Malware Attacks Used by the U.S. Government Retain Potency for Many Years, New Evidence Indicates
Rand Corp. analyzed around 200 “zero days” sourced from a company that sells to governments. The attacks remained potent for seven years on average.
Kim Zetter
Kim Zetter is an award-winning investigative journalist who has been covering privacy, computer security and national security for more than a decade. She is also author of the book Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon, which tells the story of a virus/worm created by the US and Israel to sabotage Iran's nuclear program.
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![A USB device is attached to Cellebrite UFED TOUCH, a device for the data extraction from mobile device such as mobile phone or smart phone, as it was demonstrated by Japanese electronics maker Sun Corp. during a photo opportunity at the company's Tokyo office in Tokyo March 30, 2016. Israel's Cellebrite, a subsidiary of Japan's Sun Corp and a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato (Newscom TagID: rtrlseven752590.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cellebrite-data-ft.jpg?fit=768%2C472)
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