![]() Or rather, it happens, but not exactly like that. The character under the Guy Fawkes mask, with a few keyboard strokes, retrieves passwords “from under the asterisks”, transfers a million dollars, or redirects the traffic in a tunnel in the opposite direction, spreading panic and destruction. As Arthur Clarke once put it, “Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. In mass culture, hacking is perceived as a “superpower”. Its fame will be like that of the Irish builder in the “you fuck just one goat” joke. And now this AV vendor will not be remembered in the future as a defender. Kaspersky Lab has played fair for 25 years, but one day it did fall for a temptation. The origins of the suspicion lie in the fact that the users are forced to blindly trust AV software. These myths are false but very tenacious, and AV developers have been struggling to dispel these conspiracy theories for decades. ![]() Users tend to accuse them of two deadly sins: that they themselves develop viruses for their own enrichment, and that AV software can be used for surveillance. The activities of antivirus (AV) companies are steeped in myth. ![]() The editors of InformNapalm may not share the opinions of the authors in the section, and does not alter the original style of the articles. These leaks became the origin of WannaCry, NotPetya, and BadRabbit ransomware attacks. He explains how Kaspersky Lab and the FSB hacked and leaked the secret NSA tools under the guise of The Shadow Brokers hacker group. Sean Brian Townsend is an independent researcher in the field of information and computer security, a member and the spokesman of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance. ![]()
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