Kaspersky publish things like this...
...and for some reason most Western governments say "don't install that it's Russian".
Bit odd that. Wonder if there might be another reason for it?
Latest FinFisher spyware upgrades 'particularly worrying,' says Kaspersky
Kaspersky has presented the findings of an eight-month probe into the FinFisher spyware toolset – including the discovery of a UEFI "bootkit" infection method and "advanced anti-analysis methods" such as "four-layer obfuscation." FinFisher, also known as FinSpy, is a product from Anglo-German spy firm Gamma International and …
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Wednesday 29th September 2021 12:47 GMT ThatOne
Re: Kaspersky publish things like this...
While there is certainly a Russian organization analyzing foreign spy software (like there is an American one), advertising publicly its conclusions would be abysmally counterproductive! It would be like telling the enemy you've cracked his code, which will only result in him changing codes, making your success irrelevant.
Sorry, no sinister commie plot here...
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Wednesday 29th September 2021 06:44 GMT amanfromMars 1
Re: Two-tier legal system
Cos if voting had any real affect, then we wouldn’t be allowed to .... FlamingDeath
Sir Winston Churchill, PBUH, the last effective UKGBNI dictator, was not an enthusiast of democracy, realising as he clearly did, the inherent systemic flaw which rendered it a project never to be a prime contender for excellence in both private and public service.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. ........ Winston Churchill
And with education severely compromised practically everywhere, is that situation exacerbated and problems are increased and made worse ‽ .
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Wednesday 29th September 2021 13:03 GMT amanfromMars 1
Re: Two-tier legal system
The conspiracy theorists believe that there is a level above every Gov.
I'm starting to feel the same way. ...... Anonymous Coward
And to not realise there are any number of much higher and more efficient and/or ruthlessly extravagant levels way above and far beyond the reach of any Gov. has one blissfully unaware of much more than just who and/or what is deciding both the nature and fate of future human existence.
Such though is maybe a blessing in disguise given the toll such machinations exact on the less than well enough prepared for the experience and tasks which be forging ahead.
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Wednesday 29th September 2021 13:00 GMT ThatOne
> I'm puzzled as to why the activities of this company are not illegal
Same reason arms manufacturers aren't illegal. In both cases the detention and use is limited to those who make those laws, and they won't, well, shoot themselves in the foot... They need those "tools" to keep a lid on whoever tries to challenge them.
You would do the same, wouldn't you...
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Wednesday 29th September 2021 06:18 GMT amanfromMars 1
I agree, and knowledge sets one free .... however, if ever spun in a malcontented light ....
"I believe complex threats such as FinFisher demonstrate the importance for security researchers to cooperate and exchange knowledge," Kuznetsov concluded,
As remarkably effective as that simple collaboration is/may be, such a call for crack hacking teams aka security researchers to forge ahead JOINT Venturing is surely bound to tickle the fancy of the LEO* community and proscriptive justice system .... Ambulant Chasers ..... viewing the ACT**ion as a threat very likely to reveal some very dodgy, mostly unpleasant and inequitable secrets which their services are being used and abused and misused to protect and prevent from becoming general public knowledge.
LEO* .... Law Enforcement Office
ACT**... Advanced Cyber Threat
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
