I don&#x27;t disagree that they might have the intent to, but it&#x27;s possible they didn&#x27;t have the capability to.<p>Much like the difference between forcing sites to hand over SSL certs and breaking SSL, there&#x27;s a gulf between compromising hardware that you have physical access to and compromising the software stack at the source.<p>In this case I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if that turned out to be the narrative, but the &quot;NSA can accomplish anything&quot; position is a narrative that plays into their favor.