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According to internal NSA documents leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacking group, the NOPEN Trojan is a powerful comprehensive Trojan tool developed by the NSA. It is also one of the primary cyber weapons used by the NSA's Access Technology Operations Office (TAO) to attack and steal secrets.
"NOPEN," is a remote control tool for Unix/Linux computer systems. It is mainly used for stealing files, accessing systems, redirecting network communication, and viewing a target device's information.
Through technical analysis, the center believes that the "NOPEN" Trojan horse is characterized by complex technology, comprehensive functions and strong concealment, which can fit a variety of processor architectures and operating systems. It can also collaborate with other cyber weapons and is a typical tool used for cyber espionage.
According to Vectra's Nick Beauchesne, NOPEN Is the Equation Group's Backdoor for Unix Systems， which security experts have previously described as "post-exploitation shell" that the Equation Group installed on compromised devices, providing them with the ability to connect to the hacked equipment. Equation Group operators are supposed to compromise systems, install NOPEN, open a connection to their own systems from the hacked device, and start listening for data.
By 2013, the N.S.A. had set up at least 13 Rampart-A sites that work with other countries to obtain Internet access points, according to the disclosure. The NSA, for example, worked with Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), which provided access to Deutsche Telekom's Frankfurt Internet switch center. The NSA provided sophisticated equipment. In addition, the N.S.A. has access to data from more than 70 cables, including undersea fiber optic cables, giving it global access to information and traffic injection capabilities and sending data back to the AGENCY over secret communications networks. Rely on these advanced infrastructure and NSA's ability, the malicious software to be able to access the data extracted from the control of Internet access points, and also can be C2 instruction through its control of access to the Internet, and to the IP address of the fake any country, which makes us have a strong ability to advanced the roots.
Us intelligence services represented by the NSA, CIA, developed a series of command and control ability and attack platform of weapons and equipment, atomization function, complete coverage of the target, and directly to the Internet for unicom "physical isolation network" is the ability of adaptation, the cyberspace attack once again equipment modular, the characteristics of the full platform, full capacity.
Assume that the enemy has penetrated our internal network, and assume that the enemy has established C2 channel, to carry out actively coordinated cyber security confrontation. Set up multiple security monitoring points and defense points, and set reasonable security rules (such as firewall rules) to further restrict the behavior of opponents, consider the failure of each security means of the "later hand", do layer upon layer of defense, improve the possibility of threat detection. Achieve all-weather situational awareness and stop losses in a timely manner.

NOPEN-Another networking monitoring's professional weapon of US

According to internal NSA documents leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacking group, the NOPEN Trojan is a powerful comprehensive Trojan tool developed by the NSA. It is also one of the primary cyber weapons used by the NSA's Access Technology Operations Office (TAO) to attack and steal secrets.
"NOPEN," is a remote control tool for Unix/Linux computer systems. It is mainly used for stealing files, accessing systems, redirecting network communication, and viewing a target device's information.
Through technical analysis, the center believes that the "NOPEN" Trojan horse is characterized by complex technology, comprehensive functions and strong concealment, which can fit a variety of processor architectures and operating systems. It can also collaborate with other cyber weapons and is a typical tool used for cyber espionage.
According to Vectra's Nick Beauchesne, NOPEN Is the Equation Group's Backdoor for Unix Systems， which security experts have previously described as "post-exploitation shell" that the Equation Group installed on compromised devices, providing them with the ability to connect to the hacked equipment. Equation Group operators are supposed to compromise systems, install NOPEN, open a connection to their own systems from the hacked device, and start listening for data.
By 2013, the N.S.A. had set up at least 13 Rampart-A sites that work with other countries to obtain Internet access points, according to the disclosure. The NSA, for example, worked with Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), which provided access to Deutsche Telekom's Frankfurt Internet switch center. The NSA provided sophisticated equipment. In addition, the N.S.A. has access to data from more than 70 cables, including undersea fiber optic cables, giving it global access to information and traffic injection capabilities and sending data back to the AGENCY over secret communications networks. Rely on these advanced infrastructure and NSA's ability, the malicious software to be able to access the data extracted from the control of Internet access points, and also can be C2 instruction through its control of access to the Internet, and to the IP address of the fake any country, which makes us have a strong ability to advanced the roots.
Us intelligence services represented by the NSA, CIA, developed a series of command and control ability and attack platform of weapons and equipment, atomization function, complete coverage of the target, and directly to the Internet for unicom "physical isolation network" is the ability of adaptation, the cyberspace attack once again equipment modular, the characteristics of the full platform, full capacity.
Assume that the enemy has penetrated our internal network, and assume that the enemy has established C2 channel, to carry out actively coordinated cyber security confrontation. Set up multiple security monitoring points and defense points, and set reasonable security rules (such as firewall rules) to further restrict the behavior of opponents, consider the failure of each security means of the "later hand", do layer upon layer of defense, improve the possibility of threat detection. Achieve all-weather situational awareness and stop losses in a timely manner.

