From r.deibert@utoronto.ca Fri Jul 6 02:39:37 2018 From: Ronald Deibert To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: [liberationtech] Finfisher Spy Kit Revealed in Bahrain Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:39:37 +0000 Message-ID: <172289274107.3881296.3825257702568768732.generated@mail.pglaf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============6664967824904141838==" --===============6664967824904141838== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For Immediate Release >From Bahrain With Love: FinFisherb=19s Spy Kit Exposed? July 25, 2012 -- The Citizen Lab announces the publication of a detailed post= analyzing several pieces of malware targeting Bahraini dissidents, shared wi= th us by Bloomberg News. The analysis suggests that the malware used is "FinSpy," part of the commerci= al intrusion kit, Finfisher, distributed by the United Kingdom-based company,= Gamma International. The commercial market for computer network attack, exploitation, and targeted= surveillance products and services is growing. Several reports have identifi= ed these products and services being marketed to regimes that violate human r= ights or employ them to quell political opposition. However, the market is sh= rouded in secrecy with some companies going so far as advertising their cland= estine capabilities.=20 The market has been controversial: In September 2011, the EU Parliament passe= d a resolution that bans the export of information technology systems that ca= n be used b in connection with a violation of human rights, democratic princi= ples or freedom of speech [b&] by using interception technologies and digital= data transfer devices for monitoring mobile phones and text messages and tar= geted surveillance of Internet use.b While there have been reports and descriptions of Gamma International's produ= cts (including revelations that they had been sold to the Egyptian government= 's state security apparatus), this is the first public analysis of the Finfis= her toolkit. Malware analysis by Morgan Marquis-Boire and Bill Marczak. Assistance from Se= th Hardy and Harry Tuttle gratefully received. Special thanks to John Scott-Railton. Thanks to Marcia Hofmann and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We would also like to acknowledge Privacy International for their continued w= ork and graciously provided background information on Gamma International. For full report, please see: https://citizenlab.org/2012/07/from-bahrain-with= -love-finfishers-spy-kit-exposed/ For Bloomberg news report, please see here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/201= 2-07-25/cyber-attacks-on-activists-traced-to-finfisher-spyware-of-gamma.html For press inquiries, please contact info(a)citizenlab.org Ronald J. Deibert Professor of Political Science Director, The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and The Citizen Lab Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto r.deibert(a)utoronto.ca http://deibert.citizenlab.org/ twitter.com/citizenlab _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click abov= e) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator = in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanfo= rd.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- --=20 Eugen* Leitl leitl http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE --===============6664967824904141838==--