Travis Biehn wrote:
It's pretty clear that these files just contain dummy values for debugging / test / placeholder purposes. There's no indication that these ever end up being pushed to devices.
-Travis
Just for giggles I did a search on those file names. pedoporno.mpg turns up articles on top about the Hacking Team childporn.avi turns up hits about the BAT_ETIMOLOD.A virus followed by Hacking Team hits farther down the page. At least one of these files is not always a dummy. -- RR "Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them"
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Rayzer <Rayzer@riseup.net <mailto:Rayzer@riseup.net>> wrote:
Cari Machet wrote: > > > On Feb 21, 2016 10:45 AM, "Douglas Lucas" <dal@riseup.net <mailto:dal@riseup.net> > <mailto:dal@riseup.net <mailto:dal@riseup.net>>> wrote: > > > > @OpDeathEatersUS on Twitter says - > > https://twitter.com/OpDeathEatersUS/status/619267423749828608 - that > > Hacking Team sells child porn evidence fabrication tools, and cites this > > code - > > > https://github.com/hackedteam/rcs-common/blob/master/lib/rcs-common/evidence... > > - in support of the claim. > > > > Can someone more programming-proficient than I look at the code and tell > > me 1) what it does overall, and 2) what the highlighted line - which > > mentions "childporn.avi" and "pedoporno.mpg" - does in particular? > > > From the code analyst: > > Embedded in Galileo code 'pedoporn' 'childporn avi' > > One idea - considering hacking team w/FBI and DEA, you can embed that > code to give the appearance that the flagged target is under > surveillance for child porn but since there is already an FBI flag for > that, it's a lie. It's a mask to hide that your surveilling someone > but you have no legitimate legal reason to do it. > > a 'childporn.avi' - is a profile pic like an 'avatar' that flags the > person as in a child porn ring but hacking team doesn't do 'rings' - > they do targeted (activists, dissidents etc) surveillance. So that's > off and since it's embedded "placed over the source code" - the LEA is > using it to mask the real reason they are spying on this person > > LEA likes to use child porn as a 'plant' - it's like an old school cop > 'planting' cocaine on someone they've violated. > > END >
"childporn.avi" and "pedoporno.mpg"
Those vids... Are they being planted on the site under attack by the hacking team or it's software or is it linked offsite?
> > > > Here's some background: > > > > > http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/massive-leak-reveals-hacking-teams-m... > > > > > http://www.wired.com/2015/07/fbi-spent-775k-hacking-teams-spy-tools-since-20... > > > > From the Ars Technica article: > > > > === > > According to one spreadsheet first reported by Wired, the FBI paid > > Hacking Team more than $773,226.64 since 2011 for services related to > > the Hacking Team product known as "Remote Control Service," which is > > also marketed under the name "Galileo." One spreadsheet column listed > > simply as "Exploit" is marked "yes" for a sale in 2012, an indication > > Hacking Group may have bundled some sort of attack code that remotely > > hijacked targets' computers or phones. Previously, the FBI has been > > known to have wielded a Firefox exploit to decloak child pornography > > suspects using Tor. > > > > Security researchers have also scoured leaked Hacking Team source code > > for suspicious behavior. Among the findings, the embedding of references > > to child porn in code related to the Galileo. > > === > > > > Thanks, > > > > Douglas >