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posted by n1 on Friday May 22 2015, @03:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the swiss-cheese-security dept.

According to a story at the Intercept, the National Security Agency and its closest allies planned to hijack data links to Google and Samsung app stores to infect smartphones with spyware, a top-secret document reveals.

As part of a pilot project codenamed IRRITANT HORN, the agencies were developing a method to hack and hijack phone users’ connections to app stores so that they would be able to send malicious “implants” to targeted devices. The implants could then be used to collect data from the phones without their users noticing.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by darkfeline on Saturday May 23 2015, @03:10PM

    by darkfeline (1030) on Saturday May 23 2015, @03:10PM (#186878) Homepage

    I suppose you love the US's tax code then? So many rules to choose from, which one's your favorite?

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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Saturday May 23 2015, @04:01PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Saturday May 23 2015, @04:01PM (#186888)

    My favourite would be the one that has me pay the least money.