Spyware used by governments poses as Firefox, and Mozilla is angry

[ninepointfive]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/spyware-used-by-governments-poses-as-firefox-and-mozilla-is-angry/

Mozilla has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a company that sells spyware allegedly disguised as the Firefox browser to governments. The action follows a report by Citizen Lab, which identifies 36 countries (including the US) hosting command and control servers for FinFisher, a type of surveillance software. Also known as FinSpy, the software is sold by UK-based Gamma International to governments, which use it in criminal investigations and allegedly for spying on dissidents.

Mozilla revealed yesterday in its blog that it has sent the cease and desist letter to Gamma "demanding that these illegal practices stop immediately." Gamma's software is "designed to trick people into thinking it's Mozilla Firefox," Mozilla noted. (Mozilla declined to provide a copy of the cease and desist letter to Ars.)

[VIDEODROME]

Using IceWeasel now. It's basically the same.

[pcosmar]

They just never quit..
I am glad for the Hackers of this world,, for exposing them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Lantern_%28software%29

And don't ya just love what they call it?
lawful interception malware
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2012/08/08/finfisher
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/can-you-trust-your-antivirus-solution-to-protect-you-against-governmental-backdoors-and-lawful-interception-police-trojans/15280

[better-dead-than-fed]

Using IceWeasel now. It's basically the same.

Mozilla's blog says that the operation of Mozilla is unaffected by the imposter.