There are proxies, proxy servers on the internet, and this is very typical for hackers to use. They create what are called proxy chains where they gain access to a number of different systems around the world, sometimes by hacking these, and they use them as sort of relay boxes.
Edward SnowdenThe definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.
Edward SnowdenI describe myself as an indoor cat, because I'm a computer guy and I always have been.
Edward SnowdenIf an adversary didn't target our power plants but they did target the core routers, the backbones that tie our internet connections together, entire parts of the United States could be cut off. That would have a tremendous impact on us as a society and it would have a policy backlash.
Edward Snowden