Comment Re:Proof (Score 1) 546
Why would the NSA hack US Government databases?
Tthe NSA supplied to our rivals (Russia, China), the method (network analyzer capturing the hack in action), and the means (sample code via core dump) to take over some very widely used Juniper routers. Once you have full control of the router, hacking any database traffic transiting through it is trivial.
As with all secrets, they are ephemeral (short lived), and one must be prepared for rivals to turn the tables.
Which the US did not prepare for.