According to The Intercept, these tools are stated in documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
That exact same string appears throughout the ShadowBrokers leak in code associated with the same program, SECONDDATE.
It is still not clear how the data was leaked, and who exactly leaked it.
However, many experts believe that Russia could be behind the high-profile breach.
Circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicate Russian responsibility, Snowden wrote in a series of tweets on August 16.
That could have significant foreign policy consequences.
Particularly if any of those operations targeted US allies.
Particularly if any of those operations targeted elections.
source: www.techworm.net
