The software which the NSA has developed uses a highly classified technology which uses Radio Waves to enter, access, alter and control the victims computer. The news reports say that NSA has been using this technology called 'Quantum', since 2008 and the technology uses a covert channel of radio waves to communicate with the victims computer. Using the covert radio channel frequency negates the requirement of internet, so the NSA has control over internet enabled as well as non internet PCs real time.
The NSA agents can use a small brief case size relay station far away from their command and control post or from the target itself, to send commands to the target PC. This technology enables NSA to communicate with the target PCs through tiney circuit board or USB cards which may have been installed unknown to the buyer and through active participation of the hardware maker. For this to work to optimum it is necessary for the hardware maker to be on the same wave length as NSA.
It is believed that the Quantum has helped NSA leap frog in the surveillance arena. It no longer has to the rely on its traditional 'Five Eyes' nexus viz Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain to keep tabs on the compromised PCs.
Right now the Quantum is in full throttle in Russia, China, European Union and Mexico. The reports say that NSA has successfully inserted Quantum into the Russian military networks as well as the systems used by the Mexican police and drug cartels. In Europe, the Quantum is at work in the trade institutions while in Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan, it has been helping NSA to maintain a tight vigil against terrorist activities.
