Shadow Brokers Leak.

A 2016-2017 series of leaks by a group calling itself 'The Shadow Brokers' that publicly dumped NSA-linked offensive cyber tools, including EternalBlue. It belongs to the Malware category of cybersecurity.

A 2016-2017 series of leaks by a group calling itself 'The Shadow Brokers' that publicly dumped NSA-linked offensive cyber tools, including EternalBlue.

The Shadow Brokers (TSB) first surfaced in August 2016, publishing files purportedly stolen from the Equation Group, an actor widely associated with the NSA. After failed auction attempts, they released the bulk of their archive on 14 April 2017 in a dump titled 'Lost in Translation' that included Windows SMBv1 exploits such as EternalBlue (CVE-2017-0144), DoublePulsar, EternalRomance, and EternalSynergy. These tools fueled the May 2017 WannaCry ransomware outbreak and the June 2017 NotPetya wiper, causing global damage estimated above USD 10 billion. The leak forced an emergency Microsoft patch (MS17-010) and reshaped debates on vulnerability stockpiling, lawful hacking, and the Vulnerabilities Equities Process.

Defences for Shadow Brokers Leak typically combine technical controls and operational practices, as detailed in the full definition above.

Common alternative names include: The Shadow Brokers, TSB, Lost in Translation leak.