A mysterious online group calling itself “The Shadow Brokers” is claiming to have penetrated the National Security Agency, stolen some of its malware, and is auctioning off the files to the highest bidder.
The authenticity of the files cannot be confirmed but appear to be legitimate, according to security researchers who have studied their content. Their release comes on the heels of a series of disclosures of emails and documents belonging mostly to Democratic officials, but also to Republicans. Security researchers believe those breaches were perpetrated by agents thought to be acting on behalf of Moscow.
The NSA did not answer Foreign Policy’s questions about the alleged breach on Monday. But if someone has managed to penetrate the American signals intelligence agency and post its code online for the world to see — and purchase — it would constitute a historic black eye for the agency.
“It’s at minimum very interesting; at maximum, hugely damaging,” said Dave Aitel, a former NSA research scientist and now the CEO of the security firm Immunity. “It’ll blow some operations if those haven’t already been blown.”
The files posted over the weekend include two sets of files. The hackers have made one set available for free. The other remains encrypted and is the subject of an online auction, payable in bitcoin, the cryptocurrency. That set includes, according to the so-called Shadow Brokers, “the best files.” If they receive at least 1 million bitcoin — the equivalent of at least $550 million — they will post more documents and make them available for free.
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The set of files available for free contains a series of tools for penetrating network gear made by Cisco, Juniper, and other major firms. Targeting such gear, which includes things like routers and firewalls, is a known tactic of Western intelligence agencies like the NSA, and was documented in the Edward Snowden files. Some code words referenced in the material Monday — BANANAGLEE and JETPLOW — match those that have appeared in documents leaked by Snowden. Security researchers analyzing the code posted Monday say it is functional and includes computer codes for carrying out espionage.
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Fuck off.
NOT VIDEOGAMES
>>>/newsplus/
Why are you here when you know nothing about videogames though?
Kill yourself
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It's Mass Effect, retard.
This exact thread, word for word, is in Newsplus. We don't need a duplicate here when it's about /g/ stuff.
There is no /g/ here you halfchan faggot
Wow fuck you asshole.
Nice (1), here's your (you).
Keep changing your proxies, faggot.
But that was bs though. They didn't hack shit, it was just a front. The files where from the snowden leaks. It has been confirmed already.
Don't be like that user ;)
What a faggot
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>>>Holla Forums
Where's the /g/? Oh, right in halfchan.
Wow an epic hacker group picked a name that happens to be the same as a name from a shitty BIOWARE rpg
That's like getting excited because you can rearrange letters to spell different words
STILL NOT VIDEOGAMES
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A REAL WORLD GROUP AND NOT THE VIDEOGAME
Sperg out some more autist, if you think it's not about video games why don't you sage. Go ahead, try it!
Whats the matter did they kick you off halfchan for being such an insufferable autist assclown?
fucking radical dude
Good, someone needs to stand up to Israel.
Asari don't look like that shitlord!
It's the United States of Israel to you, goyim.
So Holla Forums if you were forming a vidya themed criminal organization what would you name it? Who would your members be? Catchphrases and taunting messages left behind in crime scenes?
I'm not so much of a niggering retard to turn to crime, but seriously.
Team Rocket, obviously.
sayonara mother fuckers
God I don't know what is the most pathetic: anonymous hackers using a replica of a mask used in a Hollywood movie or anonymous hacks using the name of a character from Mass Defect.
This is bullshit.
I bit more subtle next time, but 2/10.
I just want to make Outer Heaven
The Masketta Men
look here you fucking common shitbag, if you're dumb enough to buy that line then go buy some fucking videogames
" Do you feel in charge?"
Fucking love these ruskies.
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old news
>>>/n/
anyway who cares?
Anyone who is not already aware that there are spying everywhere and taking measures clearly doesn't worry about it anyway.
If it's true then it's awesome. Fuck NSA.
Speaking of that, did /k/ ever have discussion about getting internet out there? It'd have to be shitty satellite internet, right?
LET ME SEE YOUR FUCKING BADGE
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