NSA calls claims of using fake Facebook servers for malware attacks 'inaccurate'

A day after it was revealed that the NSA, allegedly used a programme to launch malware attacks and impersonated Facebook servers aimed at targets' PCs, the US spy agency has reportedly said that the claims were 'inaccurate.'

The revelations were based on NSA leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden and claimed that the US spy agency used a programme called Turbine to launch targeted malware attacks.

It had also been revealed that the agency redirected targets to fake Facebook servers in order to launch malware attacks on their systems.

However, responding to the claims, the NSA said that it uses its technical capabilities only to support lawful and appropriate foreign intelligence operations, which must be in strict accordance with its authorities, Tech Crunch reports.

The agency further said that it does not use its technical capabilities to impersonate US company websites or target any user of global Internet services without appropriate legal authority.

Soon after the revelations went public, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had been so angered that he phoned US President Barack Obama and aired his frustration about how the US government was damaging the notion of Internet with its indiscriminate surveillance on the web.