[liberationtech] NSA flag terms

Tue Jun 18 10:09:33 PDT 2013

Hi everyone (first post),

I am pretty sure most of that list has been around since the late 90s at
least - I remember many of them from "Jam Echelon Day" in 1999.

Incidentally, if anyone is interested in a little Jam Echelon Day history
you can read the hactivism e-mail list (which the JED idea emerged from,
and which I happened to start/moderate) archives at
http://archives.openflows.org/hacktivism/index.html and also a dissertation
someone wrote on early hacktivism
http://www.alexandrasamuel.com/dissertation/pdfs/Samuel-Hacktivism-entire.pdf.
I think it's pretty clearly the NSA derives more intelligence from graphing
connections/relationships than grepping for keywords, so I think JED was
more conceptual than practical (and quite disorganized, of course).

Thanks!
- Owen

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Ryan Gallagher <ryan at rjgallagher.co.uk>wrote:

> FYI, this keyword list is at least about 12/13 years old. See:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/31/what_are_those_words/
>
>
> On 18 June 2013 15:59, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> From: Khannea Suntzu <khannea.suntzu at gmail.com>
>>
>> This is an (admittedly huge) list of words that supposedly cause the
>> NSA to flag you as a potential terrorist if you over-use them in an
>> email.
>>
>> We found this on Reddit, where James Bamford, a veteran reporter with
>> 30 years experience covering the NSA, is answering questions from the
>> community. This list comes from Reddit user GloriousDawn, who found it
>> on Attrition.org, a site that very closely follows the security
>> industry.
>>
>> You may want to peruse this entire list yourself, but here are some of
>> our favourites that stick out:
>>
>> ·         dictionary
>>
>> ·         sweeping
>>
>> ·         ionosphere
>>
>> ·         military intelligence
>>
>> ·         Steve Case
>>
>> ·         Scully
>>
>> And the full list for your browsing pleasure:
>>
>> Waihopai, INFOSEC, Information Security, Information Warfare, IW, IS,
>> Privacy, Information Terrorism, Terrorism Defensive Information,
>> defence Information Warfare, Offensive Information, Offensive
>> Information Warfare, National Information Infrastructure, InfoSec,
>> Reno, Compsec, Computer Terrorism, Firewalls, Secure Internet
>> Connections, ISS, Passwords, DefCon V, Hackers, Encryption, Espionage,
>> USDOJ, NSA, CIA, S/Key, SSL, FBI, Secert Service, USSS, Defcon,
>> Military, White House, Undercover, NCCS, Mayfly, PGP, PEM, RSA,
>> Perl-RSA, MSNBC, bet, AOL, AOL TOS, CIS, CBOT, AIMSX, STARLAN, 3B2,
>> BITNET, COSMOS, DATTA, E911, FCIC, HTCIA, IACIS, UT/RUS, JANET, JICC,
>> ReMOB, LEETAC, UTU, VNET, BRLO, BZ, CANSLO, CBNRC, CIDA, JAVA, Active
>> X, Compsec 97, LLC, DERA, Mavricks, Meta-hackers, ^?, Steve Case,
