The Intercept reports that the National Security Agency of the US has the ability to fake a Facebook server in order to infect and examine a target’s computer, according to files provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The exploit is part of a system codenamed TURBINE, designed to automate tasks previously done manually by the agency’s hackers. Among other eavesdropping tactics referenced include sending out spam emails with malware that can be tailored to record audio from a computer’s microphone and take snapshots with its webcam. Facebook is not the only popular Internet platform reportedly being used by the NSA to collect user data. Reports in late January say that Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn and popular smartphone app Angry Birds all have data collected by National Security Agency data centers. source : nydailynews/news/politics/facebook-ceo-calls-obama-government-internet-tactics-article-1.1721142
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 02:02:33 +0000
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