Comments on: "Bundestrojaner"

"Bundestrojaner"

dominik — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:09:30 -0800

Chaos Computer Club analyzes government malware The Chaos Computer Club got their hands on something they think is the fabled "Bundestrojaner" – the software the German government is using for computer surveillance. F-Secure announced they'll add that software to their list of malware.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:22:00 -0800

This is a press release from an alternate future where Germany never reunited and it's about East Germany, right? Because that's some Stasi-level shit right there. Particularly the part where it's so poorly executed that you're left wondering if it was meant to be an earnest tool for spying, or something left to be discovered for the sake of making the people behind it look ruthless and menacing.

By: dominik

dominik — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:29:42 -0800

It's rather amusing to follow the folks from the CCC and the Pirate Party on Twitter tonight. Their whole paper (in German) is here for those who are interested.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:34:48 -0800

Between this and this I'm wondering when I'm going to get my pair of red sunglasses.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:37:58 -0800

Get me one with a green lens and a red one, Whelk.

By: finite

finite — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:38:10 -0800

I ♥ the CCC

By: jfuller

jfuller — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:49:27 -0800

Between this and this YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO COMPLY

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:47:42 -0800

Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, meet Adolf. Summary:

How dare you record our citizens' public, unencrypted wireless SSIDs!
We demand you hand over the information we earlier scolded you for having.
Hey, how'd you do that, anyway?

By: twirlip

twirlip — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:44:56 -0800

This is a press release from an alternate future where Germany never reunited and it's about East Germany, right? Because that's some Stasi-level shit right there. This is Stasi 2.0.

By: Twang

Twang — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:17:56 -0800

Man ... talk about helicopter parents. Imagine what they'd know if they could attach something to us so they'd always know where we are.

By: jackspace

jackspace — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:28:05 -0800

OK, so the question: WHY didn't the anti-virus software catch this?

By: event

event — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:34:21 -0800

Now that anti-virus makers know about it, they will catch it. It's a rare (and stupid) piece of new malware these days that gets caught out-of-the-box by any anti-virus software.

By: formless

formless — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:18:29 -0800

Imagine what they'd know if they could attach something to us so they'd always know where we are. You're joking right? My sarcasm meter is broken? Information about the required CALEA and E911 requirements that turn all mobile phones into tracking devices. From over a DECADE ago.

By: Herr Fahrstuhl

Herr Fahrstuhl — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:54:50 -0800

This is especially troubling since the German equivalent of the Supreme Court explicitly prohibited so-called "Online-Durchsuchungen" (online search warrents), and restricted government malware to wiretapping functionality. Also, I am somewhat surprised by the fact that the command-and-control server (207.158.22.134) is located outside of German jurisdiction.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:12:27 -0800

German Minister Wants Investigation of Bavarian Authorities' Use of Spyware

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:35:08 -0800

It appears the Bavarian police have used at least one customs check to install the installed the 'state trojan' on a laptop (de, en). A Bavarian Interior Minister's press release confesses to the spyware and notes the CCC might not have analyzed the latest version (de, en).

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:08:23 -0800

The newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reports all the Bavarian government's usages of the state trojan were unlawful and in violation of its initial intention to only be used against serious crime and threats of terrorism.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:33:07 -0800

German government's trojan eavesdrops on fifteen different applications, more than originally thought.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:14:10 -0800

Fresh German police-malware uncovered; everything the police said in defense to date revealed as lies

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:53:18 -0800

Relevant CCC's Press Release. I'd assume virus scanners mostly detect these by now, but presumably the police can easily change it's signature.