This week it was reported by several websites and media that the police would have serious interest in the software of the Italian Hacking Team, but that is not true, so let the police eastern Netherlands said in a statement. Hacking Team is a company that makes software that allows government agencies can monitor remote computers to gather evidence against suspects example.
A hacker managed to gain access to a large amount of data Hacking Team and put it online. The data have so far been three zero-day vulnerabilities for Flash Player and one for Windows discovered and a large amount of e-mails. It involves more than 1 million emails WikiLeaks and then put online for everyone to search. In the e-mail database were also discovered several e-mails to and from the Dutch police and tax authorities.
In this a police officer says that the police discussed the Galileo solution (pdf) of Hacking Team and there contact with the Italian company will be included. Something that has not happened according to the police. The contact between the police and Hacking Team probably was due to visit a trade show, and an account of Hacking Team approached the police officer.
Following notification by Omroep Gelderland, which said that the police serious interest had software Hacking Team, police eastern Netherlands has given a statement. It is stated that there was no interest and there has not been with the company in the sea. “The contact that we had with this company was short lived and purely exploratory and was quickly terminated,” said the police, who adds that there more often companies will be contacted.
“The police will still often sending an email to companies that specialize in the field of IT. We as police clear a task in the virtual world and if we want to play well (in legislation), we must continue to orient technological developments and the market. We will continue to do. “
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