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Re:Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.A. Hack... by print_r on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:41PM (#14329441)
I would be curious as to the agenda of these "Shadow Brokers" it all sounds very Gibsonesque. Recent events have made Neuromancer seem more and more prophetic to me.
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Re:Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.A. Hack... by H4CK3RM4N on Saturday May 13, 2017 @04:05AM (#14329980)
They were hackers who acquired a trove of state secrets and were looking to make a quick buck. I've linked an archive of their initial statement below. I think it speaks volumes about how far the NSA can be trusted that these people were the ones to leak the tools instead of a state actor or someone previously known.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160815124425/https://github.co...

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Re:Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.A. Hack... by print_r on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @08:25PM (#14354565)
that's pretty heavy. life imitating art for sure. thanks
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