Photos of an NSA “upgrade” factory show Cisco router getting implant

Credit: Ars Technica

You may have read previously on these pages of malware installed in USA manufactured comms equipment by the NSA. More at Ars Techninca:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa-upgrade-factory-show-cisco-router-getting-implant/ / document National Security Agency NSA files released Glenn Greenwald’s book No Place to Hide Tailored Access Operations TAO unit NSA employees intercept servers routers network gear in transit shipped organizations targeted for surveillance install covert implant firmware delivered deliver Trojan horse systems NSA manager most productive operations pre-position access points hard target networks document June 2010 internal newsletter article Access and Target Development department S3261 includes photos NSA employees opening the shipping box Cisco router install installing beacon firmware load station specifically for the task /