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Assessment of Intelligence Opportunity – Juniper

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Release Date: 2015-12-23 Document Date: 2011-02-03

This GCHQ report dated 3 February 2011 and written by a seconded NSA staff member, alludes to the agencies’ capabilities against 13 models of firewalls produced by Juniper Networks, Inc: see the Intercept article NSA Helped British Spies Find Security Holes In Juniper Firewalls, 23 December 2015.

TOP SECRET STRAP1 ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE OPPORTUNITY - JUNIPER 03 February 2011 Executive Summary Background • Juniper Networks, Inc. headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA is...

DEFIANTWARRIOR and the NSA’s Use of Bots

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Release Date: 2015-01-17 Document Date: 2010-05-24

This 24 May 2010 NSA presentation describes the ways the agency uses botnets (“bot herding”): see the Der Spiegel article The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle, 17 January 2015.

TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL USA, FVEY DEFIANTWARRIO R 7 / //and the ; NSA's Uè^ojÆotá/ Overall Classification: TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL FVEY Current As Of: 24 May 2010 Derived From: NSA/CSS...

SNOWGLOBE: From Discovery to Attribution

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Release Date: 2015-01-17 Document Date: 2011-01-01

This 2011 CSEC presentation describes how the agency analysed SNOWGLOBE, which it considered “to be a state-sponsored CNO effort, put forth by a French intelligence agency”: see the Der Spiegel article The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle, 17 January 2015.

Overall Classification: TOP SECRET II COMINT II REL TO CAN, AUS, GBR, NZL, USA ■ ■ Communications Security Establishment Canada SNOWGLOBE: From Discovery to Attribution CSEC CNT/Cyb...

DAPINO GAMMA CNE Presence and IPT codes

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Release Date: 2015-02-19

This undated Wiki page details aspects of GCHQ’s DAPINO GAMMA operation against mobile SIM manufacturer Gemalto: see the Intercept article The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle, 19 February 2015.

[edit] DAPINO GAMMA CNE Presence and IPT keys [edit] Our Workshop Aims To investigate Gemalto to look for: • 1. Find more external IP addresses (France and Poland are prioirities) for acces...

Roger Dingledine at NSA NOV 2007

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Release Date: 2013-10-04 Document Date: 2007-11-01

This NSA memo summarises a talk given by Roger Dingledine of the Tor Project on 1 November 2007: see the Secret NSA documents show campaign against Tor encrypted network, 4 October 2013.

TOP SECRET // COMINT // REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL Roger Dingledine at NSA NOV 2007 From PE Contents * 1 (U) Talk by Roger Dingledine at NSA, 11/01/2007 at R&E (Sponsored by NSA RT) o 1...

SIGINT Seniors Making History – in a Good Way

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Release Date: 2018-03-01 Document Date: 2005-08-02

This 2005 article from the internal NSA newsletter SIDToday describes the conclusions of a meeting of the SIGINT Seniors group – the participants committed the 12 nations to deploy a tactical communications system in Afghanistan and build on the successful partnership during the Athens Olympics Games in advance of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy […]

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) SIGINT Seniors Making History - in a Good Way FROM: FAD's MultiNational/Second P...

Global Collaboration Environment (GCE)

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Release Date: 2018-03-01 Document Date: 2013-04-10

This set of NSA talking points, dated 10 April 2013, outlines a plan for continuing the GCE intelligence-sharing arrangement beyond the Afghan war, which NSA and GCHQ would collaborate on closely: see the Intercept article The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed, 1 March 2018.

SECRET//SI//REL TO USA, GBR (U) Topic: Global Collaboration Environment (GCE) (U//FOUO) Director's Talking Points: • (S//REL TO USA, GBR) Thank GCHQ for giving full support to GCE, and for...

SIGINT Partnership Agrees to Greater Sharing

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Release Date: 2018-03-01 Document Date: 2010-08-12

This 12 August 2010 post from the NSA’s internal newsletter SIDToday describes the outcomes of the annual Sigint Seniors Europe (SSEURP) conference, which agreed in principle to increase information sharing: see the Intercept article The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed, 1 March 2018.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (S//SI//REL) SIGINT Partnership Agrees to Greater Sharing on Afghanistan, CT, Piracy, and ...

The International Security Issues Build-Out

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Release Date: 2017-04-24 Document Date: 2006-05-17

This section of a 17 May 2006 article from an internal NSA newsletter makes it clear that Japanese foreign policy and trade activities are surveillance targets for the agency: see the Intercept article Japan Made Secret Deals With The NSA That Expanded Global Surveillance, 24 April 2017.

DYNAMIC PAGE - HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI TK 7 REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (C) The International Seemin’ Issues Build-Out Global Capabilities Manager. ISI (S2C) Ru...

