Posted on 08/15/2016 3:13:22 PM PDT by Enlightened1
It seems like the NSA has been HACKED!
An unknown hacker or a group of hackers just claimed to have hacked into "Equation Group" -- a cyber-attack group allegedly associated with the United States intelligence organization NSA -- and dumped a bunch of its hacking tools (malware, private exploits, and hacking tools) online.
I know, it is really hard to believe, but some cybersecurity experts who have been examining the leak data, exploits and hacking tools, believe it to be legitimate.
The files mostly contained installation scripts, configurations for command-and-control (C&C) servers, and exploits allegedly designed to target routers and firewalls from American manufacturers including, Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet.
According to the leaked files, Chinese company 'Topsec' was also an Equation Group target.
The leak mentioned names of some of the hacking tools that correlate with names used in the documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, like "BANANAGLEE" and "EPICBANANA."
"We follow Equation Group traffic," says the Shadow Broker. "We find Equation Group source range. We hack Equation Group. We find many many Equation Group cyber weapons. You see pictures. We give you some Equation Group files free, you see. This is good proof no? You enjoy!!! You break many things. You find many intrusions. You write many words. But not all, we are auction the best files."
It is yet not confirmed whether the leaked documents are legitimate or not, but some security experts agree that it likely is.
"I haven't tested the exploits, but they definitely look like legitimate exploits," Matt Suiche, founder of UAE-based cyber security firm Comae Technologies, told the Daily Dot.
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Bkmrk.
A hacking/malware tool isn’t as simple as ad or VM. You can’t very well have the malware phone home every so often for password changes and expose additional packets. Ehh or maybe they can if they’ve got all firewalls covered... :) who knows.
Either way their chinglish or whatever you call it was almost too consistent and their topic headings were perfect English. I’m suspicious.
ping
That was a dark moment on my life
My oldest boy when his hair is long looks a lot like Snow
He is about the only major player not morally compromised left
He *had* to.
He's the nexus of the whole show.
However, This guy is the only "pure" character, in that he is always true to his nature.
[frankly, I don't give a flip who else they kill off, so long as the dog lives] :D
It could all very well be an AP(advanced persistent threat) in the form of malware or Trojan left behind. Working in financial IT, I can tell you that we are under audit almost year round and they LOVE to tell us we have holes all over despite the risk being low.
If the NSA isn’t auditing its own operations, then shame on them.
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