The Italian company that develops and distributes spyware and hacking tools Hacking Team – ειδικά στις Αρχές επιβολής του νόμου και γενικότερα σε κυβερνητικές services - violated during the weekend.
Even hackers can become hacked.
A company that provides spyware and malware to government services has been breached by hackers who appear to have control over most, if not all, of the company's data the company's.
After hacking the company's Twitter account, Hacking Team, a Milan-based company, was open and everyone could download data stored on its server. On Sunday night, several tweets proved the broad attack on the company's systems, exposing some of its dealings with various governments.
Hackers, whose identities are not yet known, have published a torrent that contains files over 400GB. The leaked data contains emails and company financial data.
The Italian company is developing surveillance technologies for both governments and the private sector. Names and companies have never been officially revealed. The company develops spyware and malware that can penetrate a number of platforms.
The United States and the UK often work with businesses such as Hacking Team for technology support. The company also allegedly supports some repressive regimes.
Some of the documents show that the company has its services in countries such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Lebanon and Egypt.
Ένα tweet που δημοσιεύτηκε την Κυριακή από την Eva Galperin, παγκόσμια πολιτικός αναλυτής στο Electronic Frontier Foundation, published a list of countries said to be customers of the Italian company. The list includes Morocco, Panama, Mexico, but also Australia, Germany and the USA.
The company had reported that it had never sold spyware and malware in Sudan, but files leaked from company systems show exactly the opposite.
An archive shows that the company cut an invoice to the Sudanese government worth € 480.000 for "remote controlled" systems.
