NSA posed as Facebook to infect computers with malware2014-03-13 11:44 by DanielaTags: NSA, Facebook, malware
The National Security Agency has reportedly used automated systems to infect user computers with malware since 2010, according to a Wednesday report. That automated system named "TURBINE," was designed to allow the current implant network to scale to large size (millions of implants) by creating a system that does automated control implants by groups instead of individually. In some cases the NSA has masqueraded as a fake Facebook server, using the social media site as a launching pad to infect a target's computer and exfiltrate files from a hard drive. In others, it has sent out spam emails laced with the malware, which can be tailored to covertly record audio from a computer's microphone and take snapshots with its webcam. The hacking systems have also enabled the NSA to launch cyberattacks by corrupting and disrupting file downloads or denying access to websites.
Other documents reportedly indicate that the NSA has shared many of its implants with surveillance agencies in the U.K., Canada, New Zealand and Australia, which together with the NSA form the so-called Five Eyes partnership. Read more -here-
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