Ever hear of "Equation Group" me neither.
(en.wikipedia.org)
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Known about them for years.
Their tradecraft being leaked by the shadow brokers led to wannacry and the foundation of the ransomware industry.
Good info. The guy would make up words. Shadow brojers and fake "q" Same speach patern. They would modify words in conversation.
The Equation Group, classified as an advanced persistent threat, is a highly sophisticated threat actor suspected of being tied to the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit of the United States National Security Agency (NSA).[1][2][3] Kaspersky Labs describes them as one of the most sophisticated cyber attack groups in the world and "the most advanced (...) we have seen", operating alongside the creators of Stuxnet and Flame.[4][5] Most of their targets have been in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Syria and Mali.[5]