Hackers post malware allegedly from NSA-linked Equation Group in online auction; Wikileaks says it will publish the tools; Snowden tweets likely explanations
What, When, Where, How, Who & Why? Explained Here... Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Ed Snowden Explains Why Hackers Published NSA's Hacking Tools Darren Pauli / The Register : Shadowbrokers hack could be Russia's DNC counter-threat to NSA Zeljka Zorz / Help Net Security : Leaked hacking tools can be tied to NSA's Equation Group Colm Gorey / Silicon Republic : Alleged stolen NSA cyberweapons being auctioned by hackers Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Group claims to hack NSA-tied hackers, posts exploits as proof Wayne Rash / eWeek : Shadow Brokers' Claim of NSA Server Breach Hard to Verify Andrew Morse / CNET : Snowden: Alleged NSA attack is Russian warning Dave Aitel / CyberSecPolitics : Why EQGRP Leak is Russia Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Shadow Brokers launch auction for Equation Group hacking cache John Hayward / Breitbart : Hackers Auction Stolen NSA Cyber Weapons to Highest Bidder Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing : Snowden explains the Shadow Brokers/Equation Group/NSA hack Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes : Edward Snowden: Russia Is Chief Suspect In NSA Hack Catalin Cimpanu / Softpedia News : Kaspersky Says Shadow Brokers Leaked Malware Is Authentic Chris Bing / FedScoop : Experts: Exposed NSA cyber weapons posted for auction appear legit Michael Kan / CSO : Suspected spycraft, not hacktivism, swirls around alleged NSA hack Jason Murdock / International Business Times : WikiLeaks to release ‘pristine copy’ of NSA cyberweapons hack data Jonathan Keane / Digital Trends : Hackers demand a $600M ‘reward’ to spill more secret NSA docs Olivia Solon / Guardian : Hacking group auctions ‘cyber weapons’ stolen from NSA Dan Goodin / Ars Technica UK : Hacking tool leak came from “omnipotent” NSA-tied group Andy Greenberg / Wired : No One Wants to Buy Those Stolen NSA-Linked ‘Cyberweapons’ Joe Uchill / The Hill : Snowden suggests Russia behind NSA code hack Elliot Maras / CCN : Hacking Group Claims It Dumped NSA-Linked Files, Demands One Million BTC Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller : Russia May Have Just ‘Blown’ Some Of NSA's Most Secretive Espionage Ops Robert Hackett / Fortune : Edward Snowden Points to Russia on Alleged NSA Hack Jeremy Stahl / Slate : It Looks Like the NSA Was Hacked. Edward Snowden Thinks It Was Russia. Amitpal Singh / The Citizen Lab : Claudio Guarnieri on alleged NSA-affiliated Equation Group hack Brian Feldman / New York Magazine : The NSA Was Apparently Hacked — Possibly As a Message From Russia Patrick Howell O'Neill / The Daily Dot : WikiLeaks promises to release hacked NSA cyberweapons Graeme Burton / Inquirer : NSA hack and auction ‘a warning from Russia’, says Edward Snowden GreAt / Securelist : Rare implementation of RC5/RC6 in ‘ShadowBrokers’ dump connects them to Equation malware Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Hacker group Shadow Brokers auctions off NSA malware Aaron Mamiit / Tech Times : ‘Shadow Brokers’ Claim To Have Acquired Tools Used By NSA-Linked Hackers: Legitimate Threat Or Elaborate Hoax? Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Confirmed: hacking tool leak came from “omnipotent” NSA-tied group William Turton / Gizmodo : Yeah, The NSA Was Probably Hacked PYMNTS.com : Group Of Hackers Claim To Breach NSA Hackers, Auctioning Off Stolen Data Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal : Group Claims to Have U.S. Government Hacking Tools for Sale Arden Dier / Newser : Hackers Say They Hacked NSA's Elite Hackers Peter O'Kelly / Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check : Major NSA/Equation Group Leak - Schneier on Security Robert Hackett / Fortune : Hackers Have Allegedly Stolen NSA-Linked ‘Cyber Weapons’ and Are Auctioning Them Off Tweets: Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian : Apple: If we're forced to build a tool to hack iPhones, someone will steal it. FBI: Nonsense. Russia: We just published NSA's hacking tools