Leaks display, NSA infected more than 50,000 computer networks with Malware

NSA used malware to infiltrate 50,000 networks worldwide:-

The American intelligence service the NSA infected more than 50,000 computer networks across the whole world with malware and collecting sensitive information, reports NRC Handelsblad.Documents provided by former NSA-employee Edward Snowden.Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) is the secret infiltration of computer systems attained by installing malware, malicious software.The British intelligence service the GCHQ also doing this kind of activities, the GCHQ has been installing this malicious software in the Belgacom network in order to record their customers’ telephone.The malware is shared by the NSA's Tailored Access Operations group (TAO).In August 2013, the Washington Post released articles about these NSA-TAO cyber operations.These articles were based on a secretive budget report of the American intelligence services.The NSA presentation shows their CNE activities in countries such as Venezuela and Brazil. The malware put into a computer in these countries can remain active for very long times without being discovered.The malware can be controlled remotely and that can be activated with a single push of a button so called sleeper cells.The NSA has been carrying out this type of operation since 1998, According to the
Washington Post.TAO is currently working on a new development of software that can identify specific voice communications and secretly send out excerpts as desired.

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