Chinese hacking group reportedly “cloned” and exploited a zero-day exploit developed by the U.S. National Security Agency’s Equation Group. Microsoft patched the Windows vulnerability that was being exploited in 2017. The report raises additional questions about how some of the NSA’s most prized cyber weapons have been discovered or stolen by nation-state hacking groups and then turned on their developers over the years. An NSA spokesperson declined to comment on the report Monday. If exploited, this bug could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within a compromised device and then gain full control.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/chinese-hacking-group-cloned-nsa-exploit-tool-a-16042