While I can understand WikiLeaks position, I feel like it was incredibly short sighted and uninformed of them to release the code itself. Unless you believe that they are working with the Russian (and other?) governments to destabilize the west. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.
My impression was hat the Shadow Brokers already had, or were about to release the tools which Wikileaks ended up leaking. Regardless, these should've been disclosed to the manufacturers under Obama's policies.
I would be curious as to the agenda of these "Shadow Brokers" it all sounds very Gibsonesque. Recent events have made Neuromancer seem more and more prophetic to me.
They were hackers who acquired a trove of state secrets and were looking to make a quick buck. I've linked an archive of their initial statement below. I think it speaks volumes about how far the NSA can be trusted that these people were the ones to leak the tools instead of a state actor or someone previously known.
