NSA denies reports that it’s impersonating Facebook to infect PCs with malware
Mar13
The National Security Agency (NSA) today denied claims that it’s impersonating Facebook to carry out some of its surveillance activities. In a report by The Intercept, confidential documents supplied by whistleblower Edward Snowden detailed an NSA initiative, codenamed TURBINE, which allowed the agency to infect computers with malware and retrieve data. It said “in some cases” the NSA was able to invade targets’ computers under the veil of a fake Facebook server. In a statement, the NSA said: “Recent media reports that allege NSA has infected millions of computers around the world with malware, and that NSA is impersonating US…
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