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Hackers reverse-engineer NSA’s leaked bugging devices

“Using documents leaked by Edward Snowden, hackers have built bugs that can be attached to computers to steal information in a host of intrusive ways

RADIO hackers have reverse-engineered some of the wireless spying gadgets used by the US National Security Agency. Using documents leaked by Edward Snowden, researchers have built simple but effective tools that can be attached to parts of a computer to gather private information in a host of intrusive ways.”

Source:Hackers reverse-engineer NSA’s leaked bugging devices – tech – 18 June 2014 – New Scientist