Leaked documents show NSA has been hijacking botnets managed by cybercrime to its own purpose. NSA has infected between 85,000 and 100,000 computers with implants, reports The Intercept. TURBINE is the second command-and-control platform designed with same purpose named FOX ACID. The move represented a major tactical shift within the NSA that was expected to have a profound impact allowing the agency to push forward into a new frontier of surveillance operations.”]
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