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Topics:
1. Introduction to PhineasFisher and Hacking Team
* A brief recap of part one and its focus on Gamma Group.
* Overview of PhineasFisher’s most notorious hack on Hacking Team in 2015.
* The hack exposed over 400GB of internal data, shedding light on the company’s shady dealings.
2. The Hacking Team Leak
* A detailed description of Hacking Team’s activities and their flagship product, Remote Control System (RCS).
* Impact of the leaked data, including emails, client lists, and source code.
* Hacking Team’s role in supplying spyware to authoritarian regimes and the ethical implications.
3. The Global Impact and Reactions
* The Italian government’s response: revoking Hacking Team’s export license.
* The EU’s reclassification of spyware as dual-use goods, complicating exports.
* Media coverage and public reaction, including detailed reports by Citizen Lab and others.
4. PhineasFisher’s Tactics and Motivation
* Technical aspects of the hack: exploiting vulnerabilities, social engineering, and infrastructure setup.
* PhineasFisher’s manifesto: critique of modern hacker culture and the call to use hacking as a tool for justice.
* The personal risk and the broader message of fighting against oppression through cyber means.
5. Aftermath and Lessons Learned
* The fallout for Hacking Team: damaged reputation, loss of business, and increased scrutiny.
* The broader implications for the commercial spyware industry and its regulation.
* Reflections on the ethical considerations of hacktivism and the ongoing debate about surveillance and privacy.
Show Notes
* Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy
* Cult of the Dead Cow
* Stats On Stats Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/@StatsOnStats
* Iran and Saudi Arabia History
* https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323997004578641993388259674
* https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/hack-back-subcowmandante-marcos-phineas-fisher-hack-back-a-diy-guide-hacking-team
* https://dohaherald.com/2023/04/28/buildup-resumed-at-suspected-chinese-military-site-in-uae-leak-says/
* https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4723610/meet-hacking-team-the-company-that-helps-police-hack-into-computers
* https://citizenlab.ca/2012/10/backdoors-are-forever-hacking-team-and-the-targeting-of-dissent/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement#:~:text=The%20G%C3%BClen%20or%20Hizmet%20movement,G%C3%BClen's%20religious%20discourse%20(oration).
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k9zzk/hacking-team-hacker-phineas-fisher-has-gotten-away-with-it
* https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/government-releases-new-court-opinions-highlighting-further-abuse-of-warrantless-fisa-surveillance-program
* https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/28/government-buying-your-data-00143742#:~:text=The%20tipster%20told%20Tau%20the,in%20the%20U.S.%20and%20abroad.
* https://theintercept.com/2015/07/07/leaked-documents-confirm-hacking-team-sells-spyware-repressive-countries/
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/neavnm/hacking-team-new-owner-starting-from-scratch
* https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-10/spyware-leaves-trail-to-beaten-activist-through-microsoft-flaw
* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-turkish-religious-scholar-fethullah-gulen-funding-movement-abroad-through-us-charter-schools/
* https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/11/hacking-team-hack-state-surveillance-human-rights
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7wbnd/hacking-team-is-dead
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv7y8m/vigilante-hacker-phineas-fisher-denies-working-for-the-russian-government
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5d53b/prosecutor-closes-hacking-team-investigation
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5d53b/prosecutor-closes-hacking-team-investigation
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Topics:
1. Introduction to PhineasFisher and Hacking Team
* A brief recap of part one and its focus on Gamma Group.
* Overview of PhineasFisher’s most notorious hack on Hacking Team in 2015.
* The hack exposed over 400GB of internal data, shedding light on the company’s shady dealings.
2. The Hacking Team Leak
* A detailed description of Hacking Team’s activities and their flagship product, Remote Control System (RCS).
* Impact of the leaked data, including emails, client lists, and source code.
* Hacking Team’s role in supplying spyware to authoritarian regimes and the ethical implications.
3. The Global Impact and Reactions
* The Italian government’s response: revoking Hacking Team’s export license.
* The EU’s reclassification of spyware as dual-use goods, complicating exports.
* Media coverage and public reaction, including detailed reports by Citizen Lab and others.
4. PhineasFisher’s Tactics and Motivation
* Technical aspects of the hack: exploiting vulnerabilities, social engineering, and infrastructure setup.
* PhineasFisher’s manifesto: critique of modern hacker culture and the call to use hacking as a tool for justice.
* The personal risk and the broader message of fighting against oppression through cyber means.
5. Aftermath and Lessons Learned
* The fallout for Hacking Team: damaged reputation, loss of business, and increased scrutiny.
* The broader implications for the commercial spyware industry and its regulation.
* Reflections on the ethical considerations of hacktivism and the ongoing debate about surveillance and privacy.
Show Notes
* Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy
* Cult of the Dead Cow
* Stats On Stats Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/@StatsOnStats
* Iran and Saudi Arabia History
* https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323997004578641993388259674
* https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/hack-back-subcowmandante-marcos-phineas-fisher-hack-back-a-diy-guide-hacking-team
* https://dohaherald.com/2023/04/28/buildup-resumed-at-suspected-chinese-military-site-in-uae-leak-says/
* https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4723610/meet-hacking-team-the-company-that-helps-police-hack-into-computers
* https://citizenlab.ca/2012/10/backdoors-are-forever-hacking-team-and-the-targeting-of-dissent/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement#:~:text=The%20G%C3%BClen%20or%20Hizmet%20movement,G%C3%BClen's%20religious%20discourse%20(oration).
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k9zzk/hacking-team-hacker-phineas-fisher-has-gotten-away-with-it
* https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/government-releases-new-court-opinions-highlighting-further-abuse-of-warrantless-fisa-surveillance-program
* https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/28/government-buying-your-data-00143742#:~:text=The%20tipster%20told%20Tau%20the,in%20the%20U.S.%20and%20abroad.
* https://theintercept.com/2015/07/07/leaked-documents-confirm-hacking-team-sells-spyware-repressive-countries/
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/neavnm/hacking-team-new-owner-starting-from-scratch
* https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-10/spyware-leaves-trail-to-beaten-activist-through-microsoft-flaw
* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-turkish-religious-scholar-fethullah-gulen-funding-movement-abroad-through-us-charter-schools/
* https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/11/hacking-team-hack-state-surveillance-human-rights
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7wbnd/hacking-team-is-dead
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv7y8m/vigilante-hacker-phineas-fisher-denies-working-for-the-russian-government
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5d53b/prosecutor-closes-hacking-team-investigation
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5d53b/prosecutor-closes-hacking-team-investigation
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