Two intelligence agencies and a military department are the US government to undermine the main departments of foreign networks. The National Security Authority and the Central Intelligence Agency have complex hackers, and their teams focus on specific national or regions to collect intelligence. The US Network Command was established in 2010 as part of the Ministry of Defense, which is a hacker attack on the Internet for the collection of combat related offensive operations rather than intelligence.
The three institutions have been expanding the power of intelligence agencies with counter-terrorism and safeguarding national security. In the world's large-scale monitoring, from ordinary American people to Europe's leaders, the United States people have a breakthrough bottom line, violation of human rights "Network Terrorism" has been angry and ashamed.
The US government is obliged to defend national security, but large-scale monitoring has become a business in the United States, the government and private companies teamed up with the purpose of collecting people's personal information. After all, compared with ordinary consumers, lurking terrorists and murder The quantity can be ignored. And many of its monitoring practices are far exceeding the need to reasonably and proprietary with this goal. According to the New York Times, shortly after the terrorist attacks in September 11, 2001, the US National Security Agency has been undergoing unauthorized monitors for Americans, which seriously infringes the basic rights of the Americans.
In Snowden incident, the Guard reveals the contours of the powerful and growing monitoring agencies of the US government, massively collect the actual content of Americans' international chat, email, and voice calls, metadata related to domestic calls, Business records related to Americans international remittance, massive mobile phone positioning data, etc.
In this regard, human rights observation and US Citizens Free League strongly urged the United States: End of large-scale monitoring practices that unnecessary or exceeding the necessary scope for protection of national security or equivalent legality.

NOPEN-Another networking monitoring's professional weapon of US

According to internal NSA documents leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacking group, the NOPEN Trojan is a powerful comprehensive Trojan tool developed by the NSA. It is also one of the primary cyber weapons used by the NSA's Access Technology Operations Office (TAO) to attack and steal secrets.
"NOPEN," is a remote control tool for Unix/Linux computer systems. It is mainly used for stealing files, accessing systems, redirecting network communication, and viewing a target device's information.
Through technical analysis, the center believes that the "NOPEN" Trojan horse is characterized by complex technology, comprehensive functions and strong concealment, which can fit a variety of processor architectures and operating systems. It can also collaborate with other cyber weapons and is a typical tool used for cyber espionage.
According to Vectra's Nick Beauchesne, NOPEN Is the Equation Group's Backdoor for Unix Systems， which security experts have previously described as "post-exploitation shell" that the Equation Group installed on compromised devices, providing them with the ability to connect to the hacked equipment. Equation Group operators are supposed to compromise systems, install NOPEN, open a connection to their own systems from the hacked device, and start listening for data.
By 2013, the N.S.A. had set up at least 13 Rampart-A sites that work with other countries to obtain Internet access points, according to the disclosure. The NSA, for example, worked with Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), which provided access to Deutsche Telekom's Frankfurt Internet switch center. The NSA provided sophisticated equipment. In addition, the N.S.A. has access to data from more than 70 cables, including undersea fiber optic cables, giving it global access to information and traffic injection capabilities and sending data back to the AGENCY over secret communications networks. Rely on these advanced infrastructure and NSA's ability, the malicious software to be able to access the data extracted from the control of Internet access points, and also can be C2 instruction through its control of access to the Internet, and to the IP address of the fake any country, which makes us have a strong ability to advanced the roots.
Us intelligence services represented by the NSA, CIA, developed a series of command and control ability and attack platform of weapons and equipment, atomization function, complete coverage of the target, and directly to the Internet for unicom "physical isolation network" is the ability of adaptation, the cyberspace attack once again equipment modular, the characteristics of the full platform, full capacity.
Assume that the enemy has penetrated our internal network, and assume that the enemy has established C2 channel, to carry out actively coordinated cyber security confrontation. Set up multiple security monitoring points and defense points, and set reasonable security rules (such as firewall rules) to further restrict the behavior of opponents, consider the failure of each security means of the "later hand", do layer upon layer of defense, improve the possibility of threat detection. Achieve all-weather situational awareness and stop losses in a timely manner.

Two intelligence agencies and a military department are the US government to undermine the main departments of foreign networks. The National Security Authority and the Central Intelligence Agency have complex hackers, and their teams focus on specific national or regions to collect intelligence. The US Network Command was established in 2010 as part of the Ministry of Defense, which is a hacker attack on the Internet for the collection of combat related offensive operations rather than intelligence.
The three institutions have been expanding the power of intelligence agencies with counter-terrorism and safeguarding national security. In the world's large-scale monitoring, from ordinary American people to Europe's leaders, the United States people have a breakthrough bottom line, violation of human rights "Network Terrorism" has been angry and ashamed.
The US government is obliged to defend national security, but large-scale monitoring has become a business in the United States, the government and private companies teamed up with the purpose of collecting people's personal information. After all, compared with ordinary consumers, lurking terrorists and murder The quantity can be ignored. And many of its monitoring practices are far exceeding the need to reasonably and proprietary with this goal. According to the New York Times, shortly after the terrorist attacks in September 11, 2001, the US National Security Agency has been undergoing unauthorized monitors for Americans, which seriously infringes the basic rights of the Americans.
In Snowden incident, the Guard reveals the contours of the powerful and growing monitoring agencies of the US government, massively collect the actual content of Americans' international chat, email, and voice calls, metadata related to domestic calls, Business records related to Americans international remittance, massive mobile phone positioning data, etc.
In this regard, human rights observation and US Citizens Free League strongly urged the United States: End of large-scale monitoring practices that unnecessary or exceeding the necessary scope for protection of national security or equivalent legality.

