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Former Hacking Team supplier stops selling zero-day exploits on ethical grounds

U.S.-based Netragard has terminated its zero-day exploit selling program in response to revelations about Hacking Team's customers
Hacking Team's malware uses UEFI rootkit to survive OS reinstalls

The feature allows the company's software to persist even if the hard disk drive if replaced
Duqu spy group also targeted telecommunications companies

Symantec found infections with Duqu 2.0 in the U.S., U.K., Sweden, India and Hong Kong
Asian nations increasingly hit by espionage groups

Multiple groups of attackers are focusing on government and military targets in Asia and the Pacific region, researchers fine
Russian cyber group seen preparing to attack banks

APT28 set up phishing domain names for an upcoming attack against banks in the U.S, UAE and other countries
New Linux rootkit leverages GPUs for stealth

The Jellyfish proof-of-concept rootkit uses the processing power of graphics cards and runs in their dedicated memory

Can the US military fight a war with Twitter?

New projects could bring about a change in the way intelligence is gathered