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The nsa leak is real, snowden documents confirm

MickeyW

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ON MONDAY, A HACKING group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” announced an auction for what it claimed were “cyber weapons” made by the NSA. Based on never-before-published documents provided by the whistleblower Edward Snowden, The Intercept can confirm that the arsenal contains authentic NSA software, part of a powerful constellation of tools used to covertly infect computers worldwide.

The provenance of the code has been a matter of heated debate this week among cybersecurity experts, and while it remains unclear how the software leaked, one thing is now beyond speculation: The malware is covered with the NSA’s virtual fingerprints and clearly originates from the agency.
https://theintercept.com/2016/08/19/the-nsa-was-hacked-snowden-documents-confirm/
 
MickeyW said:
ON MONDAY, A HACKING group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” announced an auction for what it claimed were “cyber weapons” made by the NSA. Based on never-before-published documents provided by the whistleblower Edward Snowden, The Intercept can confirm that the arsenal contains authentic NSA software, part of a powerful constellation of tools used to covertly infect computers worldwide.

The provenance of the code has been a matter of heated debate this week among cybersecurity experts, and while it remains unclear how the software leaked, one thing is now beyond speculation: The malware is covered with the NSA’s virtual fingerprints and clearly originates from the agency.
https://theintercept.com/2016/08/19/the-nsa-was-hacked-snowden-documents-confirm/
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This will be malware developed by NSA as weapons grade cyber. A real Pandora's box.
 
This reminds me of the story line in the last of the Stieg Larsson series of Girl With The Dragon Tatoo. The last book was written by David Lagercrantz, entitled The Girl In the Spider's Web, and was very consistent with the first 3 books.

Yes, NSA gets hacked, a bit of their own medicine. I cannot help but chuckle.
 
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