Posted on 08/15/2016 3:22:58 PM PDT by Enlightened1
The hackers have offered sample files, which some security researchers say appear to contain legitimate exploits.
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It’s a pretty bold claim, but the hackers have offered sample files, and some security researchers say they appear to contain legitimate exploits.
The files were allegedly stolen from the Equation Group, a top cyberespionage team that may have links to the NSA.
The Equation Group is known to use some of the most advanced malware and probably helped develop the infamous Stuxnet computer worm, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab.
Over the weekend, hackers known as the Shadow Brokers claimed to have stolen the very cyber weapons the group has used.
“We auction best files to highest bidder. Auction files better than Stuxnet,” the hackers said in a Tumblr posting using broken English.
Samples of the stolen files are dated most recently to 2013, and they contain coding related to hacking, said Nicholas Weaver, a security researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in California.
“It appears to be a large amount of NSA infrastructure for controlling routers and firewalls, including implants, exploits and other tools,” he said in an email.
The exploits specifically target firewall technology from Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet and Chinese provider Topsec, said Matt Suiche, CEO of cybersecurity startup Comae Technologies, in a blog post.
Although the exploits were poorly coded, “nonetheless, this appears to be legitimate code,” he added.
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not good
Obama!
The NSA is the tool of the globalist elitists who slaver for the day they can spring a full on NAZI police state upon the US. They care nothing for democracy. Their purpose in life is to make the world safe for the international financier aristocracy and their debt slavery schematic. They are the controller faction behind the anti-Trumpistas in the GOP and are the enemy of free sentient Americans. Sit yourself down with strong drink and watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbEu-OLMKLQ
Then read “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” and “The Secret History of the American Empire”.
BBB
fyi
Oh I don’t disagree. What makes it not good is that if breached it exposes fundamentally everyone and everything
It’s not as though the NSA hires the best cyber security guys. All the ones I know are low information nerds; not very bright and definitely not engineers.
I’ve pretty much decided that technology will never be secure. I chalk it up to sloppy human nature, bug riddled software and ever increasing computing power. Nothing will be private. I don’t even believe in the quantum computing security dream.
I may just become a Luddite yet, even though I really enjoy my gadgets. :(
I thought some of you might enjoy my comments about Bruce Schneier’s Cyrtogram where he comments on the DNC hack.
Here they are:
Looks like Bruce took the bait again.
I find it curious that out of the zillions of government and private sector things that have been hacked in this admin, the only time they can say who hacked it AND who leaked the emails is when it happens to fit a narrative that helps them.
I am suspicious of the blame the Russians approach the DNC is taking to say the least.
On the other hand considering the amount of leverage due to the illegal stuff that the DNC does as routine business if it was open the Russians probably DID hack it, along with every other country in the world.
But who HACKED it and who LEAKED it are two different things.
However, Assauge offering to pay for info leading to the arrest of the murderer of top DNC insider Rich is closer than Mr Assauge has ever gotten to naming a source.
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/democrat-official-shot-death-washington-d-c-breaking-news/
Interesting.
“Although the exploits were poorly coded...”
Yep, sounds like government workers!
Warning: There’s an email going around purporting to be a nude photo of Hillary Clinton. Do not open it. It is a nude photo of Hillary Clinton.
You ain’t seen nothing yet. Just wait until they start implanting the mobile computers into our brains... then they’ll be able to hack right into your head!
Scary and interesting!
If hackers can get into NSA’s computers, NSA can get into theirs.
I am sure you already knew that I would NEVER comment on this.
"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
No, this is GREAT! These lame f**ks deserve to be hacked. They have been abusing their authority way too long. Screw them!
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