There is a bunch of private tools leaked online now
Files mostly are installation scripts, configurations for command-and-control (C&C) servers and a bunch of exploits made to target routers and firewalls from top American manufacturers like Cisco, Juniper or Fortinet.
Hackers Demand Bitcoin
The hackers, calling themselves "The Shadow Brokers," are also asking for 1 Million Bitcoins (around $568 Million) in an auction to release the 'best' cyber weapons and more files.
EDIT: Added links to files:
https://mega.nz/#!zEAU1AQL!oWJ63n-D6lCuCQ4AY0Cv_405hX8kn7MEsa1iLH5UjKU
https://github.com/samgranger/EQGRP
More on topic in top media:
http://gizmodo.com/so-uh-did-the-nsa-get-hacked-1785302806
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/08/15/nsa-hacked-shadow-brokers-equation-group-leak/#12a08bce77f9
http://thehackernews.com/2016/08/nsa-hacking-tools.html
https://blockchain.info/address/19BY2XCgbDe6WtTVbTyzM9eR3LYr6VitWK
such action damage Bitcoin image . it calls as hackers currency
If he called for dollars, would it harm it?
Where's the treadstone file?
file added to OP
Things like this make me keep believing in humanity <3.
seems everyone can be hacked :)
Awesome tone, seems to be for real.
If true, this would be great news!, but the price they are asking is way too much
by chcking the files it seems its for real
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
this is really not good for the disruption we are hoping bitcoin is bringing to the future of humanity
This is going to bring a huge shit storm down on the cryptocurrency community. Absolutely crazy! The links are being deleted off various websites and someone posted the links on steemit. If this turns out to be true, I'm not looking forward to seeing what the blowback will be on the crypto community.
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