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Shadow Brokers Hacking Tools Leak

February 26, 2019 | 1 MIN READ

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A group calling itself the Shadow Brokers has publicly released a collection of hacking tools that were allegedly stolen from a US intelligence agency. The released tools are affecting multiple software products and operating systems.

eSentire expects that these leaked tools will be used actively by cybercriminals. Documents which accompanied the disclosure are said to reveal targeted intelligence operations against major companies including SWIFT. These claims have not been publically confirmed.

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Microsoft statement:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/04/14/protecting-customers-and-evaluating-risk/

SWIFT statement
https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/media-faq_shadow-brokers

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