USA surveillance tools

A
AIRGAP
Priority missions tool used to determine SIGINT gaps
AGILITY
NSA internet information tool or database
AGILEVIEW
NSA internet information tool or database
AIRSTEED
Cell phone tracking program of the Global Access Operations (GAO)
ALPHA
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Great Britain
AMBULANT
(AMB) - SI-ECI compartment related to the BULLRUN program
ANCHORY
* NSA software system which provides web access to textual intelligence documents
* Main repository of finished NSA SIGINT reports going back three years.
APERIODIC
SI-ECI compartment related to the program
AQUACADE
A class of SIGINT spy satellites (formerly RHYOLITE)
AQUADOR
Merchant ship tracking tool
ARGON
Satellite mapping program
ASSOCIATION
NSA tool or database
AUNTIE
SI-ECI compartment related to the program
AUTOSOURCE
NSA tool or database
B
BANYAN
NSA tool or database
BEACHHEAD
Computer exploit delivered by the system
BELLTOPPER
NSA database
BELLVIEW
BINOCULAR
Former NSA intelligence dissemination tool
BLACKFOOT
The French diplomatic office at the UN in New York
BLACKHEART
collection through FBI implants
BLACKMAGIC
NSA database or tool
BLACKPEARL
NSA tool or database
BLACKWATCH
NSA reporting tool
BLARNEY
NSA internet and telephony network collection program
BLUEANCHOR
Partner providing a network access point for the program
BLUEZEPHYR
Sub-program of
BOUNDLESS INFORMANT
DNI and DNR data visualization tool.
BULLRUN
An NSA COI for decryption of network communications - (GHCQ's Edgehill)
BYEMAN (BYE)
Retired control system for overhead collection systems (1961-2005)
C
CADENCE
NSA collection tasking tool or database
CANYON
Class of COMINT spy satellites (1968-1977)
CANNON LIGHT
Counterintelligence database of the US Army
CARBOY
Second Party satellite intercept station at Bude, England
CARBOY II
Units of ECHELON which break down satellite links into telephone and telegraph channels
CARILLION
NSA high performance computing center
CASPORT
User authentication system
CENTERMASS
NSA tool or database
CERF CALL MOSES1
?
CHALKFUN
?
CHASEFALCON
Major program of the Global Access Operations (GAO)
CHEWSTICK
NSA tool or database
CHIPPEWA
Some communications network, involving Israel
CIMBRI
?
CINEPLEX
NSA tool or database
CLASSIC BULLSEYE
Worldwide ocean SIGINT surveillance system (1960's-?)
CLOUD
NSA database
COASTLINE
NSA tool or database
COBALTFALCON
Sub-program of OAKSTAR
COGNOS
NSA tool or database
COMMONVIEW
NSA database or tool
CONFIRM
NSA database for personnel access
CONTRAOCTAVE
NSA tool or database
CONVEYANCE
A voice content ingest processor? / Provide filtering for .
CORALINE
The NSA satellite intercept station at Sabena Seca at Puerto Rico
CORONA
A series of photographic surveillance satellites (1959-1972)
COURIERSKILL
NSA Collection mission system
CREDIBLE
Transport of intelligence materials to partner agencies
CREST
Database which automatically translates foreign language intercepts in English
CRISSCROSS
Database of telecommunications selectors
CRYPTO ENABLED
collection derived from AO's efforts to enable crypto
CULTWEAVE
Smaller size SIGINT database
D
DANCINGOASIS
SSO collection program
DANGERMOUSE
Tactical SIGINT collecting system for like cell phone calls
DARKTHUNDER
SSO Corporate/TAO Shaping program
DECKPIN
NSA crisis cell activated during emergencies
DELTA
Compartment for COMINT material from intercepts of Soviet military operations
DEWSWEEPER
USB (Universal Serial Bus) hardware host tap that provides COVERT link over US link into a target network. Operates w/RF relay subsystem to provide wireless Bridge into target network.
DIKTER
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Norway
DISHFIRE
NSA internet information tool or database
DROPMIRE
passive collection of emanations using an antenna
DRTBOX
Program for intercepting mobile communication networks
* US-985D - France ?
* US-987LA - Germany ?
* US-987LB - Germany ?
DRUID
SIGINT Exchange Designator for third party countries
DYNAMO
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Denmark
E
ECHELON
A SIGINT collection network run by the UKUSA (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) revealed by Duncan Campbell in 1988.
