Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World
A large-scale digital infestation used leaked NSA malware to spread itself across the internet today.
Sam Biddle
Sam Biddle is a technology reporter focusing on issues of surveillance, privacy, and corporate power. He was previously a senior writer at Gawker, and his work has also appeared in GQ, Vice, and the New York Times magazine, among other outlets.
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