Unprepared, the world's top hackers staged a century battle.
The warring parties are:
The NSA (US National Security Agency)'s strongest hacking organization is the "equation." (Of course, NSA will not openly admit its own relationship with the equations.)
The top hacking organization "Shadow Broker" that specializes in selling heavy information.
NSA National Security Agency
"System of equations" hacker teamThe "Equation Group" is considered by outsiders to be able to black out all known systems and has existed for 20 years as a hacking team. However, this strange name was not taken by them, but was first named by Kaspersky. The name "equation group" is because the hacking team's encryption level is no better than anyone else.
If you are still skeptical about the level of this hacking team, then tell you that the Stuxnet and Flame viruses that destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities in 2010 are likely to come from their hands.
In 2015, Kaspersky found 500 infections in the “equation group†in 42 countries around the world. However, even Kaba himself admits that this is only the tip of the iceberg, because the “weapons†that the hacking team created have super self-destructive ability, and most of the offense will not leave any trace after it is completed.
According to Kaspersky survey, the "Equation Group" team's malware attack schedule
Shadow BrokerThe Shadow Brokers are the most outstanding of the “business models†among hackers. They often sell high-level offensive weapons, and of course also important world military and political information.
The shadow broker has the ability to make his clients rely on themselves like drugs. Because they tend to sell weapons between competitors, as Sweden did during World War II. After all the customers find that their opponents also have the same attack capabilities as their own, they will become repeat clients of the shadow broker and ask him for updated equipment.
"Shadow Broker" shows off tools from the "equation group" on Twitter
Perfect sneak attackIn fact, this war is more like a sneak attack.
A few days ago, Shadow Brokers suddenly released some NSA internal data on Tunblr and Github, and attacking tools used by the "equation group". These are enough to give the world a huge shock. Because the data looks very much like the internal data of the NSA; the sophisticated code and tricks of these attack tools make one have to believe that this data comes from the world's most advanced hacking organization: "System of Equations."
After Kaspersky's comparison, the tool leaked is very similar to the tool code used by the previously discovered "equation group".
However, in the shadow broker's mind, the "goods" in their hands are divided into two types according to fineness: free + money.
Free leaked files:
The files that have been published include spyware installation scripts, CC attack configuration files, and bypass tools for mainstream routers and firewalls such as Cisco and Juniper. According to the leaked data, the Chinese security firm "Tianrongxin" also seems to be within the scope of the "equation group" attack.
Some of the leaked tools included documents and author information, such as "BANANAGLEE" and "EPICBANANA," which were exactly the same names that Snowden leaked in the prism door.
Documents for sale:
In the description of the shadow broker, this is the point. They used the temptation to name these unpublished things: "Quality documents." Want to get these "quality documents", only 100,000 bitcoins, Zhejiang, Shanghai shipping Oh pro.
Files shared by Shadow Brokers have been deleted on Github
On Github, the shadow broker's free files were quickly deleted, but Github said that the reason for the harmony was not from government pressure, but that the site did not allow the sale of stolen code. (NSA does not cry...)
Obviously, this time, the shadow broker won. Of course, you can't hear the response from the NSA. They won't even recognize the equation as their own "glove."
Is 1000000 a sincere price?Truthfully speaking, so many zeroes are astronomically significant for most currencies in the world. Unfortunately, what shadow brokers want is still the world’s most expensive currency – Bitcoin. Needless to say, this amounted to about 568 million U.S. dollars.
Leaked file directory
However, is this really a sincere price? Let's take a look at the market price of hacking software:
The US Drug Control Agency (DEA) has secretly purchased spyware from the Hacking Arms Hacking Team for $2.4 million.
Ethiopia had paid 10 million bills (equivalent to 460,000 US dollars) for remote control systems, professional services and communications equipment transactions.
So, 500 million U.S. dollars can probably buy 20 different spyware programs. It does not seem to be very ridiculous.
Since no one sees what kind of attack tools or what kind of confidential information the so-called "quality document" contains, it is impossible to judge whether the price is "reasonable", but even if this kit has not yet been released, it contains the ability to attack the world. Who would like to buy them all at once in all system procedures? More importantly, who can guarantee that shadow brokers will no longer sell to their opponents at the same price? (In this case, they are masters)
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Snowden screams at the incident
However, the global coffee industry has doubts that this matter involves the NSA, so it is not only simple to buy and sell online munitions.
For example, Snowden said on Twitter:
Indirect evidence shows that this matter is related to Russia. This leak may be a warning that tells the world that the United States actually planned many hacking incidents in the world.
From this point of view, perhaps the shadow broker just wants to make things bigger, leaving the NSA to face the world in front of the world. If this is the case, then congratulations, they succeeded.
For further information on the hacking war, we still need to wait.