys tech was abused by the Indian government , to spy on China and Pakistan. Earlier this year, Researchers at Kaspersky Lab a Russian cybersecurity firm, saw a cyberespionage campaign targeting Microsoft Windows PCs at government and telecom companies in China and Pakistan earlier this year. According to the study, the Indian government or one of its contractors exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows PCs to conduct cyber espionage between June 2020 and April 2021. Texas-based Exodus Intelligence, which specialises in zero-day vulnerabilities, When asked by Five Eyes nations which is an alliance of intelligence-sharing countries that includes ( the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the United States, and New Zealand) will give both information on a zero-day vulnerability and the software necessary to exploit it According to Forbes, the company's major service is a news feed containing software vulnerabilities without the exploits needed to attack them. This news stream, which is comparable to a Facebook news feed , marketed for defenders and is available for $250,000 per year. It’s marketed primarily as a tool for defenders, but customers can do what they want with the information on those Exodus zero days—ones that typically cover the most popular operating systems, from Windows to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. According to the article, the CEO of Exodus Intelligence accused India of using this news feed and picking Microsoft's weakness, which enabled extensive access into Microsoft's operating system, after completing an investigation. In April 2021, the company turned off India's access to its news feed as a result of the investigation. He collaborated with Microsoft to create a patch to address the flaw.
article link- https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/09/17/exodus-american-tech-helped-india-spy-on-china/?sh=63087bdf7009 A US companys tech was abused by the Indian government , to spy on China and Pakistan. Earlier this year, Researchers at Kaspersky Lab a Russian cybersecurity firm, saw a cyberespionage campaign targeting Microsoft Windows PCs at government and telecom companies in China and Pakistan earlier this year. According to the study, the Indian government or one of its contractors exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows PCs to conduct cyber espionage between June 2020 and April 2021. Texas-based Exodus Intelligence, which specialises in zero-day vulnerabilities, When asked by Five Eyes nations which is an alliance of intelligence-sharing countries that includes ( the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the United States, and New Zealand) will give both information on a zero-day vulnerability and the software necessary to exploit it According to Forbes, the company's major service is a news feed containing software vulnerabilities without the exploits needed to attack them. This news stream, which is comparable to a Facebook news feed , marketed for defenders and is available for $250,000 per year. It’s marketed primarily as a tool for defenders, but customers can do what they want with the information on those Exodus zero days—ones that typically cover the most popular operating systems, from Windows to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. According to the article, the CEO of Exodus Intelligence accused India of using this news feed and picking Microsoft's weakness, which enabled extensive access into Microsoft's operating system, after completing an investigation. In April 2021, the company turned off India's access to its news feed as a result of the investigation. He collaborated with Microsoft to create a patch to address the flaw.