Wired — China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years

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Reading the article, it is not known that "China hijacked an NSA hacking tool." While it seems to be the case that a China-based group obtained the tool, it is not known conclusively who originated it or how it was obtained, eg., directly or through another source.The author of the article is not necessarily responsible for the title. That is an editorial choice. But this seems to be a piece in the pattern of attributing loss of information to Russian and Chinese government hackers based on inconclusive evidence.How many people either just read the headlines and title, or else buy into sloppy reasoning based on cognitive-affective bias, one wonders.WiredChina Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for YearsAndy Greenberg, senior writer for WIRED, covering security, privacy, and

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