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February 24, 2014 07:27 am GMT

Hacking Team Denies Selling Spyware to Sketchy Governments

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Surveillance-technology company Hacking Team denied selling its spyware to 21 countries, including those that suppress civil liberties, following a damning report published last week.

Cyber sleuths at the University of Toronto' Citizen Lab reported that they had found traces of Hacking Team's software in 21 countries, including some with poor human-rights records such as Sudan, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia

See also: Is Venezuela's Government Tightening Its Grip on the Internet?

Hacking Team is an Italian company that develops a powerful surveillance software called Remote Control System, a "hacking suite" that when surreptitiously installed on a target's computer, can intercept emails and Skype communications, as well as allow operators to access data on the infected computer Read more...

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