[2016-08-19] FP: A troll just used bitcoin transactions to Rickroll the NSA hack

A troll just used bitcoin transactions to Rickroll the NSA hackers

http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/a-troll-just-used-bitcoin-transactions-to-rickroll-the-nsa-hackers-330501.html

An anonymous troll used a series of bitcoin transactions to rickroll the Shadow Brokers. The Shadow Brokers are the group that recently hacked the NSA associated threat actor, the Equation Group. The Shadow Brokers are auctioning stolen NSA surveillance tools, which includes zero day exploits.

It is the bitcoin address that the Shadow Group is demanding payment on that got trolled. The details of all bitcoin transactions are available publicly, to track the blockchain. The blockchain is the underlying technology that facilitates bitcoin transactions. On August 17, between 6:12 and 6:14 pm local time, someone made a series of transactions to the Shadow Brokers. The transactions were of 0.001337 BTC (Roughly Rs 50) each. The numbers spell out a stylised version of the word “elite”, which is kind of like rubbing salt in an open wound.