Washington - U.S. National Security Agency ( NSA ) has created a secret technology to spy on the computer via radio signals to gather information even when the computer is the objec dead .
New York Times reported that the NSA had planted software on 100,000 computers around the world to be able to do pemata - mataan and could give the spy agency 's " digital highway " to launch a cyber attack .
Quoting unnamed sources , The Times reported that the NSA has been using a program codenamed " Quantum " at least since 2008 , relying on a fake radio channels that can be emitted from a small circuit board and card were secretly inserted into computers that.
The paper mentions a radio technology that has helped solve a key problem for the U.S. intelligence services , by way of entering into computers strengthened to counter enemy attacks .
However, the radio frequency hardware must be physically inserted by a spy , plant ( computer makers ) or the computer user is not aware of being spied upon .
NSA and its partners Pentagon , United States Cyber ??Command ( USCC ) , has used this technique against the Chinese Army accused of cyber attacks to U.S. companies .
According to officials and documents quote the Times , this technique is also used when the network against Russian military , police and drug cartels in Mexico , trade institutions within the European Union , and sometimes the fight against terrorism partners such as Saudi Arabia , India and Pakistan .
AFP , the NSA did not directly comment on the report but said it is deploying a variety of foreign intelligence techniques to defend national interests .
" As we have stated previously , the implication that pengoleksian by the NSA is arbitrary and without any obstacles . Activity NSA and specifically focus digelarkan to face - and just for the face - foreign intelligence targets in accordance with the applicable provisions of intelligence , " said NSA .
"Besides , we do not use foreign intelligence capabilities to steal trade secrets foreign companies in the interest of U.S. companies in enhancing their international competitiveness or strengthen the foundation of the companies . "
White House spokesman Jay Carney agrees with the statement of the NSA .
" I do not want to discuss the particular equipment . However NSA acting under the supervision and focus on the discovery and development of intelligence on foreign intelligence targets valid as terrorists , human trafficking and the smuggling of illegal drugs , " said Carney .
" NSA has no interest in personal information the average American . "
President Barack Obama will deliver a proposal Friday to reform the U.S. intelligence following the shocking series of revelations that U.S. allies and other countries over the immensity of data gathering capabilities that U.S. intelligence agencies , according to AFP.