by Tom Simonite, Technology Review
Researchers have unmasked two sophisticated cyber-espionage tools created by nation sates. And some experts now say there’s evidence criminals are adopting techniques learned from such tools. On Wednesday, computer security company Rapid7 researcher Claudio Guarnieri shared new details of the workings of FinFisher, a piece of malware sold by UK contractor Gamma Group to government agencies. FinFisher can turn on webcams, record keystrokes, intercept Skype calls and take over a computer. Gamma Group have said that it is sold only to governments but little was known about its use. Guarnieri reverse engineered FinFisher’s remote control system to reveal that it is used in a wide range of countries, raising fears that it may be in use by governments with less-than-perfect human rights records, and maybe by private parties, too.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428807/state-sponsored-spying-may-be-teaching-cyber/
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