NSA tired to plant malware on Google Play: Snowden May 23, 2015 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed fresh details about the US National Security Agency's controversial surveillance practices, this time involving the spread of malware to mobile phones, Digital Spy reports. Documents from the former CIA worker obtained by The Intercept suggest that the government agency planned to infect handsets with an app-hijacking programme codenamed 'Irritant Horn'. The NSA apparently planned to spread the malware via Google Play servers and Samsung's update protocol, allowing them to intercept data and infect specific users via a man-in-the-middle attack. It would then be possible for the spy agency to obtain sensitive data from people of interest, including their contacts list and communications. Google Play and Samsung both have encryption in place, but cryptographers have long speculated that the NSA has methods to circumvent this form of protection. The document dates back to between 2011 and 2012 and it is unclear whether the NSA ever went ahead with the proposal, but it hardly has a glistening track record when it comes to respecting the public's privacy. Photo: AFP/Getty Images   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
