Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA

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Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA
Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said on Monday, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators. Tel Aviv-based Check Point Software ...

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