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Benny and a leader of the global hacking group Anonymous, text chatted:
Benny: So I hope to have hacks inside the FBI soon. I don’t know how deep I can drive them. We’ll see. Now here’s the deal I propose: I’ll give you full access to the hacks. In return, your people monitor them 24/7 for info relating to my situation. And if a hack is discovered, you and Anonymous will claim credit for it, if necessary, to draw suspicion away from me. By the way, I have some old friends who worked with the Equation Group at the NSA. So the software I’m using should lead the FBI to suspect the NSA, not you or me. That should give me time to cover my tracks.
Anonymous: That sounds like a fair deal. I think our people will accept it. And sounds like you’ve got some interesting friends. We’ll need to chat about that, eventually. By the way, some of us have been aware that something strange has been up for the last couple of days. Some extremely powerful people around the world are in a fucking panic. But we can’t tell why yet. Your situation may be the key we need. You’re drawing a lot of attention. I mean a LOT. I need to do some digging for a day or two. I’ll get back to you with the results. And there may even be some other ways we can work together ...