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NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives' firmware
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Author:  steve74 [ Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:15 pm ]
Post subject:  NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives' firmware
The NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives' firmware:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/16/hard-drive-spyware/

Quote:
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered apparently state-created spyware buried in the firmware of hard drives from big names like Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital


There's no way of knowing if the NSA's spyware is on your hard drive:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/28 ... drive.html

Hmmm, isn't Kaspersky a Russian company?! ;-)
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives' firmware
Eugene Kaspersky is Russian, but I suspect the company is pretty much entirely owned by Wall Street.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives' firmware
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015 ... ck-gemalto

Remember now, they both operate in a strict framework of guidelines! It's all gonna take a whistleblower within GCHQ before it even makes the Beeb lunchtime news ffs :x :x :x
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