It's pretty clear that these files just contain dummy values for debugging / test / placeholder purposes. There's no indication that these ever end up being pushed to devices.
-Travis On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Rayzer <[email protected]> wrote: > Cari Machet wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 21, 2016 10:45 AM, "Douglas Lucas" <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > @OpDeathEatersUS on Twitter says - > > > https://twitter.com/OpDeathEatersUS/status/619267423749828608 - that > > > Hacking Team sells child porn evidence fabrication tools, and cites > this > > > code - > > > > > > https://github.com/hackedteam/rcs-common/blob/master/lib/rcs-common/evidence/file.rb#L17 > > > - in support of the claim. > > > > > > Can someone more programming-proficient than I look at the code and > tell > > > me 1) what it does overall, and 2) what the highlighted line - which > > > mentions "childporn.avi" and "pedoporno.mpg" - does in particular? > > > > > > From the code analyst: > > > > Embedded in Galileo code 'pedoporn' 'childporn avi' > > > > One idea - considering hacking team w/FBI and DEA, you can embed that > > code to give the appearance that the flagged target is under > > surveillance for child porn but since there is already an FBI flag for > > that, it's a lie. It's a mask to hide that your surveilling someone > > but you have no legitimate legal reason to do it. > > > > a 'childporn.avi' - is a profile pic like an 'avatar' that flags the > > person as in a child porn ring but hacking team doesn't do 'rings' - > > they do targeted (activists, dissidents etc) surveillance. So that's > > off and since it's embedded "placed over the source code" - the LEA is > > using it to mask the real reason they are spying on this person > > > > LEA likes to use child porn as a 'plant' - it's like an old school cop > > 'planting' cocaine on someone they've violated. > > > > END > > > > "childporn.avi" and "pedoporno.mpg" > > Those vids... Are they being planted on the site under attack by the > hacking team or it's software or is it linked offsite? > > -- > RR > "Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential > trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them" > > > > > > > > > Here's some background: > > > > > > > > > http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/massive-leak-reveals-hacking-teams-most-private-moments-in-messy-detail/ > > > > > > > > > http://www.wired.com/2015/07/fbi-spent-775k-hacking-teams-spy-tools-since-2011/ > > > > > > From the Ars Technica article: > > > > > > === > > > According to one spreadsheet first reported by Wired, the FBI paid > > > Hacking Team more than $773,226.64 since 2011 for services related to > > > the Hacking Team product known as "Remote Control Service," which is > > > also marketed under the name "Galileo." One spreadsheet column listed > > > simply as "Exploit" is marked "yes" for a sale in 2012, an indication > > > Hacking Group may have bundled some sort of attack code that remotely > > > hijacked targets' computers or phones. Previously, the FBI has been > > > known to have wielded a Firefox exploit to decloak child pornography > > > suspects using Tor. > > > > > > Security researchers have also scoured leaked Hacking Team source code > > > for suspicious behavior. Among the findings, the embedding of > references > > > to child porn in code related to the Galileo. > > > === > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Douglas > > > > > > -- Twitter <https://twitter.com/tbiehn> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/travisbiehn> | GitHub <http://github.com/tbiehn> | TravisBiehn.com <http://www.travisbiehn.com> | Google Plus <https://plus.google.com/+TravisBiehn>