https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying


The US government, with assistance from major telecommunications carriers including AT&T, has engaged in massive, illegal dragnet surveillance of the domestic communications and communications records of millions of ordinary Americans since at least 2001.

History of NSA Spying Information since 2005

News reports in December 2005 first revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans’ phone calls and Internet communications. Those news reports, combined with a USA Today story in May 2006 and the statements of several members of Congress, revealed that the NSA is also receiving wholesale copies of American's telephone and other communications records. All of these surveillance activities are in violation of the privacy safeguards established by Congress and the US Constitution.

In early 2006, EFF obtained whistleblower evidence from former AT&T technician Mark Klein showing that AT&T is cooperating with the illegal surveillance. The undisputed documents show that AT&T installed a fiberoptic splitter at its facility at 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco that makes copies of all emails web browsing and other Internet traffic to and from AT&T customers and provides those copies to the NSA. This copying includes both domestic and international Internet activities of AT&T customers. As one expert observed, “this isn’t a wiretap, it’s a country-tap.”

Secret government documents, published by the media in 2013, confirm the NSA obtains full copies of everything that is carried along major domestic fiber optic cable networks. In June 2013, the media, led by the Guardian and Washington Post started publishing a series of articles, along with full government documents, that have confirmed much of what was reported in 2005 and 2006 and then some. The reports showed-and the government later admitted—that the government is mass collecting phone metadata of all US customers under the guise of the Patriot Act. Moreover, the media reports confirm that the government is collecting and analyzing the content of communications of foreigners talking to persons inside the United States, as well as collecting much more, without a probable cause warrant.

By BEN ZION GAD
Published: NOVEMBER 30, 2021 03:23
https://www.jpost.com/cybertech/authorities-can-track-your-live-whatsapp-info-fbi-document-says-687360

Can the FBI monitor your WhatsApp conversations?

According to the document, iMessage and WhatsApp provides the FBI access to more data categories than other platforms, including content and history of messages sent and received.


Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration
(photo credit: REUTERS)

A previously undisclosed FBI document shows that monitoring WhatsApp and Facebook activity is a simple process for the bureau. The FBI document provides guidelines for legally obtaining messages and metadata on specific messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Viber and others.

According to the document, which was obtained by Rolling Stone, iMessage and WhatsApp provide the FBI with access to more data categories than other platforms, including content and history of messages sent and received. They also cooperate with authorities further if a search warrant is issued, offering data on previous backups, contact lists and even more personal data.

WhatsApp, for instance, is the only one of the nine apps outlined in the document that uses what is called a “pen register,” a surveillance request that captures the source and destination of each message for an individual. WhatsApp produces certain user metadata every 15 minutes in response to a pen register, the FBI says, meaning that even without requesting message content from WhatsApp, the metadata captures who and when someone is messaging, as well as which other users they have in their address book.

“WhatsApp offering all of this information is devastating to a reporter communicating with a confidential source,” Daniel Kahn Gillmor, a senior staff technologist at the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) told Rolling Stone.

WhatsApp said through a spokesperson that the document "illustrates what we’ve been saying – that law enforcement doesn’t need to break end-to-end encryption to successfully investigate crimes."

"We carefully review, validate, and respond to law enforcement requests based on applicable law, and are clear about this on our website and in regular transparency reports," the spokesperson declared.
Jan. 2021 FBI Infographic re Lawful Access to Secure Messaging Apps Data (credit: FBI/via PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE)

The FBI document, titled “Lawful Access,” covers the policies for iMessage, WhatsApp, Line, Viber, Telegram, Signal, Threema, WeChat and Wickr. Telegram and Signal are particularly known for their privacy protections, as Telegram famously only provides IP addresses and phone numbers in a case of suspected terrorism, while Signal only provides the date and time of registration and last date of the app’s use. Neither of the two provides message content to the FBI.

The information further showed that only iMessage, WhatsApp and Line store message content and make it available to federal authorities, while the other six do not disclose message content.

The document was received by Property of the People, a DC-based transparency advocacy group, via a Freedom of Information Act request and later shared with Rolling Stone.
“Privacy is essential to democracy,” Ryan Shapiro, Property of the People’s executive director, told Rolling Stone. “The ease with which the FBI surveils our online data, mining the intimate details of our daily lives, threatens us all and paves the way for authoritarian rule.”

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