[c-nsp] Worst case: Compromised Internet router?

[John Edwards]

On 26/04/2009, at 8:31 AM, Jared Mauch wrote:

> What if they set up lawful intercept on the device? That could relay  
> all your packets without visible configuration, or just the  
> "interesting" ones.

With routers now shipping that have 80Gb hard disks, one wonders  
whether relaying is now even necessary for an intruder. They can  
potentially capture data locally, and analyze on the router itself  
rather than risk detection by relaying large volumes of data to a  
server.

John Edwards