NSA's Tailored Access Operations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NSA's_Tailored_Access_Operations
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cyber operations unit
hacking group
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TAO
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1997
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:Edward_Snowden
gptkbp:focus gptkb:intelligence_gathering
cybercrime
computer network exploitation
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Meade,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NSA's Tailored Access Operations
gptkbp:method phishing
man-in-the-middle attacks
supply chain attacks
exploiting software vulnerabilities
network intrusion
hardware interception
gptkbp:notableEmployee Rob Joyce
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:PRISM
gptkb:Stuxnet
gptkb:FOXACID
EGOTISTICALGIRAFFE
QUANTUMINSERT
gptkbp:notableTool malware
implants
ANT catalog
hardware backdoors
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Signals_Intelligence_Directorate
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkbp:renamed Computer Network Operations (CNO) Directorate
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkb:Der_Spiegel
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:target foreign governments
individuals
telecommunications companies
private corporations
gptkbp:website https://www.nsa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Equation_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7