From: savanted1 Date: Tue Mar 16, 2004 0:55pm Subject: U.S.A.: DARPA's New Spy Blimp Larry Correy, DARPA program manager, says that DARPA's planned technological blimp will provide a "dynamic, detailed, real-time picture of all movement on or above the battlefield." The blimp, which is to be three times the size of the Goodyear blimp, is known as the Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS) airship and will use a flexible radar antenna to gather information. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/3/12/222951.shtml 8357 From: savanted1 Date: Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:06pm Subject: U.S.A.: Gov't Agencies Want Wiretapping Ensured The U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration stated in legal papers filed with the Federal Communications Commission, "The ability of federal, state, and local law enforcement to carry out critical electronic surveillance is being compromised today." The agencies have proposed that technology companies be required to ensure that law enforcement agencies can install wiretaps on Internet traffic and on future digital communications. Critics maintain that the government's proposal would put limits on the introduction of new technology until it can be made wire-tap friendly. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashingto n_story.asp?category=1152&slug=Internet%20Wiretaps 8358 From: Academic Investigations Date: Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:12pm Subject: GSM-listening Does anyone have practical experience about ”IMSI-catchers”? The price? I’m interested with detection etc?. Yours truly, Mr. Jouni Heikkinen Helsinki [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8359 From: Mitch D Date: Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:49am Subject: AOR sdu 5600 spectrum display Unit New AOR Product for AOR Fans Some nice receivers on the site as well the AOR 3000 has been improved It is a widely used receiver by scanner buffs,and has been used in oem applications....... http://www.aorusa.com/sdu5600.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com 8360 From: Ocean Group Date: Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:41pm Subject: Best Wishes... Just wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day from the most strategically important country in the world! ;) Can anyone verify that they do actually die the river green in New York? I wonder what they use.....? 8361 From: gkeenan Date: Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:55pm Subject: Re: Best Wishes... Not in New York, but they do in Chicago. Just saw a picture of it a little earlier. Jerry K. GPKeenan Co. 1005 Celia St. West Islip, NY 11795-2503 (631) 587-4020 (ph) (631) 587-4020 (fax1) (530) 323-6832 (Fax2) (516) 587-4020 (cell) secureops@o... gkeenan@s... ----- Original Message ----- From: Ocean Group To: TSCM Yahoogroup Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:41 PM Subject: [TSCM-L] Best Wishes... Just wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day from the most strategically important country in the world! ;) Can anyone verify that they do actually die the river green in New York? I wonder what they use.....? ======================================================== TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. =================================================== TSKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8362 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:30pm Subject: Legendary http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61560-2004Mar15.html Jessica Simpson, whose verbal gaffes are legendary, pulled another one Sunday visiting the White House, our sources say. The singer was introduced to Interior Secretary Gale Norton and gushed: "You've done a nice job decorating the White House." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. 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Sorry, USA-only sale and advanced payment via US Postal Service Money Order Thanks, Jay 8364 From: Date: Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:44am Subject: Re: U.S.A.: Gov't Agencies Want Wiretapping Ensured The critics are correct, of course, in that new technology WILL be held up until made wiretap friendly. In the area of telecommunications, CALEA already requires that. What is not clear is whether data communications (packets) is covered by CALEA and thus must also have a "wiretap solution" before rolling out. Certain recent rulings have made it seem that data communications from one computer to another computer (Pulver, Skype, MSN Instant Messenger) is not a telecommunications service but if it hits the PSTN it becomes telecommunications and subject to CALEA. Sgt. Kirk Sewell Illinois State Police, Technical Investigations 500 Iles Park Place, Suite 300 Springfield, IL 62718 (217) 