CTX4000: NSA Exploit of the Day

Current Berkman People and Projects 2014-01-20

Summary:

Today's device -- this one isn't an implant -- from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: CTX4000 (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) The CTX4000 is a portable continuous wave (CW) radar unit. It can be used to illuminate a target system to recover different off net information. Primary uses include VAGRANT and DROPMIRE collection. (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) The CTX4000...

Link:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/01/ctx4000_nsa_exp.html

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Tags:

exploitoftheday hardware implants nsa privacy surveillance

Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

01/20/2014, 17:10

Date published:

01/20/2014, 15:20