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CloneRanger · Nov 13, 2013

British intelligence reportedly intercepted LinkedIn and Slashdot traffic to plant malware

German newspaper Der Spiegel reports that British spy agency GCHQ set up fake LinkedIn and Slashdot pages to plant malware within Belgacom, a Belgian telecommunications company. Using a method called “quantum insert,” the GCHQ was reportedly able to preempt legitimate access to the websites, redirecting the employees to fake sites that compromised their computers. Der Spiegel reports that the GCHQ and NSA were also able to infiltrate the Vienna headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The report is the latest based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

On September 20th, Der Spiegel reported that the GCHQ hacked Belgacom under a project codenamed “Operation Socialist,” in order to “enable better exploitation” of the telecommunications provider. That report referenced the quantum insert method, also known as a “man in the middle attack,” but today’s report reveals that the British spy agency was able to spoof LinkedIn and Slashdot to conduct the operation. A LinkedIn spokesman told The Independent that “we were never told about this alleged activity and we would never approve of it, irrespective of what purpose it was used for.”
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Daveski17 · Nov 13, 2013

You know, you have to admire the sheer audacity & resourceful ingenuity of these spooks, even if you can't agree with their motives.

ComputerSaysNo · Nov 14, 2013

Very smart.

Reality · Nov 15, 2013

Even though none of this is surprising, I never cease to say WOW.

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