Re: Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises N.S.A. Toolbox
by dlgeek on Sunday December 29, 2013 @01:28PM
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I think that's true for only a subset of the claimed catalog. The article claims "the catalog even lists the prices for these electronic break-in tools, with costs ranging from free to $250,000". I suspect all of the ones with a cost are with the consent of the manufacturer, as why would there be a charge for an internally developed exploit?
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Re: Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises N.S.A. Toolbox
by dwild on Sunday December 29, 2013 @01:56PM
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I don't know how to quote on HN but here's what they say in the article.
"Some of the equipment available is quite inexpensive. A rigged monitor cable that allows "TAO personnel to see what is displayed on the targeted monitor," for example, is available for just $30. But an "active GSM base station" -- a tool that makes it possible to mimic a mobile phone tower and thus monitor cell phones -- costs a full $40,000. Computer bugging devices disguised as normal USB plugs, capable of sending and receiving data via radio undetected, are available in packs of 50 for over $1 million."