They try it, and if we don't respond they go a little further next time." Center for Strategic and International Studies cybersecurity expert Jim Lewis said: "The dumping is a tactic they've been developing for the last five years or so. The fact that Shadow Brokers dumped the tools online just like Guccifer 2.0 did supports authorities' belief that Russians are behind this incident, as well. If you'll recall, Russia is being blamed for several high-profile security breaches in the US, including the most recent Guccifer 2.0 leak that contains documents from the Democratic National Convention. They can target a number of companies' products in particular, including Cisco's firewalls and routers, putting their customers at risk.Įdward Snowden and some security experts pinned the leak on Russian hackers from the start, what with the ongoing digital war between the US and the world's largest nation.
#Nsa hacking tools leaked software#
The exploits allow users to take advantage of security systems' software flaws. They believe the operative left them there exposed, and that's where Russian hackers got a hold of them.
According to Reuters, they're now focusing their investigation on a theory that one NSA operative used the tools on a remote computer three years ago.
American authorities are still digging into how a set of NSA's hacking tools landed in the hands of a group called Shadow Brokers who then leaked them online.
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