Hackers Claim Officials Used Backdoor Trojan

[HardOCP News]

I always cringe when I read stories like this where government officials trying to outsmart hackers. These stories never end well...for the feds.

The largest European hacker club, "Chaos Computer Club" (CCC), has reverse engineered and analyzed a "lawful interception" malware program used by German police forces. It has been found in the wild and submitted to the CCC anonymously. The malware can not only siphon away intimate data but also offers a remote control or backdoor functionality for uploading and executing arbitrary other programs. Significant design and implementation flaws make all of the functionality available to anyone on the internet.

 

[fightingfi]

fight viruses with viruses i say

 

[Harb]

I always cringe when I read blog posts http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/10/10/hackers_claim_officials_used_backdoor_trojan where authors trying to write good sentences.


...bazinga.

 

[Auraka]

I always cringe when I read blog posts http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/10/10/hackers_claim_officials_used_backdoor_trojan where authors trying to write good sentences.


...bazinga.

lol, play nice

 

[H@RD5]

Interesting attempt at least it seems the feds are trying to step up their infosec game.

 

[JimmayLong]

Did they think govt was just going to be passive. Offensive +1..

 

[Morgansaur]

The title of this thread made me giggle just a bit.

 

[Deleted member 93354]

So how many people here think the US government is doing the same thing?

 

[Outamyhead]

I always cringe when I read stories like this where government officials trying to outsmart hackers. These stories never end well...for the feds.

Governments have been f$&king their citizens in the arse for centuries, this is nothing new.