jbelle12
2007-07-30, 10:20 PM
The following two links explain how the FBI's spyware was able to capture a bomb hoaxster.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070718-fbi-uses-virus-to-bust-bomb-threat-hoaxster.html
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware?currentPage=1
An interesting side note of the story is the companies producing anti-spyware.
http://news.com.com/Will+security+firms+detect+police+spyware/2100-7348_3-6197020.html
The companies were also asked is they had a government or court order to not scan for police-malware - most said no. McAfee and Microsoft refused to answer the question.
This information was posted on http://cyberpunkreview.com/ a pretty cool tech and movie site.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070718-fbi-uses-virus-to-bust-bomb-threat-hoaxster.html
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware?currentPage=1
An interesting side note of the story is the companies producing anti-spyware.
http://news.com.com/Will+security+firms+detect+police+spyware/2100-7348_3-6197020.html
The companies were also asked is they had a government or court order to not scan for police-malware - most said no. McAfee and Microsoft refused to answer the question.
This information was posted on http://cyberpunkreview.com/ a pretty cool tech and movie site.