Russian researchers expose 'NSA's secret weapon': Outrage at program that enables America to spy on EVERY home computer in the world is uncovered
The NSA has figured out how to hide spying and sabotage software deep within hard drives, according to cyber researchers and former operatives
The group said it found personal computers in 30 countries infected with one or more of the spying programs
The most infections were seen in Iran, followed by Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Mali, Syria, Yemen and Algeria
The infections started in 2001, but increased drastically in 2008, the year President Barack Obama was elected
The tools are designed to run on computers even when they are not connected to the Internet, and even the makers of some of the hard drives are unaware that these programs have been embedded
The spies made a technological breakthrough by figuring out how to lodge malicious software in the obscure code called firmware that launches every time a computer is turned on
I think it's obvious that this has been going on. For those of you doubting it, you're just turning a blind eye. I don't really think it's that big of a deal tbh.
I think it's obvious that this has been going on. For those of you doubting it, you're just turning a blind eye. I don't really think it's that big of a deal tbh.
Of course this is happening. Big Brother is Watching You for a long time. I hope other crappy Governments out there don't do this though. People there are more vulnerable to imprisonment and other horrible things for merely criticizing their Government. Scary actually.
I think it's obvious that this has been going on. For those of you doubting it, you're just turning a blind eye. I don't really think it's that big of a deal tbh.
Having no privacy and spying on anyone in the world is not a big deal at all. Right.
I don't know what's more frightening: the fact that governments do this, or the fact that some people have no problem with it.
I hope other crappy Governments out there don't do this though. People there are more vulnerable to imprisonment and other horrible things for merely criticizing their Government. Scary actually.