FBI confirms "Magic Lantern" project exists - briefly
(hx) 04:46 PM CET - Dec,13 2001
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The FBI today confirmed that its "Magic Lantern", a controversial Internet spying technology software does exist, and could start being used by the government to eavesdrop on computer communications by suspected criminals.
The FBI has already acknowledged that it uses software that records keystrokes typed into a computer to obtain passwords that can be used to read encrypted e-mail and other documents as part of criminal investigations
Magic Lantern reportedly would allow the agency to plant a Trojan horse keystroke logger on a target's PC by sending a computer virus over the Internet, rather than require physical access to the computer, as is now the case.
Malicious hackers have been known to use e-mail or other remote methods for installing spying technology, security experts said." [more] |
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