Hackers calling themselves ' The Shadow Group ' have attacked the Equation Group - thought by some to be the US National Security Agency - and stolen files , before staging a $ m bitcoin auction to gather more information , according to reports . The files are said to contain " installation scripts , configurations for command and output servers , and exploits targeted to specific routers and firewalls " , and fake domain names which appeared in files leaked by Edward Snowdon . While preliminary analysis indicates the files are genuine , more testing has to be carried out . In the meantime , the bitcoin wallet left by the hackers remains empty .
Hackers calling themselves 'The Shadow Group' have attacked the Equation Group - thought by some to be the US National Security Agency - and stolen files, before demanding a 1m bitcoin auction to release more information, according to reports. The files are said to contain "installation scripts, configurations for command and control servers, and exploits targeted to specific routers and firewalls", and include code names which appeared in files leaked by Edward Snowdon. While preliminary analysis indicates the files are genuine, more research has to be carried out. In the meantime, the bitcoin wallet left by the hackers remains empty.