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Leaked Docs Show Spyware Used To Snoop On US Computers

Posted by timothy on from the who's-zoomin'-who dept.

Advocatus Diaboli writes Software created by the controversial UK-based Gamma Group International was used to spy on computers that appear to be located in the United States, the UK, Germany, Russia, Iran, and Bahrain, according to a leaked trove of documents analyzed by ProPublica. It's not clear whether the surveillance was conducted by governments or private entities. Customer e-mail addresses in the collection appeared to belong to a German surveillance company, an independent consultant in Dubai, the Bosnian and Hungarian Intelligence services, a Dutch law enforcement officer, and the Qatari government.

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  1. Re:Zee Germans by ka9dgx · · Score: 3, Funny

    What, the Wealthy Industrialists who funded a clearly insane person on the assumption they could control him?

  2. Gomer Pyle voice by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sur-prise sur-prise sur-prise

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  3. If there were only by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...some kind of software to prevent this. Something to keep my PC clean and safe. I have a wife and child to protect from these internetz!

  4. Report of how it was hacked by Neelix21 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The hacker released a "Hack Back" document detailing how he hacked the site. It is very well-written and contains some interesting tips for security also.

    http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=...

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