# The Shadow Brokers: threat group profile

> The Shadow Brokers is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Not known |
| Other names | 4 |
| Public reports | 11 |

## Who is The Shadow Brokers?

The Shadow Brokers is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

The ShadowBrokers, TSB, Shadow Brokers, ShadowBrokers

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> The Shadow Brokers (TSB) is a hacker group who first appeared in the summer of 2016. They published several leaks containing hacking tools from the National Security Agency (NSA, including several zero-day exploits.[1] Specifically, these exploits and vulnerabilities targeted enterprise firewalls, antivirus software, and Microsoft products. The Shadow Brokers originally attributed the leaks to the Equation Group threat actor, who have been tied to the NSA's Tailored Access Operations unit.

## Public reports about The Shadow Brokers

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers
- https://securelist.com/darkpulsar/88199/
- https://musalbas.com/blog/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53djj3/shadow-brokers-whine-that-nobody-is-buying-their-hacked-nsa-files
- https://www.scmagazineuk.com/second-shadow-brokers-dump-released/article/1476023
- https://www.cyberscoop.com/nsa-shadow-brokers-leaks-iran-russia-optimusprime-stoicsurgeon/
- https://www.csoonline.com/article/3190055/new-nsa-leak-may-expose-its-bank-spying-windows-exploits.html
- https://threatpost.com/shadowbrokers-dump-more-equation-group-hacks-auction-file-password/124882/
- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62770/hacking/shadowbrokers-return.html
- https://www.hackread.com/nsa-data-dump-shadowbrokers-expose-unitedrake-malware/
- https://blacklakesecurity.com/who-was-the-nsa-contractor-arrested-for-leaking-the-shadow-brokers-hacking-tools/

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### Who is The Shadow Brokers?

The Shadow Brokers is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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