US cyberweapons have been stolen and there’s nothing we can do

US cyberweapons have been stolen and there’s nothing we can do

6 years ago
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631550-100-us-cyberweapons-have-been-stolen-and-theres-nothing-we-can-do/

The NSA is not sure how many other pieces of its arsenal have been leaked. “The US is battling a rearguard action with respect to its reputation,” says Tim Stevens at King’s College London.

If the US had lost control of a nuclear warhead, there would be global outrage, because a web of international treaties govern these dangerous weapons. But cyberweapons, which could cripple a nation’s infrastructure, come under no such regulations.