>> Tools, Telex, Military Intelligence, Scully, Flame, Infowar, Bubba,
>> Freeh, Archives, Sundevil, jack, Investigation, ISACA, NCSA, spook
>> words, Verisign, Secure, ASIO, Lebed, ICE, NRO, Lexis-Nexis, NSCT,
>> SCIF, FLiR, Lacrosse, Flashbangs, HRT, DIA, USCOI, CID, BOP, FINCEN,
>> FLETC, NIJ, ACC, AFSPC, BMDO, NAVWAN, NRL, RL, NAVWCWPNS, NSWC, USAFA,
>> AHPCRC, ARPA, LABLINK, USACIL, USCG, NRC, ~, CDC, DOE, FMS, HPCC,
>> NTIS, SEL, USCODE, CISE, SIRC, CIM, ISN, DJC, SGC, UNCPCJ, CFC, DREO,
>> CDA, DRA, SHAPE, SACLANT, BECCA, DCJFTF, HALO, HAHO, FKS, 868, GCHQ,
>> DITSA, SORT, AMEMB, NSG, HIC, EDI, SAS, SBS, UDT, GOE, DOE, GEO,
>> Masuda, Forte, AT, GIGN, Exon Shell, CQB, CONUS, CTU, RCMP, GRU, SASR,
>> GSG-9, 22nd SAS, GEOS, EADA, BBE, STEP, Echelon, Dictionary, MD2, MD4,
>> MDA, MYK, 747,777, 767, MI5, 737, MI6, 757, Kh-11, Shayet-13, SADMS,
>> Spetznaz, Recce, 707, CIO, NOCS, Halcon, Duress, RAID, Psyops, grom,
>> D-11, SERT, VIP, ARC, S.E.T. Team, MP5k, DREC, DEVGRP, DF, DSD, FDM,
>> GRU, LRTS, SIGDEV, NACSI, PSAC, PTT, RFI, SIGDASYS, TDM. SUKLO, SUSLO,
>> TELINT, TEXTA. ELF, LF, MF, VHF, UHF, SHF, SASP, WANK, Colonel,
>> domestic disruption, smuggle, 15kg, nitrate, Pretoria, M-14, enigma,
>> Bletchley Park, Clandestine, nkvd, argus, afsatcom, CQB, NVD, Counter
>> Terrorism Security, Rapid Reaction, Corporate Security, Police,
>> sniper, PPS, ASIS, ASLET, TSCM, Security Consulting, High Security,
>> Security Evaluation, Electronic Surveillance, MI-17, Counterterrorism,
>> spies, eavesdropping, debugging, interception, COCOT, rhost, rhosts,
>> SETA, Amherst, Broadside, Capricorn, Gamma, Gorizont, Guppy,
>> Ionosphere, Mole, Keyhole, Kilderkin, Artichoke, Badger, Cornflower,
>> Daisy, Egret, Iris, Hollyhock, Jasmine, Juile, Vinnell, B.D.M.,Sphinx,
>> Stephanie, Reflection, Spoke, Talent, Trump, FX, FXR, IMF, POCSAG,
>> Covert Video, Intiso, r00t, lock picking, Beyond Hope, csystems,
>> passwd, 2600 Magazine, Competitor, EO, Chan, Alouette,executive, Event
>> Security, Mace, Cap-Stun, stakeout, ninja, ASIS, ISA, EOD, Oscor,
>> Merlin, NTT, SL-1, Rolm, TIE, Tie-fighter, PBX, SLI, NTT, MSCJ, MIT,
>> 69, RIT, Time, MSEE, Cable & Wireless, CSE, Embassy, ETA, Porno, Fax,
>> finks, Fax encryption, white noise, pink noise, CRA, M.P.R.I., top
>> secret, Mossberg, 50BMG, Macintosh Security, Macintosh Internet
>> Security, Macintosh Firewalls, Unix Security, VIP Protection, SIG,
>> sweep, Medco, TRD, TDR, sweeping, TELINT, Audiotel, Harvard, 1080H,
>> SWS, Asset, Satellite imagery, force, Cypherpunks, Coderpunks, TRW,
>> remailers, replay, redheads, RX-7, explicit, FLAME, Pornstars, AVN,
>> Playboy, Anonymous, Sex, chaining, codes, Nuclear, 20, subversives,
>> SLIP, toad, fish, data havens, unix, c, a, b, d, the, Elvis, quiche,
>> DES, 1*, NATIA, NATOA, sneakers, counterintelligence, industrial
