Monday, July 6, 2015

Information spying software makers after hacking public – NU.nl

A total of 400 GB of data captured, the hackers claim in CSO Online .

Hacking Team is notorious, the company develops spy software for governments and police therewith according to security Kaspersky and Citizen Lab can gain full access to smartphones.

The hacked information via bittorrent made public, and includes passwords, internal documents, software source code and e-mail conversations from both within the company and with customers. In addition, hackers also have the Twitter login Hacking Team captured, and placed a link to the hacked information.



Human Rights Violation

From the published files to be made on which countries Hacking Team delivers its software. In addition to countries like the US, Russia, Germany, Italy would also like Egypt and Saudi Arabia are customers of Hacking Team.

Such countries are striking, Hacking team claims officially because only do business with countries violate human rights. Netherlands comes in the published files Hacking Team not.

As far as known Hacking Team delivers its services to at least 36 countries. This includes according to an invoice also found the Sudan, despite Hacking Team said in front of the UN not to do business with that country

By:. NU.nl

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