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FBI’s Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats: The FBI is using spyware to great effect, apparently.

FBI agents trying to track the source of e-mailed bomb threats against a Washington high school last month sent the suspect a secret surveillance program designed to surreptitiously monitor him and report back to a government server, according to an FBI affidavit obtained by Wired News.

The court filing offers the first public glimpse into the bureau’s long-suspected spyware capability, in which the FBI adopts techniques more common to online criminals.

Deane | July 20, 2007
See Also: CIPAV, FBI, malware, spyware

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