524-6079 office (217) 467-4211 pager (217) 836-0919 mobile 8365 From: Pizza Waves Date: Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:52pm Subject: Bugs RF Hello all, For your data bases on the micro European transmitters : MICRO AND SECURITY ELECTRONIC GROUP OF COMPANYS Efftingestr.19-2000 hamburg 70 – phone : 040/6560032-34 (Germany) : LF/VHF/UHF : 100-150 Mhz (1 mW – 2 mW – 3 mW) WFM 80-150 Khz (60 mW) PWM 120-170 Mhz (5 mW) NFM crystal controlled 380-440 Mhz (5 mW) NFM crystal controlled 1150-1300 Ghz (3 mW) NFM crystal controlled 135-170 Mhz (300 mW) NFM crystal controlled COFREXPORT 93. rue Jouffroy d’Abbans 75017 Paris (France) Phone : 33/ 01.43.80.25.46 Email : mail@c... UHF : Computer keyboard bugging : 313 Mhz NFM SECURITY OF INFORMATION CORP. Kahovka Street 33 corp. 2 Moscow 113461 (Russia) Phone : +7 (095) 124 3327 Satellite phone : +7 502 224 8129 VHF/UHF : 130-140 Mhz NFM 300-430 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 465-475 Mhz NFM (5 mW) 90-115 Mhz NFM 390 Mhz NFM crystal controlled (kit bug/receiver) 417 Mhz NFM (3 mW) crystal controlled 410-440 Mhz NFM “Sheaffer pen” 480 Mhz NFM crystal controlled “tie” 415-435 Mhz NFM (5 mW - 100 mW) crystal controlled PROTEXARMS 26. rue de Chateaudun 75009 Paris (France) Phone : 01.45.26.08.34 VHF/UHF : 130-200 Mhz (5 mW- 10 mW- 20 mW- 100 mW- 500 mW) NFM 150-174 Mhz (10 mW – 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled 150-250 Mhz (10 mW- 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled 137-140 Mhz (1 mW – 50 mW) NFM 135-180 Mhz (60 mW – 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled CRELEC ELECTRONIQUE 6. rue des Jeuneurs 75002 Paris (France) Phone : 01.45.08.87.77 VHF/UHF : 90-135 Mhz NFM 104-120 Mhz NFM 140-165 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 140-144 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 1200 Ghz NFM crystal controlled “Vidéo” 1400 Ghz NFM crystal controlled “Vidéo” 2400 Ghz NFM (50 mW – 300 mW) crystal controlled “Vidéo” *********************************************************** Plousey Vincent Consultant indépendant CME (contre mesures électroniques) tel.GSM : 06.13.47.56.15 tel. : 33/ 01.46.68.49.47 email : vincent@a... Radio détection (débugging), sécurité PABX (alcatel/matra), sécurité réseaux radios HF/VHF/UHF, sécurité réseaux WiFi (802.11b/g). *********************************************************** 8366 From: Pizza Waves Date: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:12pm Subject: Bugs RF MICRO AND SECURITY ELECTRONIC GROUP OF COMPANYS Efftingestr.19-2000 hamburg 70 – phone : 040/6560032-34 (Germany) : LF/VHF/UHF : 100-150 Mhz (1 mW – 2 mW – 3 mW) WFM 80-150 Khz (60 mW) PWM 120-170 Mhz (5 mW) NFM crystal controlled 380-440 Mhz (5 mW) NFM crystal controlled 1150-1300 Ghz (3 mW) NFM crystal controlled 135-170 Mhz (300 mW) NFM crystal controlled COFREXPORT 93. rue Jouffroy d’Abbans 75017 Paris (France) Phone : 33/ 01.43.80.25.46 Email : mail@c... UHF : Computer keyboard bugging : 313 Mhz NFM SECURITY OF INFORMATION CORP. Kahovka Street 33 corp. 2 Moscow 113461 (Russia) Phone : +7 (095) 124 3327 Satellite phone : +7 502 224 8129 VHF/UHF : 130-140 Mhz NFM 300-430 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 465-475 Mhz NFM (5 mW) 90-115 Mhz NFM 390 Mhz NFM crystal controlled (kit bug/receiver) 417 Mhz NFM (3 mW) crystal controlled 410-440 Mhz NFM “Sheaffer pen” 480 Mhz NFM crystal controlled “tie” 415-435 Mhz NFM (5 mW - 100 mW) crystal controlled PROTEXARMS 26. rue de Chateaudun 75009 Paris (France) Phone : 01.45.26.08.34 VHF/UHF : 130-200 Mhz (5 mW- 10 mW- 20 mW- 100 mW- 500 mW) NFM 150-174 Mhz (10 mW – 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled 150-250 Mhz (10 mW- 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled 137-140 Mhz (1 mW – 50 mW) NFM 135-180 Mhz (60 mW – 100 mW) NFM crystal controlled CRELEC ELECTRONIQUE 6. rue des Jeuneurs 75002 Paris (France) Phone : 01.45.08.87.77 VHF/UHF : 90-135 Mhz NFM 104-120 Mhz NFM 140-165 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 140-144 Mhz NFM crystal controlled 1200 Ghz NFM crystal controlled “Vidéo” 1400 Ghz NFM crystal controlled “Vidéo” 2400 Ghz NFM (50 mW – 300 mW) crystal controlled “Vidéo” 8367 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:30pm Subject: TDRs for sale The following Riser-Bond TDRS are for sale: Model 1270New $3500my price $1900 Model 1205-OSPNew $3195my price $2100 Model 3300New $1995my price $1400 All are used, in perfect operating condition and very good physical condition. Each has new battery, fresh calibration, all accessories including test leads, battery charger, instruction manual, laminated wallet cheat sheet, computer interface cable, and canvas accessory carrying pouch. Also available are a new hard carrying/transport case for any model, and one new empty yellow box pre-machined for any of the yellow box TDRs. This new box also includes the clear plastic carrier for the instruction manual inside the lid. Clean up your beat up TDR by dropping it into a new box, which takes 5 minutes. I stock the new boxes and can supply new batteries for your TDR if necessary. 