Newly Uncovered Site Suggests NSA Exploits for Direct Sale
The Shadow Brokers—a hacker or group of hackers that stole computer exploits from the National Security Agency—has been quiet for some time. After their auction and crowd-funded approach for selling the exploits met a lukewarm reception, the group seemingly stopped posting new messages in October.
But a newly uncovered website, which includes a file apparently signed with The Shadow Brokers’ cryptographic key, suggests the group is trying to sell hacking tools directly to buyers one by one, and a cache of files appears to include more information on specific exploits.
On Wednesday, someone calling themselves Boceffus Cleetus published a Medium post called “Are the Shadow Brokers selling NSA tools on ZeroNet?” Cleetus, who has an American flag with swastikas as their profile picture, also tweeted the post from a Twitter account created this month. “Well howdy partners! I don't wanna be getting arrested for passing on fake news and all. I rekon [sic] I ain’t no security professional but I am whutcha might call a ZeroNet enthusiast,” Cleetus writes. ZeroNet is a platform for hosting websites using blockchain and BitTorrent technology.
