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US Cyber Command Starts Uploading Foreign APT Malware To VirusTotal (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the better-collaboration dept.

The Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), a subordinate unit of US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), set in motion a new initiative this week through which the DOD would share malware samples it discovered on its networks with the broader cybersecurity community. From a report: The CNMF kicked off this new project by creating an account on VirusTotal, an online file scanning service that also doubles as an online malware repository, and by uploading two malware samples.

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  1. Very good by butzwonker · · Score: 2

    Now if every other country uploads foreign APT malware, too, then maybe even the NSA tools will be detected.

    1. Re:Very good by gweihir · · Score: 2

      You mean the NSA that got Kaspersky banned because they would not ignore NSA malware?

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