Report: NSA Maps Pathway Into Computers Associated Press (01/14/14) The National Security Agency (NSA) infected nearly 100,000 computers, all outside the United States, with software that allowed it to perform surveillance on those machines, according to a Jan. 14 report in the New York Times. The report, which is based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, indicates that the software installed by the NSA uses radio waves to allow the agency to access those machines and obtain data from them. The software has reportedly been used to monitor computers belonging to Chinese army units, the Russian military, European Union trade institutions, and U.S. counterterrorism partners such as Saudi Arabia, India, and Pakistan. In response to the reports, NSA spokesperson Vanee Vines said the agencys activities are focused and specifically deployed against — and only against — valid foreign intelligence targets in response to intelligence requirements. She also added that NSA does not use foreign intelligence capabilities to steal the trade secrets of foreign companies on behalf of U.S. companies in order to provide them with intelligence to enhance their international competitiveness or increase their bottom line.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:30:22 +0000
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