Dual EC DRBG
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
The NSA is reported to have inserted a backdoor into the NIST certified cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator Dual EC DRBG. If for example an SSL connection is created using this random number generator, then according to Matthew Green it would allow NSA to determine the state of the random number generator, and thereby eventually be able to read all data sent over the SSL connection.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator/deterministic random bit generator discussed as allegedly backdoored, making generated values predictable and weakening encryption such as SSL.
A NIST-standardized pseudorandom number generator described as containing an asymmetric (kleptographic) backdoor, framed here as a 'cryptotrojan' enabling covert information leakage to an entity holding the corresponding private key.
The version that knows your environment.
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CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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