Swedish hacker gains access to sensitive embassy, NGO and corporate email accounts using open source software
A Swedish hacker Dan Egerstad tells how he infiltrated a global communications network used by scores of embassies over the world, using tools freely available on the internet. Patrick Gray of Sydney Morning Herald investigates the most sensational hack of 2007.
Article Link: Sydney Morning Herald-The hack of the year
Keyword: Open Source Software, Tor (anonymity network)
Excerpt:
The cloaking nature of Tor is appealing in the extreme to computer hackers of all persuasions - criminal, recreational and government sponsored.
If it weren't for the "last-hop" exit node issue Egerstad exposed in such a spectacular way, parties unknown would still be rifling the inboxes of embassies belonging to dozens of countries. Diplomatic memos, sensitive emails and the itineraries of government staffers were all up for grabs.
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