Wiki leaks claimed NSA involved in Hacking Pakistani mobiles

[BHarwana]

Reports just came in that Wiki Leaks have claimed US agency NSA is involved in the hacking of Pakistani mobiles. Report to be updated soon.

 

[BHarwana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/850771032508047360

WikiLeaks has unearthed documents stating US’s National Security Agency (NSA) has allegedly spied on Pakistani civilian and military leadership in the past.

NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes in the USA.


Edward Snowden, a former NSA employee, has also suggested in the past that NSA used wiretapping and cyber weapons to spy on many international leaders.

On Saturday, WikiLeaks revealed hundreds of cyber weapons variants which include code pointing towards NSA hacking Pakistan mobile system.

The link shared in the tweet by WikiLeaks’ official account points to a Github repository containing the decrypted files pertaining to NSA cyber weapons. A complete analysis of these files by a cyber security expert is needed to further highlight the severity of the situation.

Initial impressions, however, seem to indicate that these leaks will certainly provide more substance to previous allegations against NSA.



https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/10/u-s-nsa-hacked-pakistani-mobile-system-wikileaks/

 

[Saifullah Sani]

NSA hacked Pakistani mobile system: Wikileaks

Wikileaks has given weight to a claim that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had compromised telecommunication networks in Pakistan.

In a tweet, the whistleblower website referenced a new set of decrypted data leaked by notorious hacker group ShadowBrokers, which had leaked a huge tranche of alleged spy tools used by NSA for intercepting communications around the world.

Since the latest release, a number of security researchers have made use of the password to decrypt and make sense of some documents.

One such researcher that goes by the Twitter name "x0rz" has claimed that part of the documents show NSA's access inside Mobilink's GSM network.

https://twitter.com/x/status/850735378210459650

In response to a query by Dawn.com, Mobilink's Chief Technical Officer, Khalid Shehzad said that "subscriber privacy is our top priority. We have a state of the art security mechanism in place to ensure data protection and are constantly testing and upgrading it."

Shehzad further goes on to explain that "the news on social media regarding the NSA leaks are related to Mobilink and refers to 2006 and has no implications today."

The original data dump was made by the hacker group in August last year but included a set of encrypted files, with previews of tools that were allegedly used by the NSA.

Previously, security experts had warned the posting could prove to be a hoax.

The group said interested parties had to send funds in advance of winning the auction via Bitcoin currency and would not get their money back if they lost.

On Saturday, however, ShadowBrokers released a password for the encrypted files, giving public access to the database.

On Medium, an account allegedly run by the hacking group claims, in a post releasing the password for the files, "TheShadowBrokers... auction was an apparent failure. Consider this our form of protest."

The post also directly addresses US President Donald Trump and sets forth a series of 'policy suggestions'.

Previously, The Intercept had reported that the NSA had allegedly spied on top civil-military communications in Pakistan using a tool called 'SECONDDATE', the code to which was leaked by ShadowBrokers.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1326104/nsa-hacked-pakistani-mobile-system-wikileaks

 

[Dark-Destroyer]

So what is the prime minister going to say about this? Is the people of Pakistan security and right to privacy not important to them are they going to raise their concerns regarding this it may be old news but what's to say it can't happen again and what would the implications be if it did?

 

[YeBeWarned]

What's new ? we already know that

 

[xyxmt]

I am sure PPP govt allowed this

 

[friendly_troll96]

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[Fledgingwings]

So what is the prime minister going to say about this? Is the people of Pakistan security and right to privacy not important to them are they going to raise their concerns regarding this it may be old news but what's to say it can't happen again and what would the implications be if it did?

They didnt even speared their 1st class mates like German chancellor and some european heads.how can we as a 3rd class state,s people expect them to respect our privacy????