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Concocting theories as to intended malice based on this bug alone would be ridiculous. But it isn't dificult to imagine malice if you frame this with the histor
by sigmar 10y ago
Concocting theories as to intended malice based on this bug alone would be ridiculous. But it isn't dificult to imagine malice if you frame this with the history Kaspersky has
Particularly when they have a history of remote access "bugs"[1], insecure broadcasting of user-agent info[2], and a cozy relationship with the Kremlin[3].
[1] http://www.zdnet.com/article/flaw-found-in-kaspersky-antivirus/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/flaw-found-in-kaspersky-antivir...
[2] https://theintercept.com/2015/06/22/nsa-gchq-targeted-kaspersky/ https://theintercept.com/2015/06/22/nsa-gchq-targeted-kasper...
[3]https://www.wired.com/2012/07/ff_kaspersky/ https://www.wired.com/2012/07/ff_kaspersky/
- tptacek 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13313794 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13313794