Classification Guide for SIGINT Material Dating from 16 August 1945 – 31 December 1967

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Release Date: 2014-06-18 Document Date: 2011-11-21

This NSA classification guide, dated 21 November 2011, covers signals intelligence material that as to be kept secret for more than the standard 60 years: see the Der Spiegel article The NSA in Germany: Snowden’s Documents Available for Download, 18 June 2014.

TOP SECRET//SjyTK//NOFÜRN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE (U) CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR SIGINT Material Dating from 16 August 1945 *31 December 1967 Effects Dale: 21 De...

NSA Washington Mission

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Release Date: 2014-05-13 Document Date: 2006-01-01

This excerpt from a 2006 NSA memo written by the global resources manager of the International Security Issues (ISI) mission underlines the importance of data on energy resources, production and international investment to the agency: see the book No Place To Hide, 13 May 2014.

Page 138 (U) NSA Washington Mission (U) Regional (TS//SI) ISI is responsible for 13 individual nation states in three continents. One significant tie that binds all these countries togethe...

Belgacom_connections

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Release Date: 2014-12-13

This undated GCHQ screenshot, which appears to be from a map viewer called CARBON ROD, shows the international connections that made Belgacom a desirable target for the agnecy: see the Intercept article Operation Socialist: The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco, 13 December 2014.

Meteor Mobile Telecommunications bmited ITS Gn\bH; Germ; VO D AF 0 M E_U K_AS N VodaTo ASN-BICS UK PXket Backboj ier Services fBtepmblic- FRANCÍ sipska; Herzei 'elek&miini...

About the Virtual Private Network SIGDev Working Group...

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Release Date: 2017-09-13 Document Date: 2005-05-12

A brief description of a working group focused on monitoring and helping to exploit virtual private networks, or VPNs. Established in 2004, the working group publishes regular "VPN Target Activity Reports" on dozens of countries and organizations around the world. "These reports may help you exploit targets' VPNs more successfully," the chair of the working group writes.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (TS//SI) About the Virtual Private Network SIGDev Working Group... FROM: Chair NSA VPN WG, Ad...

UN Security Council: Round Two of U.S. Draft Resolution on Iraq

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Release Date: 2016-08-10 Document Date: 2003-10-07

Critical analysis of a U.S. draft resolution on Iraq in the U.N. Security Council and its chances of success.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U//FOUO) UN Security Council: Round Two of U.S. Draft Resolution on Iraq FROM...

Sydney Jaffe Career Language Award Winners

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Release Date: 2016-05-16 Document Date: 2003-06-04

Language award winners are announced.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Sydney Jaffe Career Language Award Winners FROM: SIGINT Communications Unk...

Muhammad Tahir Shahzad AKA Abu Hamza

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Release Date: 2014-07-05 Document Date: 2011-01-22

These two slides from a 22 January 2011 NSA PowerPoint presentation constitute the first document drawing on intercepted communications content to be made public. The subject of this presentation was captured in Abbottabad, Pakistan on 23 January 2011: see the Washington Post article In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are, […]

Muhammad Tahir Shahzad AKA Abu Hamza 22 JANUARY 2011 OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENT: (U//FOUO) The following information has not been fully analyzed and may be incomplete and sub...

THIEVING MAGPIE – Using on-board GSM/GPRS to track targets

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Release Date: 2014-05-13 Document Date: 2012-01-01

These slides from a 2012 GCHQ presentation outline the progress the agency has made in intercepting mobile phone calls made on board commercial aircraft: see the book No Place To Hide, 13 May 2014.

THIEVING MAGPIE Using on-board GSM/GPRS services to track targets TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, FVEY STRAP 1 This information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Infor ____...

Hostage Support — Another Success Story

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Release Date: 2017-09-13 Document Date: 2005-02-01

When insurgents took two French journalists hostage in Iraq, the DGSE, France's external intelligence service, requested help and support from the NSA. When the hostages were released in December 2004, the DGSE's director general sent a message of gratitude to NSA Director Michael Hayden.

DYNAMIC PAGE - HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TCP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Hostage Support -- Another Success Story FROM: (S//SI) SIGINT Liaison Orficen^an^...

UN Peacekeeping in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Growth Industry

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Release Date: 2016-12-07 Document Date: 2004-03-16

An article describes the current state of U.N. peacekeeping operations in sub-Saharan Africa and predicts growth in missions and personnel. There is no mention of NSA or SID participation.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) UN Peacekeeping in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Growth Industry FROM: Deputy SIN...

InSIDer's View of History: 'Local Support' as Stress Management

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Release Date: 2016-12-07 Document Date: 2004-07-01

An anecdote about being asked by an ambassador to translate a string of extremely offensive words in the local language to English.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U//FOUO) InSIDer's View of History : 'Local Support' as Stress Management FR...

InSIDer's View of History: Desert One - The Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission

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Release Date: 2016-12-07 Document Date: 2004-05-21

Anecdote about signals intelligence during the 1980 Iranian hostage rescue mission.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) InSIDer's View of History : Desert One - The Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission<...

