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Be sure to check out the mentioned catalog. [1]

The NSA's capabilities back in 2008 were pretty astonishing: "RAGEMASTER" A $30 device that taps a VGA cable and transmits the contents of your screen to the NSA van sitting outside! Crazy stuff. Makes you wonder what they've built in the last 15 years.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_catalog



Today you’ve got open access USB cable which can stream your shit out on WiFi, no doubt the NSA has worse.




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