"So what can we do?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Until I have further information back, you are suspending your mission in Africa. The silver wolf groaned. "Every step of the way, our opponents are setting traps for us, especially at this time, and we have to be very cautious. You have to take one step, think about two or three steps. ”

Lin Rui nodded.

"By the way, we have to enlist more support as well. Silver Wolf Michelle nodded. "So there's a mission for your team right now. It's not a big task, but it shows our value. ”

"What task?" Lin Rui frowned.

"A mission offered by the Americans. The silver wolf frowned, "You received it before you even came back." Angel will talk to you about the specific situation in detail. ”

Lin Rui nodded, "Okay, I'll go to the Paradise Bar to find him later." ”

"He's not there, he's in the communications room, with Cobain's team. Let's go there and find them, the completion of this mission may bring us enough convenience for the future. Silver Wolf Michelle nodded.

Lin Rui frowned, "What do you say?"

"This mission was commissioned by the NSA. As you know, we didn't have a good relationship with them before. And the attitude of the Americans will have a direct bearing on the extent of the influence of the Secret Society in Africa in the future. The silver wolf whispered. "As a private military company, it's best to have a good relationship with these departments, not only with the military. The silver wolf hurriedly explained to them a few things, and then immediately got up and left. There was so much to do that Orumi's problems alone were enough for him to have a headache.

After the silver wolf left, Jiang An said a little strangely, "Lin Rui, what do you think of this mission?"

"What do you think? We don't know the specifics of the mission yet. Lin Rui shrugged.

"I know, I mean the NSA, they're not the same as the military. There are very few outsourced tasks like this, and I'm a little curious about what exactly this task is?" Shogishi frowned.

"It's certainly not a good task. Lin Rui shook his head and said. "Let's go, come with me to meet Angel. ”

They quickly left and met Angel and Cobain at the underground communications command center.

"Hey, they're coming. Cobain stood up and touched his fist with Lin Rui, "How is it, captain." What is the Mediterranean Sea like?"

"It's good, but we're not in a good mood. Lin Rui shook his head and said, "Don't mention this, Angel, what is the mission this time?"

Angel looked at him and said, "The goal of this mission is an organization. ”

"Terrorist organization?" Shogishi frowned.

"No, it's a hacking group. Angel shook his head and said, "A hacker group that has been very popular on the Internet recently-Shadow Brokers. Cobain, you're good at this, tell them about it. ”

Cobain nodded, "Recently, a ransomware virus that has swept the world is still invading people's computers, and at the same time, a hacking group has surfaced. Since May 13th, a new type of worm virus has begun to spread on the Internet, which can lock the infected computer within 10 seconds, and all files in the computer are encrypted and cannot be opened, and can only be decrypted by pressing the pop-up window prompt to pay the ransom.

The virus is widely believed to have been upgraded from one of the hacking infiltration tools previously leaked by the National Security Agency (NSA), Eternal Blue. The document was stolen by a criminal gang known as Shado Brokers and made public in April, according to online experts. According to previous reports, the shadow brokers stole much more hacking tools than "Eternal Blue", and they claimed to have hacked into the NSA's hacking arsenal and obtained a large number of Internet attack tools. ”

"A group of computer hackers?" Lin Rui frowned.

"You could say that. But it can also be said that they are arms dealers among hackers. Cobain shrugged, "When you think of shadow brokers, you have to mention 'Equation Organization.'" A cyber arsenal that is subordinate to the NSA and is known as the NSA. This 'equation organization' was once the world's top hacker team, and this team has no one else to encrypt it. The Stuxnet virus and flame virus, which destroyed Iran's nuclear equipment in 2010, are also widely believed to have been the work of the 'Equations'.

Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky released a monitoring report in 2015 saying that the 'Equation Group' is one of the world's most technologically powerful hacker groups, active online for nearly 20 years, and is the crown maker of cyber espionage. That year, Kaspersky detected 500 infections by the 'Equation Organization' in 42 countries around the world. At the same time, Kaspersky also said that this is only the tip of the iceberg, because the virus program created by this hacker team has super self-destruct ability, and the vast majority of attacks will not leave any traces after they are completed. ”

"The first time I heard of it, I thought you were the strongest in the industry. Lin Rui frowned.

"That's because you don't know much about the industry. Cobain shook his head. "The shadow brokers began auctioning off the documents online after claiming to have stolen the Equation attack virus. They are like arms dealers in hackers. They often sell advanced attack programs, and sometimes they sell important world military and political information. They like to sell weapons from one competitor to another, and when they find out that their opponent's attack ability is the same as their own, it is natural for them to become repeat customers of the Shadow Broker in order to buy newer equipment. ”

"It's really a good way to make money. Shogishi frowned.

The group claims to have obtained details of the N.S.A.A. hacking tools, which the U.S. government is said to have used to hack into the international banking system, detect money flows between countries, and monitor money flows between banks in the Middle East and Latin America. If the information and tools they exposed are confirmed to be from the NSA, it will be the most serious revelation that the NSA has suffered since the "Prism" incident. The NSA is now preoccupied with this matter. While vigorously denying it, he is trying to track down the shadow broker. Cobain replied.

"Looks like they didn't track it down. Lin Rui frowned, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have thought of us." ”

"That's right, this time, they even used the U.S. military's cyber operations command center, and they fought to the end with this organization. But so far, there has been no result. Cobain scoffed. "I've grown to appreciate the shadow brokers, but the damage they have done is not to be underestimated. The ransomware "want to cry" that has been rampant around the world is said to have originated from the hacking tools leaked by the group, and the last wave of cyber attacks occurred when 300,000 computers in 150 countries around the world were attacked, among them, the attacks also had a great impact on the networks of many industries, including education, oil, transportation, public safety, etc. ”

(End of chapter)