The Shadow Brokers
Also known as The ShadowBrokers, TSB, Shadow Brokers, ShadowBrokers
The Shadow Brokers (TSB) is a hacker group who first appeared in the summer of 2016. They published several leaks containing hacking tools from the National Security Agency (NSA, including several zero-day exploits.[1] Specifically, these exploits and vulnerabilities targeted enterprise firewalls, antivirus software, and Microsoft products. The Shadow Brokers originally attributed the leaks to the Equation Group threat actor, who have been tied to the NSA's Tailored Access Operations unit.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers
- https://securelist.com/darkpulsar/88199/
- https://musalbas.com/blog/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53djj3/shadow-brokers-whine-that-nobody-is-buying-their-hacked-nsa-files
- https://www.scmagazineuk.com/second-shadow-brokers-dump-released/article/1476023
- https://www.cyberscoop.com/nsa-shadow-brokers-leaks-iran-russia-optimusprime-stoicsurgeon/
- https://www.csoonline.com/article/3190055/new-nsa-leak-may-expose-its-bank-spying-windows-exploits.html
- https://threatpost.com/shadowbrokers-dump-more-equation-group-hacks-auction-file-password/124882/
- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62770/hacking/shadowbrokers-return.html
- https://www.hackread.com/nsa-data-dump-shadowbrokers-expose-unitedrake-malware/
- https://blacklakesecurity.com/who-was-the-nsa-contractor-arrested-for-leaking-the-shadow-brokers-hacking-tools/
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.