SURVEILLANCE - Blackberry 9720 - Messages Decrypted by Netherlands Criminologists - Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) Technique (works on Smartphones & some PGP)

ꕤ Article SOURCE (via VK) https://xakep.ru/2016/01/12/cops-hjacked-pgp-blackberry/ SURVEILLANCE - Blackberry 9720 - Messages Decrypted by Netherlands Criminologists - Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) Technique (works on Smartphones & some PGP) Google Translation Russian to English Dutch police said that cracked the encryption Blackberry Maria Nefedova https://xakep.ru/2016/01/12/cops-hjacked-pgp-blackberry/ In December 2015 the Dutch blog misdaadnieuws.com (Crime News) published in its pages the document, according to which law enforcement authorities of the Netherlands have found a way to recover deleted messages and read emails and encryption on devices BlackBerry. Historically, the company BlackBerry stake on the security of their devices. Smartphones companies have traditionally come with a built-PGP-encrypted, which, in particular, used for e-mail client. Protecting BlackBerry devices considered to be very reliable, so misdaadnieuws.com published in the pages of the report of the Dutch Institute of Criminology (Netherlands Forensic Institute, NFI) has caused considerable surprise among experts and journalists. Publication Vice Motherboard contacted representatives of NFI, to confirm or refute the information published in the blog. January 11, 2016 criminologists finally answered and said that they do often have to assist the police in the investigation of criminal offenses, but it needs to recover and extract data from a variety of devices. NFI staff confirmed that a private company using the software Cellebrite, they have found a way to recover deleted messages and read emails on smartphones BlackBerry, PGP-protected encryption. According to a report published misdaadnieuws.com, when working with the BlackBerry 9720 criminologists were able to recover 325 encrypted messages, but were able to decipher only 279 of them. Which techniques are used to circumvent the encryption criminologists tell refused. Probably, they were able to guess the password, based on memory dump, but for the application of this technique usually requires removal of the chip from the motherboard, which is unacceptable when dealing with evidence. However, it is reported that the Dutch forensic technique it requires physical access to a device that can serve as some consolation for the owners of protected devices. In addition, NFI imperfect technique: it works not with all models of smartphones and implementations of PGP, for example, has no effect on GhostPGP.   Source | English Translation ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT Encryption sounds crap if it can readily be decrypted. The 297 out of 325 encrypted messages broken success rate is massive. Blackberry might need to work on their security? It sounds like GhostPGP is the only way to go ... unless it's a double-cross.  lol I don't have to worry about any of it, because I have no fancy devices. The most excitement I get is the text reminder to recharge the old fashioned prepaid mobile. ꕤ

'Top Secret' - Game or British Acclimatisation PsyOp?

ꕤ Article SOURCE http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-10-where-in-the-world-is-edward-snowden 'Top Secret' - Game or British Acclimatisation PsyOp?  http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-10-where-in-the-world-is-edward-snowden Simon Parkin Simon Parkin is an award-winning writer and journalist from England, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Guardian and a variety of other publications. Where in the world is Edward Snowden? The game that puts you in search of history's most notorious whistleblower. SUMMARY: James Long British graduate in theoretical physics product, game:  Top Secret casts player as NSA employee tasked with following intel to source deciding who knows what & whether to help whistleblower blurs reality & fantasy (Snowden group + fiction) 1,000 scattered fragments / disjointed, non-linear journey played out entirely in your actual email programme to begin: send an email to member of your 'NSA team' surveillance reports return, with 'metadata' James Long "Every email you send and receive while playing the game can be intercepted by the real government," he says. "So we have a game about surveillance in which your play itself is subject to surveillance." Top Secret supports Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption method used by Edward Snowden James Long "I'm nakedly partisan and a huge fan of Snowden. I believe the government has gone too far with mass surveillance." James Long "One of the reasons you play as an NSA analyst is that it allows the game to present the viewpoints of those in the security services. You are free to make up their own mind and decide how far you'll go when invading the lives of others. For change to happen you have to start a debate. It doesn't matter if people disagree with you as long as they are talking about the issue." http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-10-where-in-the-world-is-edward-snowden Guardian Article http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/10/video-game-makers-james-long-top-secret BY THE SAME WRITER / BRIEF VERSION ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT So, is this really a game or is it a GCHQ acclimatisation to mass surveillance and a take-the-NSA-POV PsyOp? ꕤ