>> espionage, PI, TSCI, industrial intelligence, H.N.P., Juiliett Class
>> Submarine, Locks, loch, Ingram Mac-10, sigvoice, ssa, E.O.D., SEMTEX,
>> penrep, racal, OTP, OSS, Blowpipe, CCS, GSA, Kilo Class, squib,
>> primacord, RSP, Becker, Nerd, fangs, Austin, Comirex, GPMG, Speakeasy,
>> humint, GEODSS, SORO, M5, ANC, zone, SBI, DSS, S.A.I.C., Minox,
>> Keyhole, SAR, Rand Corporation, Wackenhutt, EO, Wackendude, mol,
>> Hillal, GGL, CTU, botux, Virii, CCC, Blacklisted 411, Internet
>> Underground, XS4ALL, Retinal Fetish, Fetish, Yobie, CTP, CATO, Phon-e,
>> Chicago Posse, l0ck, spook keywords, PLA, TDYC, W3, CUD, CdC, Weekly
>> World News, Zen, World Domination, Dead, GRU, M72750, Salsa, 7,
>> Blowfish, Gorelick, Glock, Ft. Meade, press-release, Indigo, wire
>> transfer, e-cash, Bubba the Love Sponge, Digicash, zip, SWAT, Ortega,
>> PPP, crypto-anarchy, AT&T, SGI, SUN, MCI, Blacknet, Middleman, KLM,
>> Blackbird, plutonium, Texas, jihad, SDI, Uzi, Fort Meade,
>> supercomputer, bullion, 3, Blackmednet, Propaganda, ABC, Satellite
>> phones, Planet-1, cryptanalysis, nuclear, FBI, Panama, fissionable,
>> Sears Tower, NORAD, Delta Force, SEAL, virtual, Dolch, secure shell,
>> screws, Black-Ops, Area51, SABC, basement, data-haven, black-bag,
>> TEMPSET, Goodwin, rebels, ID, MD5, IDEA, garbage, market, beef, Stego,
>> unclassified, utopia, orthodox, Alica, SHA, Global, gorilla, Bob,
>> Pseudonyms, MITM, grey Data, VLSI, mega, Leitrim, Yakima, Sugar Grove,
>> Cowboy, Gist, 8182, Gatt, Platform, 1911, Geraldton, UKUSA, veggie,
>> 3848, Morwenstow, Consul, Oratory, Pine Gap, Menwith, Mantis, DSD,
>> BVD, 1984, Flintlock, cybercash, government, hate, speedbump,
>> illuminati, president, freedom, cocaine, $, Roswell, ESN, COS, E.T.,
>> credit card, b9, fraud, assasinate, virus, anarchy, rogue, mailbomb,
>> 888, Chelsea, 1997, Whitewater, MOD, York, plutonium, William Gates,
>> clone, BATF, SGDN, Nike, Atlas, Delta, TWA, Kiwi, PGP 2.6.2., PGP
>> 5.0i, PGP 5.1, siliconpimp, Lynch, 414, Face, Pixar, IRIDF, eternity
>> server, Skytel, Yukon, Templeton, LUK, Cohiba, Soros, Standford,
>> niche, 51, H&K, USP, ^, sardine, bank, EUB, USP, PCS, NRO, Red Cell,
>> Glock 26, snuffle, Patel, package, ISI, INR, INS, IRS, GRU, RUOP, GSS,
>> NSP, SRI, Ronco, Armani, BOSS, Chobetsu, FBIS, BND, SISDE, FSB, BfV,
>> IB, froglegs, JITEM, SADF, advise, TUSA, HoHoCon, SISMI, FIS, MSW,
>> Spyderco, UOP, SSCI, NIMA, MOIS, SVR, SIN, advisors, SAP, OAU, PFS,
>> Aladdin, chameleon man, Hutsul, CESID, Bess, rail gun, Peering, 17,
>> 312, NB, CBM, CTP, Sardine, SBIRS, SGDN, ADIU, DEADBEEF, IDP, IDF,
>> Halibut, SONANGOL, Flu, &, Loin, PGP 5.53, EG&G, AIEWS, AMW, WORM,
>> MP5K-SD, 1071, WINGS, cdi, DynCorp, UXO, Ti, THAAD, package, chosen,
>> PRIME, SURVIAC
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