Lawyer Speaks On 2 Americans jailed for Espionage in Iran
“The judge said the court will announce its verdict about my clients within one week,” Shafiei told The Associated Press.
By on 08/08/2011
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China Thought To Be Behind Global Cyber-Espionage Campaign That Hit UN, Olympic Committee
A senior researcher at McAfee has gone public with evidence of one of the largest cyber espionage campaigns in recent history, but while he has refused to speculate on who may be responsible for the theft of government secrets and corporate documents, other than to say it was “state sponsored,” fingers are pointing squarely at China.
The research, first reported by Vanity Fair, shows that perpetrators spent at least five years stealing documents and other intellectual property from 72 government and private organisations in 14 countries. Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at McAfee is credited with discovering the the campaign, called Operation Shady RAT, or “remote access tool.”
By on 06/08/2011
Global cyber-espionage operation uncovered
Shady RAT intrusions were rampant in 2008, the year of the Beijing Olympics. (Click image for a large, readable version.)
(Credit: McAfee)
A widespread cyber-espionage campaign stole government secrets, sensitive corporate documents, and other intellectual property for five years from more than 70 public and private organizations in 14 countries, according to the McAfee researcher who uncovered the effort.
The campaign, dubbed “Operation Shady RAT” (RAT stands for “remote access tool”) was discovered by Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at the cyber-security firm McAfee. Vanity Fair‘s Michael Joseph Gross was first to write about the findings. The targets cut across industries, including government, defense, energy, electronics, media, real estate, agriculture, and construction. The governments hit include the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and India.
By on 04/08/2011
Australia the victim of ‘massive’ cyber espionage
Canberra is seen as the soft underbelly of the Western intelligence club. Photo: Louise Kennerley
CYBER espionage is being used against Australia on a ”massive scale” and some foreign spies are using Australian government networks to penetrate the cyber defences of allies such as the US, ASIO chief David Irvine has told business leaders.
By on 02/08/2011
Police probe calls related to alleged bugging of DP meeting
SEOUL – Police said Friday they are currently investigating telephone calls made between a reporter and politician related to the alleged bugging of a Democratic Party meeting.
“We are currently looking into telephone calls made by the reporter, politician and his aides to verify whether they shared information over the alleged bugging,” an officer at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul said Friday.
Police are also considering the option of banning the suspected reporter and politician from leaving the country should they make deliberate attempts to avoid the probe, the official said, asking not to be named as investigations continue.
The potentially-explosive scandal was disclosed to the public on June 26 when the main opposition Democratic Party filed a complaint with the police, claiming a KBS reporter had bugged a meeting held to discuss strategies over the state-run broadcaster’s controversial plan to raise TV subscription fees.
By on 27/07/2011