16th February 2015
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Fdisk Soldier
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Spyware Embedded by U.S. in Foreign Networks
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Some of the implants burrow so deep into the computer systems, Kaspersky said, that they infect the “firmware,” the embedded software that preps the computer’s hardware before the operating system starts. It is beyond the reach of existing antivirus products and most security controls, Kaspersky reported, making it virtually impossible to wipe out.
In many cases, it also allows the American intelligence agencies to grab the encryption keys off a machine, unnoticed, and unlock scrambled contents.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/te...firm-says.html
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