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https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOINT_CSA_HUNTING_RU_INTEL_SNAKE_MALWARE_20230509.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/
by mkj 3y ago
https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOINT_CSA_HUNTING_RU_INTEL_SNAKE_MALWARE_20230509.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOI... has some interesting technical details.
Good to see the bad guys also make bits-vs-bytes mistakes, with their 128 bit Diffie-Hellman key. But it's puzzling why they'd be using OpenSSL, it's not the easiest software to embed. I guess they don't have to worry about the advertising license clause!
- ipython 3y agoWell, according to that paper, development started in 2003-ish time frame. Not many choices back then for ssl libraries, especially when you're using C as your development language. Thanks for posting the link!