ECHO
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Australia
EGOTISTICALGIRAFFE
(EGGI) - NSA program for exploiting the TOR network
EGOTISTICALGOAT
(EGGO) - NSA tool for exploiting the TOR network
ENDUE
A COI for sensitive decrypts of the program
ERRONEOUSINGENUITY
(ERIN) - NSA tool for exploiting the TOR network
EVENINGEASEL
Program for surveillance of phone and text communications from Mexico's cell phone network
EVILOLIVE
Collects internet traffic and data
F
FAIRVIEW
NSA internet and telephony network collection program
FALLOUT
DNI metadata ingest processor / Provides filtering for PRISM.
FISHBOWL
NSA program for securing commercial smartphones
FOREMAN
?
FOXACID
FoxAcid identifies Tor users on the Internet and then executes an attack against their Firefox web browser.
# finding Tor users via programs codenamed , , and .
# The NSA creates "fingerprints" that detect HTTP requests from the Tor network to particular servers.
# These fingerprints are loaded into NSA database systems like ,
# Using powerful data analysis tools with codenames such as , and , the NSA automatically look for Tor connections.
# After the identification, the NSA uses its network of secret Internet servers to redirect those users to another set of secret Internet servers, with the codename FoxAcid, to infect the user's computer.
# Once the computer is successfully attacked, it secretly calls back to a FoxAcid server, which then performs additional attacks on the target computer to ensure that it remains compromised long-term, and continues to provide eavesdropping information back to the NSA.
See for the Man-in-the-middle.
G
GAMMA (G)
Compartment for highly sensitive communication intercepts
GAMUT
NSA collection tasking tool or database
GENIE
implants of spywares
* US-3136
* US-3137
GENTE
multi-stage opetation; jumping the airgap etc.
GLOBAL BROKER
NSA tool or database
H
HAVE QUICK (HQ)
Frequency-hopping system used to protect military UHF radio traffic
HERCULES
CIA terrorism database
HIGHTIDE
NSA tool or database
HIGHLANDS
spywares implants =====
HOMEBASE
Tactical tasking tool for digital network identification
I
INDIA
SIGINT Exchange Designator for New Zealand
INTRUDER
Series of ELINT and COMINT spy satellites (since 2009)
ISHTAR
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Japan
IVY BELLS
NSA, CIA and Navy operation to place wire taps on Soviet underwater communication cables
J
JEROBOAM
Another name used for the TRUMPET spy satellites
JUGGERNAUT
Picks up all signals from mobile networks
JUMPSEAT
Class of SIGINT reconnaissance satellites (1971-1983)
K
KLONDIKE (KDK)
Control system for sensitive geospatial intelligence
L
LIFESAVER
imaging of the hard driver (from lemonde.fr
LITHIUM
?
LOPERS
Software application for Public Switched Telephone Networks
M
MAGIC LANTERN
A keystroke logging software developed by the FBI
MAGNETIC
sensor collection of magnetic emanations (lemonde.fr)
MAGNUM
Series of SIGINT spy satellites (since 1985)
MAILORDER
MAIN CORE
Federal database of personal and financial data of suspicious US citizens
MAINWAY
NSA database of bulk phone metadata (Call records DB)
MARINA
NSA database of bulk internet metadata (Internet records DB)
MENTOR
Class of SIGINT spy satellites (since 1995)
MESSIAH
NSA automated message handling system
METTLESOME
NSA Collection mission system
MINARET
A sister project to Project SHAMROCK (1967-1973)
MINERALIZE
collection from LAN implant (lemonde.fr
MOONLIGHTPATH
An NSA collection program
MORAY
Retired compartment for the least sensitive COMINT material
N
NUCLEON
Database for contents of phone calls (Voice data DB)
O
OAKSTAR
NSA internet and telephony network collection program, voir aussi "2013 mass surveillance disclosures".
OILSTOCK
Air Force/Navy tool to track ships in real time
OCEAN
(?)
OCEANARIUM
Database for SIGINT from NSA and intelligence sharing partners around the world.
OCELOT
Probably a NSA program for collection from internet and telephony networks
OCTAVE
NSA tool for telephone network tasking
OCTSKYWARD
NSA tool or database
ONEROOF
Main tactical SIGINT database (Afghanistan), consisting of raw and unfiltered intercepts
OSCAR
SIGINT Exchange Designator for the USA
P
PATHFINDER
SIGINT analysis tool (made by SAIC)
PINWALE
Database for recorded signals intercepts/internet content (Video data DB)
PLUS
NSA SIGINT production feedback program
PRISM
NSA collection program for foreign internet data
PROTON
SIGINT database for time-sensitive targets/counterintelligence
PURPLE
Codename for a Japanese diplomatic cryptosystem during WWII
PUZZLECUBE
NSA tool or database
Q
<span id"QUANTUM">QUANTUM</span> ===
See
To trick targets into visiting a FoxAcid server, the NSA relies on its secret partnerships with US telecoms companies. As part of the Turmoil system, the NSA places secret servers, codenamed Quantum, at key places on the Internet backbone for a man-in-the-middle (or a man-in-the-side).
