Shadow Brokers has released
some Windows hacking tools likely originating from the NSA, sparking great uproar.
Not exact matches
Friday's dump contains potent exploits and
hacking tools that target most versions of Microsoft
Windows and evidence of sophisticated
hacks on the SWIFT banking system of several banks across the world.
But today, the group released what's probably its most explosive — and damaging — dump yet: a collection of several alleged NSA
hacking tools for Microsoft
Windows systems, likely including multiple unknown exploits, or zero - days.
There are a myriad of
tools at Isaac's disposal for this sole purpose alone and nothing feels better than
hacking off a claw, grabbing it with Kinesis, then promptly giving it back to the bumbling creatures or, even better, nail one against a decompression
window and watch as it gets sucked into the void of space - and yes, there's a Trophy / Achievement for that.
The group has already stated that it will soon release newer NSA
hacking tools, with targets that might include vulnerabilities in
Windows 10.
One invoice apparently reveals the company dealing with a private Brazilian firm, YasNiTech, to whom it sold three months access to its remote access
tool, allowing the firm to
hack in to Android and Blackberry phones, and
Windows devices.
The suite of
hacking tools dubbed
Windows Phone Internals has resulted in its first
hack:
Windows RT on a Lumia 520.