Nice to see gov recognizes that undermining vendor software updates is bad idea. But that's exacty what Flame did http://wrd.cm/1MO15pg
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Replying to @KimZetter
@KimZetter Flame was national security (different equities), targeted, and not intended to be public, so no expected reaction.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SteveBellovin
@SteveBellovin This wouldn't have been made public either, though. Would it have?@KimZetter1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@SteveBellovin Well if you start using it for criminal cases, it would eventually show up in court docs and discovery.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KimZetter
@KimZetter It took how many years b4 Stingrays got noticed? And it's not like Ulbricht got notice of hacking to find him.@SteveBellovin3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@SteveBellovin I think there's more attention paid to these kinds of things now ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KimZetter
@KimZetter Think you're following very different DOJ than I am. Even when defendants ask for stuff they know they don't get@SteveBellovin1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@SteveBellovin Well we've seen court filings before that discuss gov installation of malware - http://www.wired.com/2014/08/operation_torpedo/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KimZetter True. But I wonder whether they'd hide this more categorically if they were to use it. @SteveBellovin
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