Shadow Brokers may release even more leaked NSA hacking tools

As you may know, the Wannacry ransomware that crippled hundreds of thousands of PCs over the last couple of days used an exploit that was stolen from the NSA. Microsoft issued a patch in March but many businesses still use unsupported version of Windows or neglect to install security updates on a regular basis.

Shadow Broker, the same hacker collective that released a bunch of NSA-developed Windows exploits in April, now threatens to release more exploits. The group aims to auction off the materials it has in its possession, but if it can't find a buyer it will start doing monthly data dumps starting in June. Some of the exploits could be very dangerous:

In their most recent blog post, the Shadow Brokers have once again reiterated their desire to auction off the materials in their possession, and have also threatened to release more of the materials if they are not paid. These will include monthly data dumps starting in June. This time around, however, the tools they threaten to leak will go beyond just Windows, including exploits to do with the SWIFT banking system, mobile devices and possibly even the nuclear programs of Iran, North Korea, Russian and China.

Via: Neowin