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Re:The woman in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-... by datashovel on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @09:34PM (#10701530)
>> Privacy advocates also worry that to carry out its hacks, the FBI is using “zero-day” exploits that take advantage of software flaws that have not been disclosed to the software maker.

I imagine that's not the only attack vector. I would be surprised if FBI / CIA / NSA don't seek (direct or indirect) commit access to popular open source projects.

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Re:The woman in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-... by cba9 on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @11:27PM (#10708891)
That's too elaborate. They like more direct attacks. Think subpoenas exploiting the third party doctrine to the hilt, MLATs to image any server remotely suspicious outside the USA, and occasional direct hacks.
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