Saturday, October 4, 2014

2014-10-03 Wikileaks: Finfisher (Gamma Group) - government surveillance and intrusion software

2014-10-03 Wikileaks: Finfisher (Gamma Group) - government surveillance and intrusion software
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The news item, now posted by former FBI Coleen Rowley is not new. After it was first leaked, it turned out that the German company exported its products to nations under oppressive regimes. Later, the German government claimed to impose restrictions on the export of such products.
With it, one must assume that similar tools are used in most western nations.
Wikileaks press release:
Today, 15 September 2014, WikiLeaks releases previously unseen copies of weaponised German surveillance malware used by intelligence agencies around the world to spy on journalists, political dissidents and others.
FinFisher (formerly part of the UK based Gamma Group International until late 2013) is a German company that produces and sells computer intrusion systems, software exploits and remote monitoring systems that are capable of intercepting communications and data from OS X, Windows and Linux computers as well as Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices. FinFisher first came to public attention in December 2011 when WikiLeaks published documents detailing their products and business in the first SpyFiles releas
Today, 15 September 2014, WikiLeaks releases previously unseen copies of weaponised German surveillance malware used by intelligence agencies around the world to spy on journalists, political dissidents and others.
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