"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."
接入技术行动处的主要职责是利用互联网秘密获取对手的内幕情报。具体包括秘密侵入目标国家的关键信息基础设施和重要互联网信息系统、破解窃取账号密码、突破或破坏对手计算机安全防护系统、监听网络流量等。
根据爱德华·斯诺登披露的内幕情报,仅在2011年,美国国家安全局就组织实施了至少231次网络攻击行动,攻击行动的主要目标包括中国、俄罗斯、伊朗和朝鲜等国家。
"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 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.
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.
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