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Lots of people are talking like it's a political move, insiders, super team hackers... but imho this is just to level up the game. Pretty sure that this tools a

Lots of people are talking like it's a political move, insiders, super team hackers... but imho this is just to level up the game. Pretty sure that this tools are know to the NSA to be leaked and probably saw a small guy using this therefore they release the stash of the most "shared" tools to the general public via this charade and the small players start again from zero and the big league players (equation group) can dominate the the field again with his 0-days.

tptacek 10y ago
You're pretty sure the NSA is behind the EQ auction, because they're burning their exploits after noticing someone else using them?
- SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
  Hi tptacek big fan of yours here... Well if i were part EQ and saw my exploits leaked somewhere else, this is what i will personally recommend doing, to level up the game and meanwhile let's blame russia so my job is secure (finding exploits in TAO) and to keep out of the game the small league players (HackingTeam, NSO, FinFisher, et al).
tedunangst 10y ago
If I want Cisco to patch the vuln that some small player is exploiting, I can think of better ways to accomplish that than publishing the exploit myself.
- SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
  Like what? normal disclosure or leaking the exploit to big guys like taviso? nah this won't do shit... cisco will patch and charge you his "premium membership" to download updates and sysadmins won't update now that shit hit the fan and the average kiddie can, cisco will be forced to release the update as free (to protect his stock) and sysadmins will be forced to update asap.
ryanlol 10y ago
Have you seen anything to support this theory or are you just practicing your creative writing?
- losteverything 10y ago
  I am going to steal this creative writing line and add it to my other favorites Don't meet trouble halfway. You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts There are two kinds of problems: yours and mine and this is not mine
- SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
  Well let's say i do the plots for the sitcom "Mr Robot" from time to time.

tptacek 10y ago

You're pretty sure the NSA is behind the EQ auction, because they're burning their exploits after noticing someone else using them?

SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
Hi tptacek big fan of yours here... Well if i were part EQ and saw my exploits leaked somewhere else, this is what i will personally recommend doing, to level up the game and meanwhile let's blame russia so my job is secure (finding exploits in TAO) and to keep out of the game the small league players (HackingTeam, NSO, FinFisher, et al).

tedunangst 10y ago

If I want Cisco to patch the vuln that some small player is exploiting, I can think of better ways to accomplish that than publishing the exploit myself.

SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
Like what? normal disclosure or leaking the exploit to big guys like taviso? nah this won't do shit... cisco will patch and charge you his "premium membership" to download updates and sysadmins won't update now that shit hit the fan and the average kiddie can, cisco will be forced to release the update as free (to protect his stock) and sysadmins will be forced to update asap.

ryanlol 10y ago

Have you seen anything to support this theory or are you just practicing your creative writing?

losteverything 10y ago
I am going to steal this creative writing line and add it to my other favorites Don't meet trouble halfway. You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts There are two kinds of problems: yours and mine and this is not mine
SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
Well let's say i do the plots for the sitcom "Mr Robot" from time to time.