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Coder of Swiss Wiretapping Trojan Speaks Out

Posted by Soulskill on from the is-swiss-software-full-of-security-holes dept.

Lars Sobiraj writes "Ruben Unteregger has worked for a long time as a software-engineer for the Swiss company ERA IT Solutions. His job there was to code malware that would invade PCs of private users, and allow the wiretapping of VoIP calls — in particular, calls made through Skype. In the German-speaking areas of the country, the Trojans were called 'Bundestrojaner' because the Swiss government was involved with their development and use. Unfortunately, Unteregger has to remain silent about the customers of the company. Last night, he published the source code of his Skype-Trojan under the GPL."

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  1. NOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    TED KENNEDY IS DEAD!

    1. Re:NOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      who killed walt disney.... with a wrench?

    2. Re:NOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Good riddance

    3. Re:NOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Truly an American icon.

  2. Mod parent by davidwr · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    -1 offtopic
    +1 important
    -1 SHOUTING
    +1 momentofsilence

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  3. YES!! by Runaway1956 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If a murderous bastard who will off his inconvenient pregnant girl friend can be considered an "American icon", then yes.

    How about some honest headlines? "Chappaquiddick Ted finally meets his fate!" "Mary Jo Kopechne's beau rejoins her at last!"

    Everyone who ever voted for the pig should be ashamed of themselves.

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