MonsterMind

National Security Agency surveillance
Map of global NSA data collection
Programs Pre-2001 ECHELON Main Core MINARET SHAMROCK PROMIS Since 2001 BLARNEY RAGTIME Turbulence PINWALE MAINWAY Upstream Since 2007 PRISM Boundless Informant XKeyscore Dropmire Fairview Stateroom Surveillance Detection Unit Bullrun MYSTIC MonsterMind (alleged) PINWALE TRAFFICTHIEF OAKSTAR STORMBREW MARINA BLARNEY GCHQ collaboration MUSCULAR Dishfire Tempora Mastering the Internet Global Telecoms Exploitation Discontinued Trailblazer Project ThinThread President's Surveillance Program Terrorist Surveillance Program STELLARWIND
Legislation FISA Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Patriot Act
Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee
Lawsuits ACLU v. NSA Hepting v. AT&T Jewel v. NSA Clapper v. Amnesty Klayman v. Obama ACLU v. Clapper Wikimedia v. NSA
Whistleblowers William Binney Thomas Drake Mark Klein Edward Snowden Thomas Tamm Russ Tice
Publication 2005 warrantless surveillance scandal 2013 mass surveillance scandal
Related Cablegate Surveillance of reporters Mail tracking UN diplomatic spying Insider Threat Program Mass surveillance in the United States Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom
Concepts SIGINT Metadata
Collaboration United States CSS CYBERCOM DOJ FBI CIA DHS IAO Five Eyes CSEC GCHQ ASD GCSB Other DGSE BND

MonsterMind is an alleged US National Security Agency (NSA) program which is an automated response to a foreign cyber-attack.^[1]

Revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the program watches for unusual Internet traffic patterns that might show an attack. Upon detection, it automatically blocks the traffic from entering the United States.^[1]

While similar programs have existed for decades, MonsterMind is unique in that it attacks back, without any human interaction.^[1]

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