Edward Snowden, known from the NSA's leaks, went out on Twitter today to discuss his details of yesterday's service hack by the 'Equation Group.' The Equation Group which is said to be an offshoot of the NSA has seen its defenses dismantled by a group calling themselves 'The Shadow Brokers.' The data has started to find its way online and we should have news soon.
Η collection of the data that they leaked φέρεται ότι είναι από μια κρυφή μνήμη (cache) των hacking εργαλείων, που είναι γνωστή ως binaries.
According to Snowden, the tools were stored on an NSA test server as part of ongoing work to target and detect adversaries. malware servers. Η πρακτική αυτή είναι γνωστή και ως Counter Computer Network Exploitation, ή CCNE – μια διαδικασία που επιτρέπει στους hackers της NSA να κλέψουν εργαλεία που χρησιμοποιούνται από ξένους (ή εγχώριους ανταγωνιστές) hackers, προκειμένου να ανακαλύψουν τα ψηφιακά τους ίχνη (fingerprints).
From fingerprints, it can be detected if the tools were used in other attacks but also the exact location of the hacker.
After each hack, NSA hackers have instructions to delete the executables from the server. However, according to Snowden, there are sometimes lazy people. So stolen tools and fingerprints in their memory can guide opponents to identify hackers and connect them directly with the NSA.
Snowden believes the hack may be of Russian origin and is a warning that "one can prove that the US is behind any attacks coming from this server."
9) This leak is likely to be a warning that someone can prove US responsibility for any attacks that originated from this malware server.
- Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 16
Simply put, these same leaked tools may have been used to hack into adversary governments such as Russia, North Korea, Iran, or China. At worst, they could have been used to hack into allied systems. If proven, it could have devastating consequences on external US policy.
Snowden warns that this situation could "get dirty" very quickly.
