HOW THE NSA INFECTS COMPUTERS WITH MALICIOUS SOFTWARE

 

The American intelligence service NSA infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malicious software designed to steal sensitive information.  A special department of the NSA employs more than a thousand hackers.

 

Documents provided by former NSA-employee Edward Snowden and seen by this newspaper, prove this.

A management presentation dating from 2012 explains how the NSA collects information worldwide.

 

In addition, the presentation shows that the intelligence service uses ‘Computer Network Exploitation’ (CNE) in more than 50,000 locations. CNE is the secret infiltration of computer systems achieved by installing malware, malicious software.

 

The NSA computer attacks are performed by a special department called TAO (Tailored Access Operations). Public sources show that this department employs more than a thousand hackers.

 

The malware can be controlled remotely and be turned on and off at will. The ‘implants’ act as digital ‘sleeper cells’ that can be activated with a single push of a button.

 

According to the Washington Post, the NSA has been carrying out this type of cyber operation since 1998.

Read more - http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/11/23/nsa-infected-50000-computer-networks-with-malicious-software/


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