Are The Shadow Brokers Like Snowden? Theory Suggests Insider Hack

By now, most of our readers have heard of the Shadow Brokers, the hacker group who obtained a large trove of data from the National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked information about the NSA’s cyber tools. The cyber tools were apparently stolen from the Equation Group, a cyber attack operation who experts believe are part …

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Did Another Hacker Steal NSA Exploits from the Shadow Brokers?

A Twitter user who goes by @1×0123 claims to have stolen the data that The Shadow Brokers hacked from the NSA. Gizmodo reached out to the hacker and were unable to verify their claims. However, back in April, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, gave them praise for reporting a vulnerability which may lend some credibility. Thanks …

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A Seized Silk Road Wallet is Moving Bitcoin to the NSA Hackers

Last week, a group called the “Shadow Brokers” claimed to have hacked the NSA – stealing their code, exploits and spy tools. They leaked bits of information on GitHub and claimed the information was stolen from the Equation Group, a group who most believe is a computer surveillance wing of the NSA. The Shadow Brokers …

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NSA Hoards Zero Days; Doesn’t Disclose Them all to Vendors

The NSA does not always disclose the zero day vulnerabilities it finds to unprotected vendors. Some security flaws are kept secret “when they can be used to serve a clear national security or law enforcement need” (Wired). The US National Security Agency (NSA) was hacked by a suspected Russian hacker group and many of their …

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