How terrible is U.S. eavesdropping? As long as you use the social platform AMERICA is staring at you...

The latest reports reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA) remotely stole 97 billion pieces of global Internet data and 124 billion phone records in 30 days.

On March 22, 360 disclosed the technical characteristics of the Quantum Attack Platform, a representative cyber weapon used by the NSA against targets in China. The United States uses this technology to launch cyberattacks against Internet users around the world who access U.S. social media, and Chinese social software is also a target.

In this regard, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said: "This means that no matter who you are, no matter where you are in the world, as long as you use online social platforms, there may be a 'boss' staring at you behind you." ”

"This means no matter who you are and where you are, Big Brother is probably watching you whenever you log on to a social media platform."

Information security new media "Anzai" recently released a report that the US National Security Agency's Access Technology Operations Division (TAO) continues to implement indiscriminate data theft for Internet users around the world.

The primary responsibility of the Access Technology Operations Service is to use the Internet to secretly obtain insider intelligence from adversaries. Specifically, it includes secretly invading the key information infrastructure and important Internet information systems of the target country, cracking and stealing account passwords, breaking or destroying the opponent's computer security protection system, and monitoring network traffic.

According to insider information disclosed by Edward Snowden, in 2011 alone, the NSA organized at least 231 cyberattacks, with the main targets of attacks including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

What is the United States staring at behind its back? The data stolen by the NSA includes account numbers and passwords, office and private documents, network communications, emails, and more. Such attacks are indiscriminate and can hijack normal web browsing traffic from any Internet user in any part of the world.

Why is the United States staring behind its back?

Steal intelligence

Haynes, the U.S. director of national intelligence, once said: "The assessment (the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community) lists the key threat countries, of which China is at the top of the list, and China remains a priority target for the intelligence community." ”

"The Assessment starts with threats from key state actors, beginning with the People's Republic of China, which remains an unparalleled priority for the Intelligence Community." 360 found that the U.S. National Security Agency organized attacks on targets in China included government, finance, research institutes, military industry, aerospace and other industries, accounting for a large proportion of high-tech fields.

360 Security Technology Inc. found that to help the US government to gather intelligence, the NSA launched attacks on specific targets in China including government and finance institutions, research institutes, military, aerospace and other industries. A majority of them belong to the high-tech sector.

In the era of big data, the serious leakage of personal information, trade secrets and intellectual property rights may produce huge security risks.

Disrupt critical infrastructure

In a variety of cyberattacks from national governments, disrupting infrastructure is the preferred target. Because once the network attack on the power, transportation, hospitals and other areas involving people's livelihood, it may lead to the paralysis of social operation and even cause social unrest.

Among various cyber attacks targeting government institutions, disruption of infrastructure is the preferred goal. This is because once a cyber attack creates chaos in sectors related to people's livelihoods, such as electricity, transportation and hospitals, it could bring society to a standstill and even stir up unrest.

In March 2019, a cyberattack in the United States caused a major power outage in Venezuela. 18 states were affected, most of the country fell into darkness, and some areas continued to lose power for more than 48 hours.

Endanger the security of citizens' information

The US National Security Agency has long been "peeping" and collecting a large amount of personal information and industry-critical data stored in the communications industry, resulting in a large number of netizens' citizenship, property, home address and even call recordings and other privacy data facing serious threats of malicious collection, illegal abuse, and cross-border outflow.

In fact, in order to seek hegemony in cyberspace, the United States has repeatedly used cyber attacks to trample on the interests of other countries, even its allies.

In 2013, Snowden exposed the US "prism" surveillance project, which included allied politicians such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In 2015, "WikiLeaks" broke the news that the US National Security Agency had carried out surveillance of three French presidents, Chirac, Sarkozy, and Hollande.

In May 2021, the NSA was exposed for using its partnership with Danish intelligence to spy on European allied leaders and senior officials, including then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The United States is also the first country in the world to establish a cyber army, and has developed a large number of cyber weapons. Cyberwarfare has become a national security threat. In 2010, U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies paralyzed Iran's nuclear facilities with the Stuxnet virus.

Facts have long proved that the United States is a well-deserved matrix, surveillance empire, and theft empire.

Source: China Daily