220VAC chargers can be substituted for 110VAC chargers at no cost if so requested at time of order. All are guaranteed to be in perfect working condition. The supply of used TDRs in decent shape is dwindling, and the ones I have examined recently have had more wear than I will accept, or have had operational problems I didn't want to tackle. The ones I refuse generally end up on ebay. More info can be found here: http://www.swssec.com/part_one.html These TDRs are extremely rugged and all have internal digital storage of waveforms which later can be dumped to a printer or into a computer via an RS232 port. The simple software for doing this is called Wave View, and the latest version is available as a free download from www.riserbond.com. Using Waveview, you can take readings on a job, store them then dump them into a laptop and into a report, or print and save against future use for baseline inspection. All TDRs will read twisted pair as well as coax or any metallic conductor pair. The 1205T and 3300 are designed for specifically for twisted pair but read perfectly well on coax. Ask me if you have any question on which model would be best for your application. All have selectable pulse widths, sensitivity, and have magnification, one button setup and many other features. These things are easy to use, very rugged, and powerful. With some practice, you will own any metallic pair or coax you inspect. Nothing can hide from these when used in proper hands. You quickly will become confident in your abilities, and this confidence will be obvious to potential clients. All are subject to prior sale. I can take credit cards or checks for payment and ship to any non- embargoed country. I've probably sold 50 similar TDRs to members of this list. Feel free to ask for references, or check the References section of my website for that sort of thing. You also can check ebay under my email address and find a perfect record of 655 positives and zero negatives or neutrals. If you are serious in TSCM, you need a TDR, and Riser Bond is the best choice. No delicate, expensive CRTs like in Tektronix models as all Riser Bond machines have rugged backlit large LCD readouts like a solid state oscilloscope. All have automatic filtering, also, which will notch out 50/60 cycle mains interference as well as stepping through different filter modes to give the best image on the screen automatically or manually. All also can be used on powered lines up to 400 volts without problems. The things practically work themselves, but all parameters can be controlled manually also. When closed, the cases (except 3300 which is not a yellow box) are waterproof and can kick around in your van without needing any extra packing cases to protect them. Holler if questions. If you can use a TDR and are ready to stand on your hind legs and sweep like a man, you need one of these. Without a TDR, you're only playing games. There are excellent tutorials on using TDRs on both Riser Bond's website www.riserbond.com and www.tscm.com. While I don't make any claim about being a Riser Bond service center, I note Riser Bond themselves refer people to me who call them to have a machine serviced. Short of physical damage, I've seen very few problems with them. Email if interested. Save this message against future need. Other used and new TSCM, surveillance, communications, test equipment and related electronic toys can be found on our website: http://www.swssec.com/equipment_for_sale.html I buy excess or otherwise unneeded electronic equipment also. Please consider me first when you have something to sell. Regards .... Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 8368 From: Date: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:23pm Subject: Jacko targets jet-bugging 'conspirators' Jacko targets jet-bugging 'conspirators' March 23, 2004 - 10:18AM Besieged pop singer Michael Jackson today took aim at four more people who he says conspired to hide cameras in the private jet that carried him to his arrest last year on child abuse charges. Jackson's lawyers added the names of four more defendants to a lawsuit that alleged that jet charter company XtraJet secretly videotaped a meeting between the singer and his lawyer on a flight to Santa Barbara in November. The new defendants include travel agent Cynthia Montgomery, who booked the flight and recently sued Jackson for allegedly failing to reimburse her for the trip from the gambling hub of Las Vegas to California. Other new defendants include Montgomery's travel agency, an XtraJet executive and Pavair, another aviation firm. But