Nakasone: Foreign surveillance program helped fend off cyberattacks

NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone said Thursday that the special targeted internet surveillance program for non-U.S. citizens known as Section 702 has played an “irreplaceable” role in helping the agency fend off ransomware attacks and prevent weapons components from reaching adversaries, as well as being used to identify threats to U.S. troops. “702 has helped […]

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