The NSA uses these fast Quantum servers to execute a packet injection attack, which surreptitiously redirects the target to the server.
R
RADON
Bi-directional host tap that can inject Ethernet packets onto the same targets. Allows bi-directional exploitation of Denies networks using standard on-net tools. (cf. lemonde.fr)
RAGTIME (RT)
Codeword for four NSA surveillance programs
* Ragtime-A : counterterrorism
* Ragtime-B :
* Ragtime-C : counterproliferation actvities (like WMD, nuclear, biological, chemical).
* Ragtime-P (P -> Patriot act ?) : warantless wiretapping
RAMPART / RAMPART-T
penetration of hard targets at or near leadership level
RENOIR
NSA telephone network visualization tool
RESERVE (RSV)
Control system for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
RICHTER
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Germany
RUFF
Compartment of TALENT KEYHOLE for IMINT satellites
RHYOLITE
Class of SIGINT spy satellites (in 1975 changed to AQUACADE)
S
SABRE
Retired(?) SIGINT product codeword
SAVILLE
Narrow band voice encryption used for radio and telephone communication
SCISSOR
SCORPIOFORE
SHARKFIN
Sweeps up all-source communications intelligence at high speed and volumes
SEMESTER
NSA SIGINT reporting tool
SENTINEL
NSA database security filter
SETTEE
SIGINT Exchange Designator for South Korea
SHAMROCK
Operation for intercepting telegraphic data going in or out the US (1945-1975)
SHELLTRUMPET
NSA metadata processing program
SILKWORTH
A software program used for the ECHELON system
SIRE
A software program used for the ECHELON system
SKYWRITER
NSA internet intelligence reporting tool
SOLIS
SIGINT product databases
SPHINX
Counterintelligence database of the Defense Intelligence Agency
SPINNERET
an NSA operational branche?
SPOKE
Retired compartment for less sensitive COMINT material
STELLARWIND (STLW)
SCI compartment for the President's Surveillance Program information
STONE GHOST
DIA classified network for information exchange with UK, Canada and Australia
STORMBREW
NSA internet and telephony network collection program
STUMPCURSOR
Foreign computer accessing program of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations
SURREY
Main NSA requirements database, where targets and selectors are “validated” by NSA managers
T
TALENT KEYHOLE (TK)
Control system for space-based collection platforms
TALK QUICK
An interim secure voice system created to satisfy urgent requirements imposed by conditions to Southeast Asia. Function was absorbed by AUTOSEVOCOM
TAPERLAY
covername for Global Numbering Data Base (GNDB)?
TAROTCARD
NSA tool or database
TEMPEST
Investigations and studies of compromising electronic emanations
TFTP
The Terrorist Finance Tracking Program is a program to access the SWIFT transaction database
THINTREAD
NSA program for wiretapping and sophisticated analysis of the resulting data
TRAFFICTHIEF
Part of the TURBULENCE and the PRISM programs
TRAILBLAZER
NSA Program to analyze data carried on communications networks
TREASUREMAP
NSA internet content visualization tool
TRIBUTARY
NSA provided voice threat warning network
TRINE
Predecessor of the UMBRA compartment for COMINT
TRUMPET
Series of ELINT reconnaissance satellites (1994-2008)
TUNINGFORK
NSA tool or database
TURBULENCE
NSA Program to detect threats in cyberspace (2005- )
TURMOIL
Part of the TURBULENCE program
TUSKATTIRE
DNR (telephony) ingest processor
TUTELAGE
Part of the TURBULENCE program
U
UMBRA
Retired compartment for the most sensitive COMINT material
UNIFORM
SIGINT Exchange Designator for Canada
UPSTREAM
V
VAGRANT
computer screens
VORTEX
Class of SIGINT spy satellites (1978-1989)
W
WEALTHYCLUSTER
Program to hunt down tips on terrorists in cyberspace (2002- )
WRANGLER
Electronic intelligence intercept raw database
WEBCANDID
NSA tool or database
WHITEBOX
X
XCONCORD
Program for finding key words in foreign language documents
XKEYSCORE (XKS)
Program for analysing SIGINT traffic
Z
ZARF
Compartment of TALENT KEYHOLE for ELINT satellites
Uncategorized or insufficiently described
several Intelligence tools and resources:
casport, chalkfun, coastline,dragonfly, facelift; fascia, intelink, longhaul, maui, matrix, spotbeam, steelknight, surrey, taperlay, trafficthief, tuningfork, foxtrail
 
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