NSA can spy on computers not connected to the Internet
Originally published on January 15, 2014
The National Security Agency has employed technology that allows it to enter computers and alter data without connecting to the internet.
According to the New York Times, the NSA has been using the secret technology since at least 2008. The technology relies on a covert channel of radio waves that can be transmitted from tiny circuit boards and USB plugs inserted into target computers.
The transceivers within the USB plugs communicate with a briefcase-size NSA relay station up to 13 km away. The relay station transmits the data back to the NSA's Remote Operations Center. The technology allows the NSA to alter data or transmit malware to target computers.
The NSA reportedly has not implanted its software or used its radio frequency technology inside the United States.
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