Latest Snowden leak shows NSA hacked 50,000 computers
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 11/27/2013 11:13 AM
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According to the latest leaks from whistleblower Edward Snowden, the NSA has installed "sleeper cells" on 50,000 networks. Yes, these are malware programs to remotely control computers.
The malware acts as a sleeper agent on compromised PCs. When activated, it begins harvesting data. The data is then sent to the NSA's voracious data processing apparatus.
Snowden has revealed the detailed methodology for the NSA's deployment of malware in the past. But this is the latest leak that illustrates that state-sponsored cyber espionage is far from the sole preserve of the Chinese.
The malware acts as a sleeper agent on compromised PCs. When activated, it begins harvesting data. The data is then sent to the NSA's voracious data processing apparatus.
Snowden has revealed the detailed methodology for the NSA's deployment of malware in the past. But this is the latest leak that illustrates that state-sponsored cyber espionage is far from the sole preserve of the Chinese.
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