BERLIN, Germany — It’s the stuff of modern nightmares. A seemingly innocuous email plants malicious spyware on your computer, allowing strangers to not only access your private communications but also to spy on you in your own home. The fact that such invasive technology was deployed by officials in Germany…
Spyware Scandal Outrages Germany
GlobalPost: BERLIN, Germany — It’s the stuff of modern nightmares. A seemingly innocuous email plants malicious spyware on your computer, allowing strangers to not only access your private communications but also to spy on you in your own home. Read the whole story: GlobalPost ‘; var coords = [-5, -72];…
Avira anti-virus labels itself as spyware
Avira anti-virus detected components of its own application as potentially malign on Wednesday following a dodgy signature update. Avira detected its own AESCRIPT.DLL library file as the previously obscure “TR/Spy.463227” strain of malware. The dodgy AntiVir virus definition file was quickly pulled and replaced with a new version – 7.11.16.146…
Germans Condemn Police Use of Spyware
BERLIN — A group that calls itself the Chaos Computer Club prompted a public outcry here recently when it discovered that German state investigators were using spying software capable of turning a computer’s webcam and microphone into a sophisticated surveillance device. The club, a German hacking organization, announced last Saturday…
German Spyware Scandal Raises Questions on Limits of Government
A scandal surrounding spy software used by German authorities has sparked a debate about digital privacy and the limits of government to spy on its citizens. The revelations by a well-known German hacker organization on Oct. 8 caused an uproar in Germany. The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) revealed that a…
Spyware infected Nasdaq
Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq’s computer systems installed malicious software on the exchange’s computers, allowing them to spy on directors of publicly held companies, according sources familiar with an investigation. Nasdaq disclosed in February that its systems were hacked last year. That sparked an investigation involving the FBI and National…
Cryptoboffin: Secure boot a boon for spooks’ spyware
A leading computer scientist has warned that the latest so-called Trusted Computing proposals may restrict the market for anti-virus and security software. Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson warns that the secure boot features in the UEFI firmware specification – understood to be required on certified Windows 8 machines – might…
Spyware Scandal
Individual Agencies Responsible, Says Chancellery Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, likewise a member of the FDP, has also taken a hard line against the software, suggesting that no further surveillance be undertaken until circumstances can be clarified. In an interview with Spiegel Online on Wednesday she said that Interior Minister Friedrich…
German states admit using spyware on citizens
Four German states have confessed to using spyware to track people online, days after the Chaos Computer Club hacker… View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans Security Expert Gregory…
German officials admit using spyware on citizens
A government surveillance software scandal that erupted in Germany this weekend has spread beyond that nation’s borders, raising questions about how far government officials around the globe might go to monitor citizens through spyware. On Saturday, as reported on MSNBC.com, the German-based Chaos Computer Club announced it had examined a…