[quote=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/ ... QV20150217]The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.
That long-sought and closely guarded ability was part of a cluster of spying programs discovered by Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-based security software maker that has exposed a series of Western cyberespionage operations.
[/quote]
Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Moderator: Global Moderator
-
MachineGhost
- Executive Member
- Posts: 10054
- Joined: Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:31 am
Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Last edited by MachineGhost on Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Kaspersky has been on a tear lately!
Hackers Hit 100 Banks in 'Unprecedented' $1 Billion Cyber Heist: Kaspersky Lab
Hackers Hit 100 Banks in 'Unprecedented' $1 Billion Cyber Heist: Kaspersky Lab
"Well, if you're gonna sin you might as well be original" -- Mike "The Cool-Person"
"Yeah, well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man" -- The Dude
"Yeah, well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man" -- The Dude
-
MachineGhost
- Executive Member
- Posts: 10054
- Joined: Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:31 am
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Here's some more on this bombshell...
[quote=http://thehackernews.com/2015/02/hard-d ... cking.html]The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) may be hiding highly-sophisticated hacking payloads in the firmware of consumer hard drives over the last 15 to 20 years in a campaign, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on thousands of targets’ computers, according to an analysis by Kaspersky labs and subsequent reports.[/quote]
Where's the uproar? This means YOUR hard drive.
[quote=http://thehackernews.com/2015/02/hard-d ... cking.html]The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) may be hiding highly-sophisticated hacking payloads in the firmware of consumer hard drives over the last 15 to 20 years in a campaign, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on thousands of targets’ computers, according to an analysis by Kaspersky labs and subsequent reports.[/quote]
Where's the uproar? This means YOUR hard drive.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
I don't really care that the NSA is spying on me, but I certainly hope they ARE spying on foreign governments and terrorist networks.
I pretty much assume that any device I have or cell phone/text/email conversation that I have is there for the taking if someone has an interest in spying on me.
I pretty much assume that any device I have or cell phone/text/email conversation that I have is there for the taking if someone has an interest in spying on me.
-
dualstow
- Executive Member
- Posts: 15220
- Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
- Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
- Contact:
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
I wonder what's in my hard drive that would please NSA. Maybe I'll download some photos of Zhu zhu just for their pleasure.
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
-
Kriegsspiel
- Executive Member
- Posts: 4052
- Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:28 pm
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Hah, this reminded me of Michael asking Oscar about his colonoscopy.dualstow wrote: I wonder what's in my hard drive that would please NSA. Maybe I'll download some photos of Zhu zhu just for their pleasure.
"Is there anything I can do to make it more pleasurable for me... or for Dr. Chandry?"
"Ohh.... god..."
"My main concern; should I have a safeword?"
But no, I don't really want the NSA logging all my data or whatever it is they're doing.
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.
-
Libertarian666
- Executive Member
- Posts: 5994
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
Re: Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough in U.S. Spying Program
Unfortunately it's not up to you.Kriegsspiel wrote:Hah, this reminded me of Michael asking Oscar about his colonoscopy.dualstow wrote: I wonder what's in my hard drive that would please NSA. Maybe I'll download some photos of Zhu zhu just for their pleasure.
"Is there anything I can do to make it more pleasurable for me... or for Dr. Chandry?"
"Ohh.... god..."
"My main concern; should I have a safeword?"
But no, I don't really want the NSA logging all my data or whatever it is they're doing.