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How "Omnipotent" Hackers Tied To NSA Hid For 14 Years and Were Found At Last

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

Advocatus Diaboli writes The money and time required to develop the Equation Group malware, the technological breakthroughs the operation accomplished, and the interdictions performed against targets leave little doubt that the operation was sponsored by a nation-state with nearly unlimited resources to dedicate to the project. The countries that were and weren't targeted, the ties to Stuxnet and Flame, and the Grok artifact found inside the Equation Group keylogger strongly support the theory the NSA or a related US agency is the responsible party, but so far Kaspersky has declined to name a culprit. NSA officials didn't respond to an e-mail seeking comment for this story. What is safe to say is that the unearthing of the Equation Group is a seminal finding in the fields of computer and national security, as important, or possibly more so, than the revelations about Stuxnet.

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  1. Us vs them by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    We hack Iran to prevent them from releasing a bomb.

    NK hacks us to prevent us from also releasing a bomb, IYKWIMAITYD.

    1. Re:Us vs them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Is it also the first movie you've ever seen ?

    2. Re:Us vs them by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny

      Let's face it. If you're a Michael Bay fan, The Interview probably would come off as high art.

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    3. Re:Us vs them by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Funny

      I didn't mean to upset the Michael Bay fans. I know how they all think Pearl Harbor is the highest achievement in cinema history, apart from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

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      The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
  2. IYKWIMAITYD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had never seen this acronym before but when I seen it I automatically read it as If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do. I am shutting down my computer now and taking a break from this internet thing.

  3. Re:Cover locations. by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The syndicated accumulated affiliated aggregated associated conglomerated corporated assembly union group organization society company of the United States of America

    *Pause for fanfare*

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