Symantec has evidence that Chinese-linked hackers were using NSA-authored tools at least a year before they were publicly leaked by the Shadow Brokers.

Cybersecurity companies are becoming increasingly capable of burning intelligence collection efforts by governments, But with this new found influence, what responsibilities do they hold?

CyberScoop has learned that Kaspersky research recently exposed an active, U.S.-led counterterrorism cyber-espionage operation used to target ISIS and Al-Qaeda members.

Kaspersky says the threat is likely the work of a nation-state.

Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky says he's figured out why the U.S. government hates his company.

"It is possible that the [NSA] user could have leaked information to many hands," Kaspersky's investigation concluded.