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November 19, 2006
The List of Dubious Research - 2
Another entry for the list. A so-called "security company" creates malware so they can better market their solutions:
Wilfried Hafner, CEO of SecurStar GmbH, has developed a Trojan horse, named "RexSpy", solely for demonstration purposes. The results are alarming.
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SecurStar is offering the comprehensive security solution, PhoneCrypt, in addition to the Anti-Trojan tool (which is offered free of charge), to protect against all "electronic eavesdropping," be it via Trojan horse viruses or other professional eavesdropping tools, such as IMSI-Catcher.
[SecurStar GmbH's] team consists of renowned specialists and well-known experts from the IT business. Customers include [...] banks and financial service providers such as Citibank, as well as Scotland Yard and Ministries of Defense from different countries.
Thanks to Mady for sharing the link. Full story here.
PS: My colleague Roel Schouwenberg just started his own weblog. Cheers mate!
Posted by Costin Raiu at November 19, 2006 4:27 PM