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All of you knew that it could only get worse:
Kaspersky malware probers have uncovered a new 'operating system-like' platform that [they claim] was developed and used by the National Security Agency (NSA) in its Equation spying arsenal. The EquationDrug or Equestre platform is used to deploy [an estimated] 116 plug-in modules to target computers that can siphon data and spy on victims. So far, only 30 modules have been identified.
"It's important to note that EquationDrug is not just a trojan, but a full espionage platform, which includes a framework for conducting cyber-espionage activities by deploying specific modules on the machines of selected victims," Kaspersky researchers say in a report.
The article goes on to explain that Kaspersky further believes that the software is part of the "NSA's campaign to infect hard disk firmware". There is considerably more detail in the article.
I think I am going to get my old manual typewriter out of the garage, get a new ribbon, use U.S. Mail instead of e-mail, and buy more ink for my fountain pens.
(Score: 2) by mendax on Monday March 16 2015, @07:20PM
Oh, I don't know about that. I write real letters to several correspondents every week, more or less. I've had very little trouble with my letters getting there or them getting to me. Because some of my correspondents are prisoners (I encourage everyone to write prisoners, BTW), I've had more trouble with prison authorities in getting my letters delivered than I've had with the U.S. mail. Having said that, the last letter I lost from a correspondent was due to my own disorganization. I cleaned my office and found an unopened letter that fell on the floor and got covered up with other crap.
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.