THELOGICALINDIAN - According to a contempo postfrom cryptoblogger Krypt3ia the wallet of the Shadow Brokers accumulation who are auctioning NSA hacking accoutrement has been accepting the actual aforementioned bitcoin that was bedeviled fromSilk Road
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Shadow Brokers Wallet ‘Tested’ by Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
Last week, Krypt3ia stated that the Shadow Brokers are accepting baby amounts of cryptocurrency beatific to their bargain abode from the Silk Road Bitcoin wallet. The sending wallet in catechism appears to be the aforementioned accumulation of Bitcoins bedeviled back the Silk Road was taken down. The blogger Krypt3ia wonders why the U.S. government is sending the “tainted” bitcoins and believes maybe they are testing the amnion with the hacker group.
The blogger explains his suspicions:
NSA’s Spying Arsenal for 1 Million Bitcoins
The contempo theft of NSA exploits has had the absolute apple watching the accomplishments of a accumulation of hackers alleged the Shadow Brokers. Allegedly, the accumulation has a accumulation of NSA hacking accoutrement it wants to advertise for 1 actor bitcoins almost account $580 actor USD. Shadow Brokers allegedly blanket the accoutrement and zero-day vulnerabilities from the NSA-related Equation Group. The hacker alignment had larboard a Bitcoin address in hopes of accepting the 1 actor BTC in barter for the exploits.
Many bodies accept been absolutely agnostic about the absolute incident. However, software providers such as Fortinet and Cisco accept both accepted their casework accept been afflicted by some of the tools. Additionally, the above NSA architect Edward Snowden has additionally absolute the angary of the annexation in afresh revealed documents.
The NSA exploits could comedy a cogent role online as the tools can affect and adviser millions of computer systems worldwide. Snowden has additionally hinted that Russia may be abaft the aperture stating:
Currently, the Shadow Brokers wallet has alone 1.76 BTC in the wallet and has been accepting a little cryptocurrency about every day. The accumulated $1,000 account of Bitcoin is a far cry from the $580 actor they are attractive for with their auction. There are those that accept Krypt3ia’s blog column is inaccurate and say funds were beatific to the Shadow Brokers wallet and the Silk Road wallet randomly. Skeptics say this affirmation of accidental outputs proves nothing. If the funds actuality beatific are advancing from US government entities, things could get absorbing soon.
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