Los Angeles' based Strategies attorney Lloyd Kirschbaum however insisted that none of the defendants were responsible for taping Jackson. He said he expected the responsible party to come forward soon. Jackson's attorneys claimed that XtraJet had offered copies of the tape of a meeting between the "King of Pop" and attorney Mark Geragos to media outlets for up to $US1.5 million ($2.0 million). A court order obtained by Jackson's attorneys in December prevents XtraJet from attempting to sell the tape. Jackson sued XtraJet in November over the videotaping. But Kirschbaum said the company turned over the tape to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. XtraJet officials said they found the videotape aboard the jet that shuttled Jackson to and from Las Vegas for his November 21 arrest. AFP This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/23/1079939617055.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8369 From: Date: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:51pm Subject: ECMSA -1300 Electronic Countermeasure Signal Analyzer Several months old but noteworthy. HEADLINE: Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Signs New Licensee with 3-Year Agreement Valued at 1.5 Million DATELINE: NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2003 BODY: Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB:SITG) today announced it has signed a three-year distribution agreement with a prominent private European government consulting company who are now licensed to sell its counterterrorism, surveillance, counter- surveillance and security products exclusively in Serbia. Per the three-year distribution agreement, the distributor paid an up front fee of $150,000 and is obligated to make minimum annual purchases of $500,000 per year, totaling $1,500,000. In return for the upfront fee, the distributor receives a 10% discount on their first $1,500,000 worth of purchase orders. This is twelfth distributor agreement signed by SITG in the past year. "Our licensee program assists in the further development of the emerging European market and continually expands our product line internationally," stated Ben Jamil, Chief Executive Officer of SITG. "Through our distributors we are able to reach a global market for our proprietary security products and services. The distributor's first order includes such proprietary products as the VIP-16 Bomb Jammer, a portable radio frequency detection and jamming system used in counter terrorism and bomb prevention, The ECMSA -1300 Electronic Countermeasure Signal Analyzer that detects virtually all clandestine transmitters and the VL-6500 Non-Linear Junction Detector which electromagnetically detects the presence of semi-conductors, electronic components and most radio frequency transmissions. About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and markets various advanced proprietary security products used throughout the world by the general public, military, law enforcement and security personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non- governmental organizations. SITG products include a broad range of proprietary, professional, branded law enforcement and consumer equipment such as covert audio and video intercept, electronic countermeasures, video, photo, and optical systems, radio communication, explosive contraband detection, armored vehicles and clothing, nuclear, biological and chemical masks and protective clothing, voice stress analysis lie detection and global positioning systems, used for tracking, locating and recovering vehicles and fleet management. SITG products are marketed under CCS International, Ltd., G-Com Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, London(R) brand names and are sold primarily through a worldwide network of sales agents. SITG trained, multilingual and experienced security personnel work closely with clients to create and implement solutions to complex security problems. These services include security planning, advice and management, security systems integration, intellectual property asset protection, threat assessment, due diligence investigations and training and seminar programs in counterintelligence, countersurveillance and counterterrorism. SITG products and props can be seen in major motion pictures, including Silence of the Lambs, First Kid, Mission Impossible 1, Meet the Parents, Supertroopers, Bad Company and Spy, The Movie. SITG also co-brands its Night Vision Binoculars with Ford's Aston Martin, and donates products to International Spy Museum's exhibits. