exposure of malicious software allegedly linked to the National Security Agency US probably a message from Moscow, said Tuesday Edward Snowden , former intelligence analyst at the agency, which adds a layer of intrigue to a leak that has given much to talk about in the world of computer security.
Experts cybersecurity have spent a day or more dedicated to crumble a set of tools allegedly stolen from the Equation group , a powerful group of hackers that some link with the US agency (NSA, for its acronym in English) . The tools appeared as part of an unusual electronic auction held by a group calling itself “ Shadow Brokers “, which has promised to filter information to whoever presents the winning bid.
in a series of tweets, Snowden suggested that the leak was the result of a Russian attack on a server in the NSA and could aim to prevent reprisals from United States at the reports that the Kremlin tries to intervene in the American electoral process.
“circumstantial evidence and common sense point to the Russian responsibility,” Snowden said. “The leak is probably a warning that someone is able to demonstrate the US responsibility for any attack of malicious software that has arisen from this server. This could have important implications for foreign policy. In particular whether operations aim to US allies. especially if the targets of some of those operations are the elections “.
neither the NSA and Snowden responded to requests for comment. Messages sent to an address registered by Shadow Brokers received no response.
The accusations of Russian meddling have been hotly debated after infiltrating the Democratic National Committee, an operation that politicians Democrats, security companies and several outside experts have attributed the Kremlin. Russian authorities have described the claims as ridiculous and paranoid, reason why many felt that the message issued Snowden, which resides in an undisclosed location in Moscow under government protection Russian- is significant.
the academic Thomas Rid , whose book “rise of the machines” ( “the rise of the machines”) tracks the first campaign of hacking in the United States linked to the Kremlin that is known, said the statement Snowden would probably be interpreted as a “shrewd message” of Russian intelligence.
Matt Suiche , the founder of Comae Technologies, a new company cybersecurity based in Arab States States, said he and others examining the data are convinced that come from the NSA.
“so far there is no debate” about that, said in a telephone interview.
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