NSA Worried About Implications of Leaked Toolkits (businessinsider.com)

Reader wierd_w writes: According to Business Insider, the NSA is worried about the possible scope of information leaked from the agency, after a group calling themselves the 'Shadow Brokers' absconded with a sizable trove of penetration tools and technical exploits, which it plans to sell on the black market. Among the concerns are worries that active operations may have been exposed. Business insider quotes an undisclosed source as stating the possibility of the loss of such security and stealth (eg privacy) has had chilling effects for the agency, as they attempt to determine the fullness and scope of the leak.
(Does anyone besides me feel a little tickled about the irony of the NSA complaining about chilling effects of possibly being monitored?)

Comments

Re:Attribution is still important

[HornWumpus]

If you believe that has anything to do with Putin you are Hillary's chump in the first place. It can't be fixed short of a 9mm 'game reset'.

Re:"Right! That DOES It!"

[FatdogHaiku]

Let's face it, not being on the list is noteworthy enough to have you put on a list... so at least you avoided that!