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this press release and oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "should," or "anticipates" to be uncertain forward-looking statements. The forward looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The material under "Risk Factors" and management's discussion and analysis of fiscal condition and results of operations are included in the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. Information on SITG's corporate website is not a part of this press release. Due to the sensitive nature of their purchases, SITG does not disclose the identity of clients. Analyst/Investor kits and store tours available upon request For more information see SITG's websites at: www.spyzone.com, www.gcomtech.com and www.bombjammer.com CONTACT: SITG Contact: Fierce Communications LLC Ms. Arielle Jamil, 212-995-2138 PRSpygirl@s... URL: http://www.businesswire.com LOAD-DATE: November 18, 2003 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8370 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:13pm Subject: A CCS under any other name is still CCS On 23 Mar 2004 at 21:51, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: > About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. > Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and > markets various advanced proprietary security products used throughout > the world by the general public, military, law enforcement and security > personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as governmental > agencies, multinational corporations and non- governmental > organizations. > SITG products are marketed under CCS International, Ltd., G-Com > Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, London(R) brand > names and are sold primarily through a worldwide network of sales > agents. In the unlikely event there are still people left who don't know, the above statements are a long way from what most of us would consider to be truthful. All mentioned companies are outfits to stay FAR away from. Any affiliation with them will ruin you. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 8371 From: Ocean Group Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:32am Subject: Sweeps unsuccessful for Governments... It seems that sweeps have a low success rate when concerned with government mischief!!! Beware! Our friends are bugging us, embassies told BY DANIEL MCGRORY AND ANDREW PIERCE THE TIMES March 24, 2004 BRITISH diplomats in Brussels head the list of envoys who are being targeted by foreign intelligence agencies, according to a leaked Foreign and Commonwealth Office document seen by The Times. Security experts have warned senior diplomats in the Belgian capital that their e-mails may be intercepted and homes may be bugged, and that counter-surveillance "sweeps" are unlikely to succeed. British diplomats in Bosnia and Pakistan have also been told that they are being spied upon by supposedly friendly governments, according to the document. Concern is now so great that one of the officials in charge of Foreign Office security has cautioned envoys that the department's information technology systems are "under attack" and that routine e-mails to and from Whitehall could no longer be regarded as safe. Diplomats have been told that every message they send must be delivered on a secure system after one foreign government took offence at an e-mail that its agents had secretly and illegally intercepted. The envoys at risk include the three British ambassadors in Brussels who deal respectively with the EU, Nato and the host Belgian Government, and those at the British Embassy in Sarajevo and the High Commission in Islamabad. The new generation of spies believe they will learn far more secrets from eavesdropping on diplomats' homes rather than trying to bug formal meetings at embassy buildings. These security lapses were only discovered after ministers ordered an urgent review following the bomb attack on the British Consulate in Istanbul last November. As well as the threat from terrorist bombers, the investigators found evidence of espionage leaks. The document seen by The Times details how Peter Millett, the head of the security strategy unit at the Foreign Office, discussed the latest spying operations last month with leaders of the Diplomatic Service Association, which represents 650 of Britain's senior envoys. The revelation comes weeks after Clare Short, the former Cabinet minister, claimed Britain was spying on Kofi Annan, the UN SecretaryGeneral, and MI5 was accused of bugging the Pakistani High Commission in London. So far, the Foreign Office has not made any public protest to the three countries named in the report. The Foreign Office and other departments have secure systems in their buildings but staff often fail to use them when routinely sending e-mails. There is also evidence of how spies are listening into conversations between senior envoys and visiting ministers, believing British officials and their government guests might speak more freely over dinner or drinks in the residence than they might during formal embassy briefings. MI5 officers