The controversial surveillance software company Hacking Team claims that a torrent that is supposed to contain files stolen from its systems is infected with malicious software. The company's claim, as it was natural, was mocked by independent security experts.
The files contained in the torrent are 400GB and contain Hacking Team emails, source code, and more. All files are freely distributed on the internet via BitTorrent from Monday morning.
The torrent file also includes login credentials and passwords for the company's support sites in Egypt, Mexico and Turkey.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the breach and data leakage.
Christian Pozzi, a technician from the Hacking Team, claims the leakage of sensitive internal material contains a virus, which they added as an attempt to limit damage.
"No, the torrent contains all the viruses you sell, which we will patch," said John Adams, a former Twitter security officer.
Pozzi denied that the company was selling malware, and described their merchandise as "custom software solutions."
Hacking Team was able to gain control of her Twitter account as it had also been hacked. Her headquarters businessbut it seemed to continue problems at the time of writing.
The Hacking Team has in government and law enforcement, Da Vinci malware, a surveillance software. Critics say the technology is being used by several countries to spy on activists and journalists.
The leakage analysis is still in progress, focusing on the company's customer lists.
