Intrusive GCHQ cyber-technique list leaked in Edward Snowden dispatch
A document apparently leaked from GCHQ in one of Edward Snowden’s dispatches listing the organisation’s cyber tools and techniques has found its way online.
The GC-wiki page dubbed “Top Secret Strap1 Comint” features a list of intrusive techniques developed by GCHQ’s Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG).
The documents, which were published by First Look Media, show systems used to collect private data, manipulate website traffic, tamper with social networks and even spoof messages from others.
Among the techniques listed is the “Godfather” which gathers “public data from Facebook” and “Goodfella” for “public data collection from Online Social Networks”.
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Source: The Drum
