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Shadow Brokers, the group behind last year\u2019s\u00a0release of hacking exploits allegedly used by the National Security Agency<\/a>,\u00a0has dropped another trove of files. In a Medium post<\/a>\u00a0today, the hacker group offered up a password giving free\u00a0access to files it had previously tried to auction off.<\/p>\n The Shadow Brokers first came to prominence last August when\u00a0they leaked exploits linked to\u00a0the NSA and the Equation Group<\/a>\u00a0containing vulnerabilities in\u00a0major firewall products.<\/a>\u00a0The group would later release a list of IP addresses<\/a>\u00a0it claimed were compromised by the Equation Group.<\/p>\n Shadow Brokers\u00a0was hoping to auction off another set of files<\/a>, but didn\u2019t\u00a0attract very much interest\u00a0\u2014 or Bitcoin \u2014 in the attempt. After that failed, the group posted a \u201cfarewell message<\/a>\u201d in January and leaked a new set of Windows-related vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s leak from the Shadow Brokers\u00a0comes with a lengthy Medium post<\/a>, in which the group says it is releasing the files as a \u201cform of protest\u201d after losing faith in the leadership of\u00a0President Donald Trump. Claiming that Trump appears to be \u201cabandoning his base,\u201d the post also offers a list of suggestions for how the president could \u201cMake America Great Again.\u201d<\/p>\n Security researchers are still going\u00a0through the files, but many of the exploits appear to be used for attacking older or little-used systems. And at least one guy thinks this leak might lead to the unmasking of the hackers:<\/p>\n \u2026much here that NSA should be able to instantly identify where this set came from and how they lost it. If they can’t, it’s a scandal.<\/p>\n \u2014 Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n Featured Image: SAUL LOEB\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\n
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