Cybersecurity
U.S., U.K. Could Spy on Deutsche Telekom Network: Spiegel
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The U.S. National Security Agency and its U.K. counterpart GCHQ gained secret access to the networks of German Web providers including Deutsche Telekom AG as it sought to peer into computers all over the world, Der Spiegel reported, citing documents provided by Edward Snowden.
The agencies conducted an operation called Treasure Map, which sought close to real-time access to individual routers as well as computers, smartphones and tablets connected to the Internet, Spiegel reported yesterday in an e-mailed preview of an article to be published tomorrow. The New York Times reported the existence of Treasure Map last year.