SIERRAMONTANA: NSA Exploit of the Day

Schneier on Security 2014-01-16

Summary:

Today's implant from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: SIERRAMONTANA (TS//SI//REL) SIERRAMONTANA provides persistence for DNT implants. The DNT implant will survive an upgrade or replacement of the operating system -- including physically replacing the router's compact flash card. (TS//SI//REL) Currently, the intended DNT Implant to persist is VALIDATOR, which must be run as a user process...

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Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

01/16/2014, 16:10

Date published:

01/16/2014, 15:00