The latest Snowden revelations about NSA surveillance activities indicate the agency could infect millons of computers with malware, and has spoofed Facebook servers to capture traffic from targets. Documents previously leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden include detailed descriptions of its tools and techniques. “It is not surprising that the NSA would create and deploy malware,” said CDT Senior Counsel Harley Geiger. “What is surprising is the evidence the NSA is prepared to do so on a scale that could affect millions of computers.”
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NSA Deploys Botnet Armies, Spoofs Facebook
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 13, 2014 03:46 PMThe latest Snowden revelations about NSA surveillance activities indicate the agency could infect millons of computers with malware, and has spoofed Facebook servers to capture traffic from targets. Documents previously leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden include detailed descriptions of its tools and techniques. “It is not surprising that the NSA would create and deploy malware,” said CDT Senior Counsel Harley Geiger. “What is surprising is the evidence the NSA is prepared to do so on a scale that could affect millions of computers.”