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Leaked Docs Reveal List of 30 Countries Hacked On Orders of FBI Informant Sabu

Posted by samzenpus on from the naming-names dept.

blottsie writes A Federal Bureau of Investigation informant targeted more than two dozen countries in a series of high-profile cyberattacks in 2012. The names of many of those countries have remained secret, under seal by a court order—until now. A cache of leaked IRC chat logs and other documents obtained by the Daily Dot reveals the 30 countries—including U.S. partners, such as the United Kingdom and Australia—tied to cyberattacks carried out under the direction of Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known as Sabu, who served as an FBI informant at the time of the attacks.

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  1. Re:Repeat after me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Likewise, invading and killing citizen(s) of another country is not attacking that country?

    What's your theory of the relationship between a citizen and their country?

  2. FBI hidden agenda by lucm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They can spin this any way they want, but the only explanation that makes sense is that they were hoping that this operation would at some point lead them to Assange (who had prior contacts with Sabu). Shame on them.

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    1. Re:FBI hidden agenda by Charliemopps · · Score: 3, Insightful

      They can spin this any way they want, but the only explanation that makes sense is that they were hoping that this operation would at some point lead them to Assange (who had prior contacts with Sabu). Shame on them.

      What's really astonishing is they needed to resort to this despite the billions they've sunk into the NSA and their obvious and complete disregard for even the fundamental principles of law and the constitution.

    2. Re:FBI hidden agenda by rtb61 · · Score: 2

      The reality is was all about FBI agents with delusions of grandeur of pursuing 'Anonymous' and breaking open of global network of tens of thousands cyber activists. One giant global 'criminal' fishing expedition, with agents so blinded by the idea of becoming special agent super heroes then ended up breaking laws all over the planet without the permission or legal authority of those countries networks they were hacking.

      This brings to mind the recent US proesecution of four individuals and the claims of hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, so how much damage has the FBI caused. Based on calculations they have submitted themselves perhaps 10 of billions of dollars damage to global computer networks and the companies using and creating them. Tens of billions of dollars damage, now that puts them squarely in the hole of being actively involved in global economic warfare, attempting to damage the economies of other countries by hacking computer networks and but the FBIs own evaluation of economic damage causing billions of dollars of damage.

      This all to entrap a bunch of minors there own inside person, lured into crime, not only drawing them in but providing the tools and the knowledge and selecting the targets, this in of itself a criminal act especially when minors are to be the victims of conniving adults.

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  3. What about Israel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Considering that Israel spies on the United States more than any other ally, I'm surprised they are not on the list.

  4. Re:Repeat after me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, you would be attacking Mexico. The proper thing to do would be to report the situation to Mexico and work with them for redress by due process of law. That's why we have the notion of "jurisdiction". Doing whatever you wish to, to their citizens, at your personal discretion, is indeed attacking Mexico, both their citizens and their legal system. As well as being murder.

    Are you really trying a "think of the children" justification... on Slashdot?

  5. What, wait?! by jd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You mean to tell me that the US doesn't even trust the other Five Eyes nations' spy agencies to be able to do this?*

    *Yes, I know, to get round legal restrictions, it was very normal for the US to spy on the citizens of the other four and to exchange that data for information collected on US citizens by other members of Five Eyes. However, we now know all the agencies DO spy on their own citizens, routinely. So the US can ask GCHQ to wiretap British citizens in Britain, it doesn't need to spy on Britain itself. This behaviour suggests wheels within wheels.

    You mean to tell me that the US isn't all caught up in the US-UK "Special Relationship" stuff?**

    **Most Americans were unaware there even was one and get horribly confused when the British talk about it.

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  6. Re:Repeat after me by I'm+New+Around+Here · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, if I walk outside my door and slap my neighbor, am I attacking my own country?

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  7. Re: Repeat after me by aod7br7932 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Many of sites attacked in Brasil were goverment sites. Yes thats attacking a country and i hope ma goverment arrest any FBI agente in brazillian soil.

  8. Re: Repeat after me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they are in Brazillian soil then the arrest is probably too late.

  9. The King Demands by JimSadler · · Score: 2

    Grovel you worthless peasants. The King does what you are not allowed to do! We call that freedom. Seems like government for and by the people is total bullshit.

  10. Re: Repeat after me by currently_awake · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The legal liability issue is interesting. Since these actions are illegal in those (attacked) countries, and since most of them have extradition treaties with the USA that means members of the FBI should be subject to extradition and trial in those other countries just as they would be if they had been caught (and prosecuted) for breaking American law. Only without the US government covering up or just plain ignoring US law. In theory we might actually see the US government held accountable.

  11. yes, but the usa authorites said it means WAR by gl4ss · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and I seriously doubt that they sought permission from congress or even the president to go into war with UK...

    so is hacking an act of war or not? obviously not.

    and now, why would any of those countries arrest anyone and ship them to USA for hacking when USA claims that they're criminals?

    (actually this whole thing is result of the fucked fucked fucked up way that is the american criminal "investigation" which basically in many cases is creating crime so that they can then catch the criminals for crimes the authorities arranged to happen)

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  12. Funny Stuff! by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 2

    that means members of the FBI should be subject to extradition and trial in those other countries just as they would be if they had been caught (and prosecuted) for breaking American law.

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