Re: Infamous hacker group helps the Feds

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Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>

> http://www.vnunet.com/News/1127639
>
> By James Middleton 
> 12-12-2001
>
> The controversy, rumours and speculation surrounding the FBI's
> Magic Lantern tool has attracted ridicule from the internet
> underground.
>
> Not only has one virus writer constructed a piece of malware under
> the same name, but now infamous hacker group the Cult of the Dead
> Cow (cDc) has offered a helping hand to the Feds.

This is interesting when you consider that cDc members have told half
a dozen journalists their announcement was "satire".

I can understand Middleton writing this though. Their "satire" shows
little to no sign of it being humor really. I questioned the
announcement on another list in which several journalists replied
saying they had followed up with Fleming, only to verify it was a hoax
announcement.

> "We are confident that the government will limit the use of this
> technology only to targets relevant to legitimate investigations,"
> he added, further underscoring the cult's faith in federal law
> enforcement organisations. "The FBI has a long history of
> following Title 18 to the letter."

This is the *only* part of the announcement that really stands out as
possible satire. The title 18 remark. However, some people do believe
the FBI are 100% law abiding, rule following, model citizens and
agents.

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