SIGINT Analysts: In-flight GSM Is No Joke

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Release Date: 2016-12-07 Document Date: 2010-05-18

This 18 May 2010 article from the NSA internal newsletter SIDToday outlines how the agency is reacting to the growth of mobile phone services on board commercial aircraft: see the Intercept article American and British Spy Agencies Targeted In-flight Mobile Phone Use, 7 December 2016.

TOP SECRET//COMINT//RELTO USA, FVEY \\ (U//FOUO) In-Flight GSM S32423/S3T1 The overall classification of this briefing is TOP SECRET//COMTNT//REI, TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, FVE...

An Easy Way to Win: Using SIGINT to Learn about New Viruses (Project Camberdada)

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Release Date: 2015-06-22 Document Date: 2010-01-01

This 2010 NSA presentation describes Project Camberdada, an attempt to subvert popular antivirus software by means of surveilling email traffic: see the Intercept article Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks, 22 June 2015.

TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL An Eas Using S about P fwmuuuu IGINT to Learn iew Viruses Project CAMBERDADA ByHH, 1412 (IAD) V252|| Derived From: NSA/CSSM...

Pay attention to that man behind the curtain: Discovering aliens on CNE infrastructure

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Release Date: 2015-01-17 Document Date: 2010-06-01

This June 2010 CSEC presentation for the CSEC conference outlines counter-computer network exploitation (CCNE) techniques: see the Der Spiegel article The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle, 17 January 2015.

TOP SECRET II COMINT Pay attention to that man behind the curtain: Discovering aliens on CNE infrastructure CSEC Counter-CNE Target Analytics thread SIGDEV Conference NSA-June 201...

DAPINO GAMMA Target Personalisation Centres

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Release Date: 2015-02-19 Document Date: 2011-01-01

This 2011 Wiki page details aspects of GCHQ’s DAPINO GAMMA operation against mobile SIM manufacturer Gemalto: see the Intercept article The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle, 19 February 2015.

[edit] Target Personalisation centres ( non 5 eyes): [edit] France • La Ciotat • Meudon - On outskirts of Paris • PontAudemer [edit] Poland Tczew [edit] Czech Republic [edit]...

Who’s Who in Afghanistan?

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Release Date: 2018-03-01 Document Date: 2009-02-11

This 2 November 2009 post from the NSA internal newsletter SIDToday explains how agency resources are deployed in Afghanistan: see the Intercept article The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed, 1 March 2018.

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Who's Who in Afghanistan? FROM: (U//FOUO) Afghanistan/Pakistan Mission Managemen...

Third Party Partners

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Release Date: 2013-12-08

This short excerpt from an NSA document shows that nine European States – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden – have a second-tier ‘third party’ relationship with the agency: see the SVT article NSA “asking for” specific exchanges from FRA – Secret treaty since 1954, 8 December 2013.

* (S//SI. REU) SSEU’R. members are the Five Eyes nations (Australia, Canada. New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States] and the following Tliird Party partners: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germ...

Cable Master List

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Release Date: 2014-11-25 Document Date: 2009-07-27

These July 2009 documents provide a full list of the fibre-optic cables GCHQ had access to at that point, including details of location, bandwidth and corporate partners: see the Süddeutsche Zeitung article Snowden-Leaks: How Vodafone-Subsidiary Cable & Wireless Aided GCHQ’s Spying Efforts, 25 November 2014. […]

partner_cables.pdf: Partner Cable UK? REMEDY GERONTIC DACRON LITTLE PINNAGE STREET CAR VITREOUS Apolo UK IRU/LC DCO IRU/LC IRU/LC IRU/LC CANTAT 3 UK DCO IRU/LC Concerto UK D...

Exhibit F

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Release Date: 2014-06-30 Document Date: 2010-07-16

This document lists the 193 governments, intragovernmental organisations and other entities which the NSA was granted the legal authority to intercept communications “about” for foreign intelligence purposes in August 2010: see the Washington Post article Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, 30 June 2014.

TOP SECRET//NOFORN EXHIBIT F IN THE MATTER OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, FOREIGN FACTIONS Ns?F^yyiG#i 11- ENTITIES, AND FOREIGN-BASED POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS >■,, f;f |:VV DNI/AG 70...

SID Around the World: The Rhineland

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Release Date: 2014-06-18 Document Date: 2003-09-27

This internal NSA post from 16 September 2003 describes one agency staffer’s experience of working at the NSA’s German stations: see the Der Spiegel article Spying Together: Germany’s Deep Cooperation with the NSA, 18 June 2014.

{U//FOUO)SIDArnunhthe World: The Rheinland FROM Unknown Run Date: 09/16/2003 (S//SI) Having served on one field tour at NCEUR, Stuttgart, Germany, in the mid-1990s, I was once again ...

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