


In the meantime, users are left to wonder if they have been infected with Hacking Team malware, of which some tools are so virulent they stay on a system even after hard disk wipes and removals. Adobe and Microsoft, among others, have issued security patches to make Hacking Team's exploits and tools obsolete.
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Software vendors are racing to patch previously unknown vulnerabilities in their systems. Among leaked financial reports, customer lists and service presentations, emails detailing zero-day exploits and proof-of-concept examples are being analyzed as researchers dig through the firm's stolen data. The investigation is yet to reveal who is responsible for the data breach - although suspicions have turned toward the possibility of an insider job. The firm hit the spotlight in recent times after becoming the victim of a cyberattack, in which a hacker walked away with over 400 gigabytes in stolen corporate data. Hacking Team is a secretive Milan-based firm which specializes in the sale of surveillance tools, malware and exploits to governments, law enforcement and private firms worldwide. Hacking Team's cache of zero-day vulnerabilities are rapidly being patched by software vendors.Ī security company has released a free tool to users who suspect they may be a victim of Hacking Team's exploit cache.
