Category Archives: NSA

Two Years Ago — NSA Hacked French President’s House

Posted on September 4, 2018 by L

“Keith Alexander (Director of the NSA) told me he was disappointed because he never thought we would detect them and he even added: You guys are good.” Bernard Barbier — Director of the DGSE Technical Division September 4 2016 — The … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY — NSA Historian Matthew M. Aid Dies at 60 (1958 – August 20 2018)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by L

‘‘I have no idea how to take a normal vacation. Any spare time I have, I run up to the National Archives to do historical research.’’ Matthew M. Aid “One of Mr. Aid’s most significant findings, which became publicly known … Continue reading →

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Remembering Navy Cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll (July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by L

“Once the pursuit of truth begins to haunt the mind, it becomes an ideal never wholly attained.” “We can never achieve absolute truth but we can live hopefully by a system of calculated probabilities.” Agnes Meyer Driscoll “In her thirty-year … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The First NSA Defection : William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell (June 25 1960)

Posted on June 25, 2018 by L

“The United States Government is as unscrupulous as it has accused the Soviet Government of being. Our main dissatisfaction concerned some of the practices the United States uses in gathering intelligence information … deliberately violating the airspace of other nations … Continue reading →

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Parody — NSA : “Every Post You Make”

Posted on June 24, 2018 by L

“The way things are supposed to work is that we’re supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that’s why they’re called public servants. They’re supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that’s why we’re … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Cyberattack Cripples Institutions Around The World

Posted on May 12, 2018 by L

“One NSA tool, an exploit of Microsoft Windows called EternalBlue, is being used as one method for rapidly spreading a ransomware variant called WannaCry across the world.” Forbes — Friday May 12 2017 May 12 2017 — A massive cyberattack that … Continue reading →

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General Paul Miki Nakasone Takes the Helm of the NSA

Posted on May 6, 2018 by L

“The United States is the cyber punching bag of the world.” General Paul Miki Nakasone — Testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Friday May 4 2018 — General Paul Miki Nakasone is taking over as head of the National Security … Continue reading →

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NSA Expert Blasts Russiagate Hype

Posted on March 28, 2018 by L

“By devoting so much attention to the Russia story, journalists are failing in the difficult job of developing sources within what the spy world calls “hard targets”—the CIA, the NSA, and other parts of the intelligence community. No one, it … Continue reading →

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Trump’s ‘Utterly Ridiculous’ Spy Story Rings a Bell [UPDATE]

Posted on March 6, 2018 by L

“Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct ‘wiretapping’ against the then president-elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored.” GCHQ Spokesman March 21 2017 — GCHQ — Britain’s communications … Continue reading →

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