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Shadow Brokers rant about people wanting stolen NSA-linked hacking tools for free

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The hacking group trying to auction off NSA-linked Equation Group hacking tools is unhappy because no one has coughed up the big bucks yet to buy the exploits.

On Saturday, the Shadow Brokers took to Medium to release the group’s third message. The hackers sound hurt that people don’t trust them and – if cursing is any indication – the hackers are angry that the Equation Group cyber weapons auction has flopped so far.

The Shadow Brokers want $ 1 million dollars and sound irritated that interested parties want the stolen hacking tools for free. “Peoples is having interest in free files. But people is no interest in #EQGRP_Auction.”

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Cisco starts patching firewall devices against NSA-linked exploit

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Cisco Systems has started releasing security patches for a critical flaw in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) firewalls targeted by an exploit linked to the U.S. National Security Agency.

The exploit, dubbed ExtraBacon, is one of the tools used by a group that the security industry calls the Equation, believed to be a cyberespionage team tied to the NSA.

ExtraBacon was released earlier this month together with other exploits by one or more individuals who use the name Shadow Brokers. The files were provided as a sample of a larger Equation group toolset the Shadow Brokers outfit has put up for auction.

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Equation Group: NSA-linked spying team have software to hack into any computer – The Independent

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Wall Street Journal (blog)

Equation Group: NSA-linked spying team have software to hack into any computer
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