*Exposed: NSA program for hacking any cell phone network, no matter where it is* Program could give a leg up to criminal hackers or spies of other countries. by Dan Goodin - Dec 5 2014, 2:30am CET The National Security Agency has spied on hundreds of companies and groups around the world, including in countries allied with the US government, as part of an effort designed to allow agents to hack into any cellular network, no matter where it's located, according to a report published Thursday. Armed with technical details of a specific provider's current or planned networks, agents secretly attempt to identify or introduce flaws that will make it possible for communications to be covertly tapped, according to an article published by The Intercept. Security experts warned that programs that introduce security flaws or suppress fixes for existing vulnerabilities could cause widespread harm, since the bugs can also be exploited by criminal hackers or governments of nations around the world. […] Continua qui: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/exposed-nsa-program-for-hacking-a...