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of special operations described in Chap. 2 like the successful joint operation of the
US and Israeli special services “Olympic Games” aimed at disruption of the Iranian
nuclear program.
3.3 Trojan Programs in Mobile Communication Systems
3.3.1 Main Episodes from the History of Confrontation
Between Special Services and Hackers in the Field
of Telecommunications
The first messages about the secret war between special services and hackers in the
field of telecommunications were published in 1993–1995.
At that time, the following anecdote was popular:
– Hello, this is NSA calling.
– I know.
– How do you know?
– My phone is switched off (Fig. 3.5).
Let us present a brief chronology of the main episodes of this silent war during the
period between 1993 and 2014 known to us.
1993
NSA creates an encryption chip—Clipper chip [6], with a backdoor, of course.
The hackers responded quickly by creating “Nautilus” with a high cryptography
level.
Fig. 3.5 Appearance (a) and topology (b) of a Trojan chip (Clipper chip) [6]
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of special operations described in Chap. 2 like the successful joint operation of the
US and Israeli special services “Olympic Games” aimed at disruption of the Iranian
nuclear program.
3.3 Trojan Programs in Mobile Communication Systems
3.3.1 Main Episodes from the History of Confrontation
Between Special Services and Hackers in the Field
of Telecommunications
The first messages about the secret war between special services and hackers in the
field of telecommunications were published in 1993–1995.
At that time, the following anecdote was popular:
– Hello, this is NSA calling.
– I know.
– How do you know?
– My phone is switched off (Fig. 3.5).
Let us present a brief chronology of the main episodes of this silent war during the
period between 1993 and 2014 known to us.
1993
NSA creates an encryption chip—Clipper chip [6], with a backdoor, of course.
The hackers responded quickly by creating “Nautilus” with a high cryptography
level.
Fig. 3.5 Appearance (a) and topology (b) of a Trojan chip (Clipper chip) [6]