A huge range of security weaknesses, said to be worth over $2m if sold on the black market, have been leaked online.<\/p>\n
The tools are said to have been created by the US National Security Agency (NSA), and accompanying documents appear to indicate a possible breach of the Swift global banking system.<\/p>\n
Such a hack could have enabled the US to covertly monitor financial transactions, researchers said.<\/p>\n
The files were released by Shadow Brokers, a hacking group that has previously leaked malware.<\/p>\n
If genuine, it represents perhaps the most significant exposure of NSA files since the Edward Snowden leaks in 2013.<\/p>\n
On Twitter, Mr Snowden described it as the “Mother Of All Exploits” – a reference to a bomb recently used by the US military in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Multiple experts have said this latest “data dump” is credible – though the institutions implicated have dismissed the claims, or refused to comment.<\/p>\n
Swift, which is headquartered in Belgium, said: “We have no evidence to suggest that there has ever been any unauthorised access to our network or messaging services.”<\/p>\n
The BBC is not able to verify the authenticity of the files – and the NSA has not commented on the leak.<\/p>\n
Swift was successfully targeted by hackers last year when criminals stole $81m from the Bangladeshi central bank.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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