Russian cyber firm blames NSA contractor for (accidentally) leaking U.S. hacking tools

A Moscow-based cybersecurity firm called Kaspersky Lab has admitted it got a hold of hacking tools linked to the NSA. But it insists the tools were obtained without malicious intent and not provided to the Russian government.

The Russian government did, however, wind up in possession of those tools, which include information about how the U.S. defends against cyberattacks, as well as how they penetrate foreign computer networks. Reportedly, this all came from a hapless NSA contractor. The question is whether Kaspersky was involved and, if so, to what extent — knowingly or unknowingly. 

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Source: Mashable | Russian cyber firm blames NSA contractor for (accidentally) leaking U.S. hacking tools