Symantec Researchers Find 49 New Modules of Regin Spying Tool 23
itwbennett writes: Security researchers from Symantec have identified 49 more modules (bringing the total number found so far to 75) of the sophisticated Regin cyberespionage platform that many believe is used by the U.S. National Security Agency and its close allies. Some of the modules implement basic malware functions, while other modules are much more specialized and built with specific targets in mind. 'One module was designed to monitor network traffic to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers, another was observed collecting administration traffic for mobile telephony base station controllers, while another was created specifically for parsing mail from Exchange databases,' the Symantec researchers said in an updated version of their white paper (PDF) published Thursday.
Dubious (Score:1)
Symantec is an American company. If this were really NSA malware, would Symantec be able to tell us about it?
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No, if you stumble across something, you have freedom of speech and government cannot pre-silence you. Nothing save an imminent D Day type invasion launch would pass the Supreme Court, and they would mean imminent, like 24 hours.
Government has worked with anti-spyware people to overlook certain things in certain cases, if stories are to be believed, but that is voluntary.
Re: Dubious (Score:1)
Yes, until it's confirmed. Then they have to shut up. Until then it's speculation which is protected free speech.
Makes no difference (Score:2, Insightful)
No one in the USA cares about their privacy or their rights, so long as it's not about burning tires or shooting guns.
No mater how much scandals are thrown to the public, be it NSA related or even fake evidence leading to Iraq fiasco for the benefit of the murderous clan of the Cheney group, from Bush puppet to Rice accessory through 45$/gallon kerosene sold by Halliburton to USA Army corps, hundreds of thousands of civilians ground to a pulp to the blatant misuse of US treasury by lord how many agencies to
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No one in the USA cares about their privacy[...]
Posting from a VPN which I chose (from an assortment that fit the bill) because it keeps no logs, oh--in the U.S. I care, so it's now every American but me. Let's see if we can't make some more forward progress...
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Kinda liked Reagan. He managed to beat out USSR through a well crafted arms race to drive it down financially. Cost the US a lot, but no blood was shed and the USSR broke up.
Bush senior was OK. Gulf was was warranted and he did not exceed the UN mandate. Saddam thought he could screw with Kuwait and he was put in his place.
Clinton (with balls) did wonders for your economy.
Bush junior was a fucking liar and sellout. Part of the murderous bunch that ought to be charged. Will never happen of course.
Obama lacke
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Bush senior was OK.
George "Poppy" Bush: "Read my lips...no new taxes."
*pauses a moment, then raises taxes*
"We have not, and never will, trade arms for hostages."
*quietly trades arms for hostages*
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There are people fighting this. Go move to the free state: https://freestateproject.org/
Nobody is going to take up arms against the government unless they *absolutely have to* - but to suggest that nobody is organizing or fighting these things is non-sense. The ACLU, the EFF, and even the Free Software Foundation and there contributors actively fight this stuff.
I'll agree that nobody has formally organized a serious militia, which is every ones right, but they are fighting to uphold these rights. If enough
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Doesn't have to boil down to an armed militia but damn... where's the outrage? People should at least voice their concern.
Re: Makes no difference (Score:1)
People are voicing their concern, the government just ignores it... ... unless your soapbox is tall enough that your rhetoric is heard by the masses, in which case you are a terrorist.
This is just a diversion (Score:2)
Their intention is to make us think the NSA doesn't already enjoy first-class access though their custom backdoors [wikipedia.org]. Don't be fooled!
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Windows 10 gives up all pretence of having any privacy.
Sending every keystroke to MS HQ!!!! We used to call software that does that a virus, key-logger, malware, now Microsoft are doing it, hoping the general population doesn't notice.
You really have to advise anyone you know not to install windows 10, it is out and out spyware, and you can't turn it all off in the privacy settings.