If this is legit, a hack/leak of Equation Group files might just be the coolest hack in history.
Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
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Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#12The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
>Everything about this auction is lined up to incentivize a scam.
Yes, however the contents of the free sample seems very real. Without having dug into the binaries it's hard to tell, but it's hard to imagine someone wrote this to scam 1 million BTC out of the net.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#13The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
Alternatively, the whole auction is a ruse to confuse people before they drop the whole thing for free.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#14The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
I also like this part:
> Q: When does auction end? A: Unknown. When we feel is time to end. Keep bidding until we announce winner.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#15If this is real and has anything that can link the files to the NSA, it has the potential to be a major humiliation for the US.
I suspect that's the real plan here. Use the auction to stir up attention and blackmail any state actors implicated by these files into hushing the whole thing.
Hence the open ended termination.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#16The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
> Everything about this auction is lined up to incentivize a scam.
Actually if they could tie their identity to some positive reputation, the other points wouldn't be so bad (they could still attempt an exit scam).
The fact that they are so honest about the refunds actually makes me think it's not a scam, since scammers would probably lie and promise the opposite.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#17For those who want to watch from home: https://blockr.io/address/info/19BY2XCgbDe6WtTVbTyzM9eR3LYr6...
(Nothing has happened yet, I expect small spam transactions to come in any minute)
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Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#19The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
> Everything about this auction is lined up to incentivize a scam. Actually if they could tie their identity to some positive reputation, the other points wouldn't be so bad (they could still attempt an exit scam). The fact that they are so honest about the refunds actually makes me think it's not a scam, since scammers would probably lie and promise the opposite.
That's what they want you to think.
Re: Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction
#20The structure of this auction is amazing! 1. All bids are paid up front, and you never get your money back, even if you aren't the highest bidder. So if people bid $50, $70, and $100, they collect $220. 2. No one can verify what is actualy up for sale before the auction. 3. There is no way for the world to know that they actualy delivered the goods after the auction. 4. There is no way for the highest bidder to know…
>Everything about this auction is lined up to incentivize a scam. Yes, however the contents of the free sample seems very real. Without having dug into the binaries it's hard to tell, but it's hard to imagine someone wrote this to scam 1 million BTC out of the net.
With 1 million BTC on the line, you have a hard time imagining that someone would do this?
People do work for a lot less..