Hacking group auctions 'cyber weapons' stolen from NSA

Group called Shadow Brokers says it infiltrated NSA's elite Equation Group and teases files including some named in documents leaked by Edward Snowden

A mysterious online group called the Shadow Brokers claims to have infiltrated an elite hacking unit linked to the National Security Agency and stolen state "cyber weapons", and is now auctioning them off to the highest bidder.

The stolen malware is said to belong to Equation Group, a sophisticated hacking team believed to be operated by the NSA. So far, the Shadow Brokers have only released a few taster files and images of the cache, but security researchers said they appear to be legitimate.