Wired is bringing to light a major new story from former NSAEdward Snowden. Snowden reveals information about an NSA program known as Monstermind, which, if true, could explain how the U.S. government traced cyberattacks back to their source.
Monstermind is said to be able to analyze incoming malware and block it, according to Wired. But its real power lies in its other ability: It appears to be able to perform counter-hacking attacks back at targets automatically:
Instead of simply detecting and destroying malware at the point of entry, monstermind will automatically counterattack, without human intervention.
The idea of a computer program that can fight back may sound like the “Terminator,” but in reality, information security researchers argue that it’s not that simple.
