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The Latest: Online group re-emerges to taunt US intelligence
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Online group re-emerges to taunt US intelligence
50 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
The day after a particularly virulent strain of ransomware burst across the globe, the mysterious Shadow Brokers group has re-emerged to taunt the U.S. National Security Agency.
It’s a possible hint at the shadowy spy games being played behind the scenes of the cybersecurity crisis.
The Shadow Brokers, who have spent nearly a year publishing some of the American intelligence community’s most closely guarded secrets, posted a new message to the user-driven news service Steemit on Wednesday carrying new threats, a new money-making scheme and nudge-nudge references to the ransomware explosion that continues to cause disruption from Pennsylvania to Tasmania.
“Another global cyber attack is fitting end for first month of theshadowbrokers dump service,” the group said, referring to a subscription service which purportedly offers hackers early access to some of the digital NSA’s break-in tools. “There is much theshadowbrokers can be saying about this but what is point and having not already being said?”
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50 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
The day after a particularly virulent strain of ransomware burst across the globe, the mysterious Shadow Brokers group has re-emerged to taunt the U.S. National Security Agency.
It’s a possible hint at the shadowy spy games being played behind the scenes of the cybersecurity crisis.
The Shadow Brokers, who have spent nearly a year publishing some of the American intelligence community’s most closely guarded secrets, posted a new message to the user-driven news service Steemit on Wednesday carrying new threats, a new money-making scheme and nudge-nudge references to the ransomware explosion that continues to cause disruption from Pennsylvania to Tasmania.
“Another global cyber attack is fitting end for first month of theshadowbrokers dump service,” the group said, referring to a subscription service which purportedly offers hackers early access to some of the digital NSA’s break-in tools. “There is much theshadowbrokers can be saying about this but what is point and having not already being said?”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/56ce7b8d5e544689ab9dd6c77294a761/The-Latest:-Online-group-re-emerges-to-taunt-US-intelligence
