EASYPI, one of a few files in the dump detected by antivirus packages as containing code
from the NSA's nuclear centrifuge-bothering malware Stuxnet, suggesting the spy agency
reuses code from mission to mission.
Microsoft had no comment on the leaks at time of publication, but its engineers should be
scrambling to fix the flaws exploited by the tools, where they can. Most of the exploited software
is no longer officially supported. Given Redmond's increasingly secretive approach to patching,
we hope they'll be more open about upcoming updates to address the NSA-exploited security
holes.
Swift on insecurity
The second directory is labelled SWIFT but doesn't include tools to hack the interbank payments
system directly. Rather it enables the surveillance of payments that go through service bureaus
used by SWIFT's banking customers.
"SWIFT is aware of allegations surrounding the unauthorized access to data at two service
bureaus," a spokesperson for the group told The Reg.
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