Snowden: Alleged NSA attack is Russian warning
Edward Snowden says his old employer was likely hacked by his new host.
The National Security Agency leakmeister tweeted Tuesday that the auction of malicious software files allegedly stolen from the NSA may actually be diplomatic signaling by Russia. The software, a set of digital tools, is being auctioned by a group that says it stole the cyber weapons from another group allegedly linked to the NSA.
Snowden's comments are just the latest twist in the drama of an alleged hack of the NSA. A group calling itself The Shadow Brokers posted part of the software online earlier this week to entice bids for the rest of it.
