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German Policeware: Use the Farce.er, Force.Luke

11

Oct

2011

On Saturday, another controversial report of a “government trojan” appeared. This time it is the German government that has been accused by the European hacker club Chaos Computer Club (CCC) of using “lawful interception” malware. Hence, “Bundestrojaner” (Federal Trojan), though that name is normally applied to the legal concept that allows German police to make […]

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Possible Governmental Backdoor found (“case R2D2”)

09

Oct

2011

Chaos Computer Club from Germany has tonight announced that they have located a backdoor trojan used by the German Goverment. The announcment was made public on ccc.de with a detailed 20-page analysis of the functionality of the malware. Download the report in PDF (in German) The malware in question is a Windows backdoor consisting of […]

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Facebook agrees to follow Germany’s Voluntary Privacy Code

09

Sep

2011

Germany is one of the most stringent countries when it comes to online security and data protection. As such, the country’s government has been pressing Facebook to improve its policy and its security measures or face a hefty fine. Facebook’s refusal to partake in the country’s self-regulatory policies for social networking services already placed it […]

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