Wikileaks & Snowden-Verified Leaked NSA Data to Auction for 1 Million Bitcoin
An undisclosed group of hackers operating under the alias of “The Shadow Brokers,” has hacked another hacking group known as “Equation Group,” which many security experts and firms believe is connected to the NSA. The Shadow Brokers have set a price tag of 1 million Bitcoin for the compromised data, which is currently worth US$572 million. The Equation Group, which was unravelled by reputable cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs in 2015, is an alleged hacking organization under the NSA which handles confidential data related to its cybersecurity systems and cyber weapons. WikiLeaks and....
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We've seen all sorts of bitcoin fundraisers going on in the community recently, but did you know there existed a fundraiser to help with the legal defense of Edward Snowden? There apparently is, and the amount of money its raised so far is nothing to scoff at. As of this writing, the address [Blockchain.info link] has collected just about 150 bitcoins, or $87,195 at the present exchange rate. Snowden defense fund has raised $90,341.66 in #Bitcoin https://t.co/cKda45taX1 donate: http://t.co/GEHJ0hK5YS info: https://t.co/SdNf8MpTa1. - WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 24, 2014. The news comes from....
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A hacker group has claimed to have breached a NSA affiliate, obtaining details of cyber weapons which it wishes to auction for 1,000,000 bitcoins. NSA Cyber Weapons for A Million Bitcoins? An assumed group of hackers, the ‘Shadow Brokers,’ has claimed responsibility for the hack, but this is currently disputed. Released August 13 on GitHub but now....