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NSA Infected 50,000 Computer Networks With Malicious Software

Posted by Unknown on from the pretty-sure-that's-illegal dept.

rtoz writes "The American intelligence service — NSA — infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malicious software designed to steal sensitive information, documents provided by former NSA-employee Edward Snowden show."

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  1. Re:Belgium is a NATO member by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nice observation there. What country doesn't spy on allies? Are you that naive?

  2. 50k? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would imagine there's a whole lot more of windows installations...

  3. Re:Belgium is a NATO member by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    And the point is -- does it matter what is illegal for the Finnish government to do inside foreign nations, when that's basically like envisioning Queens and Brooklyn invading Jersey?

  4. Re:Belgium is a NATO member by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    For contrast, if Finland was a state of usa, it'd be 5th in area and 23rd (if i remember correctly) in population.