Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Yeah, China


Spyware name: Ghost Rat.
  • Can spy on every e-mail and keystroke on your "humble desktop computer" including the ability to turn on your web-cam and microphone
  • Can find out the names of  all documents and applications you have on your computer
  • Tools used are can all be downloaded from the internet. 
One of the theories regarding Ghost Rat and this "murky realm" of cyber spying is that the people behind this are the Chinese government in order to spy on the Dalai Lama (His office discovered the bug), but "all signs point to China."

Just imagining all those cute/malicious pandas blatantly spying on the DL and specific international NGOs is enough to make this panda's chest puff up with pride...or is that shame?

Here's a podcast about it.


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