CROSSBEAM: NSA Exploit of the Day

Current Berkman People and Projects 2014-02-21

Summary:

Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: CROSSBEAM (TS//SI//REL) CROSSBEAM is a GSM module that mates a modified commercial cellular product with a WAGONBED controller board. (TS//SI//REL) CROSSBEAM is a reusable CHIMNEYPOOL-compliant GSM communications module capable of collecting and compressing voice data. CROSSBEAM can receive GSM voice, record voice data, and transmit the received information...

Link:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/02/crossbeam_nsa_e.html

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Tags:

exploitoftheday hardware implants nsa phones privacy surveillance

Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

02/21/2014, 16:30

Date published:

02/21/2014, 15:41