Hackers crack German government spy software

[DJ aka GDR DJ]

Hackers crack German government spy software

 

Hackers from the Chaos Computer Club on Sunday said the German government’s controversial spy software contained dangerous security flaws while allowing potentially illegal activity.

IT experts from the CCC hacked the so-called Trojan spying program during the weekend after obtaining a copy from unnamed sources. The Berlin-based group said the spyware appeared to be of shoddy quality and dubious application.

"We are extremely pleased that a competent expert programming could not be found for this computer-bug use of morally questionable," the CCC said in statement.

The hackers, who focus on IT security issues, lamented that the spy program did not provide elementary protection for the data it fished from people's computers.

"The extracted screenshots and audio data are not completely encrypted, the commands from the trojan's control software are entirely unprotected," the group said.

The CCC explained that this could lead to easy manipulation by a third party to incriminate someone under surveillance by the authorities Deutsch.

The spyware then apparently Allows the government to engage in unconstitutional activities such controlling the camera and microphone of someone's computer.

The hackers also expressed concern that the program sent the data culled it back to the authorities via a server in the United States. Put this potentially sensitive data of Deutsch citizens and companies at risk of exposure in a country that "Actively engages in economic espionage in Germany."

 

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DJ

[Mattle]

I have read this today on a dutch tech blog. Well I don't like the fact that they still break their own rules. Also they don't secure it properly. Like in the Netherlands, the government can't deal on a proper way with inovations and security in ict, computer and internet.

[stabak]

if you want read the original statement its here

No it is not a illegal link / Site, the Chaos Comuter Club (CCC) is a public registered association

 

Edit:

 

To this time there is a dispute in the Department of the Interior.

First nobody wants to have programmed the Trojan

Now the Federal Crime police says the trojan was not used.

 

 

I´m looking forward to the Result