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Hackers auction files 'stolen from NSA'
Source: BBC
Hackers auction files 'stolen from NSA'
16 August 2016 Technology
A group of hackers calling itself Shadow Brokers claims to have stolen a collection of malware files from a group linked to the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The hackers are holding a bitcoin auction and say they will give the code to the highest bidder.
Experts said that a sample they have released for verification could be genuine.
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks tweeted that it also had the data.
In a message on file-sharing site Pastebin, Shadow Brokers describes its haul as "cyber weapons" and says it is offering programs "made by creators of Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame" - high profile forms of computer malware said to be government-sponsored.
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16 August 2016 Technology
A group of hackers calling itself Shadow Brokers claims to have stolen a collection of malware files from a group linked to the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The hackers are holding a bitcoin auction and say they will give the code to the highest bidder.
Experts said that a sample they have released for verification could be genuine.
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks tweeted that it also had the data.
In a message on file-sharing site Pastebin, Shadow Brokers describes its haul as "cyber weapons" and says it is offering programs "made by creators of Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame" - high profile forms of computer malware said to be government-sponsored.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37095037
