A previously secret document obtained by Motherboard shows how, and why, CYBERCOM is publicly releasing malware from adversaries.
Newly released and previously secret documents explain in greater detail how, and why, a section of the U.S. military decides to publicly release a steady stream of adversarial countries’ malware, including hacking tools from North Korea and Russia. Cyber Command, or CYBERCOM, publishes the malware samples onto VirusTotal, a semi-public repository that researchers and defenders can then pore over to make systems more secure.
Full Article here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmwyx/documents-how-cybercom-publishes-russian-north-korean-malware-virustotal