were sent to Brussels to investigate the bugging of offices used by British diplomats in the EU Council of Ministers building. The Russians and the Israelis were suspected of planting sophisticated bugs in the offices of six EU delegations, including Britain, which were discovered last May. There were also accusations last summer that the Pakistani authorities tried to bug the British High Commissioner's office when a stray wire was found trailing from his desk. The Foreign Office said of these latest spying allegations: "We do not comment on leaked documents." The reaction of foreign diplomats in Britain was summed up by one veteran envoy in London, who said: "It would be a bit rich for Britain to take the high moral ground about being spied on by friends after their alleged behaviour at the UN." 8372 From: Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:17am Subject: Man Indicted in Wiretap Case Man Indicted in Wiretap Case The defendant is accused of recording the computer keystrokes of a workplace colleague. By Regine Labossiere Times Staff Writer March 24, 2004 A Huntington Beach man Tuesday became the first person in the nation to be charged with illegally using an electronic device to record someone's computer keystrokes, according to the U.S. attorney's office. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Larry Lee Ropp, 46, on one count of wiretapping, said Thom Mrozek a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. When Ropp worked at Bristol West Insurance Group/Coast National Insurance Co. in Anaheim, he secretly installed a "Key Katcher" into the computer of the vice president's secretary, Mrozek alleged. The device was plugged into the computer to record every keystroke the secretary made, he alleged. Ropp was fired in September for violating the company's time-clock policy, Mrozek said. After he was fired, Ropp called a company employee and asked her to remove what he called a "toy" from the computer. The employee told her supervisor, Mrozek said. The firm's technology department found that the device was not a toy, Mrozek said, and called the FBI. Bristol is involved in a class-action civil suit brought by former employees. Information from FBI interviews suggested that Ropp was trying to obtain information for the plaintiffs in that lawsuit, Mrozek said. Ropp could not be reached for comment. Mrozek said devices such as the Key Katcher are commercially available and are legal as long as they are used on personal property. Parents sometimes use them to monitor their children's computer activity. The devices can be used to steal private information, company secrets and passwords. Ropp was arrested Feb. 25 and released on bond that day, Mrozek said. A conviction could bring Ropp a maximum of five years in federal prison. Because the computer was hooked up to the Internet and was connected to company branches in Arizona and Florida, Ropp was indicted under federal law, Mrozek said. Ropp admitted to the FBI that he used the Key Katcher, but he said the California Department of Insurance had hired him as a whistle-blower. Department representatives denied that claim. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8373 From: Ocean Group Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:19am Subject: CCS 2 I'll second that. Don't even consider this crowd seriously. Just because they can afford to pay a PR company and because they are signing distribution agreements with people does not mean that their products are high quality and most importantly does not mean that they are an honest company..... Message: 2 Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:13:20 -0500 From: "Steve Uhrig" Subject: A CCS under any other name is still CCS On 23 Mar 2004 at 21:51, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: > About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. > Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and > markets various advanced proprietary security products used throughout > the world by the general public, military, law enforcement and > security personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as > governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non- > governmental organizations. > SITG products are marketed under CCS International, Ltd., G-Com > Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, London(R) brand > names and are sold primarily through a worldwide network of sales > agents. In the unlikely event there are still people left who don't know, the above statements are a long way from what most of us would consider to be truthful. All mentioned companies are outfits to stay FAR away from. Any affiliation with them will ruin you. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 8374 From: Spook Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:51am Subject: Re: ECMSA -1300 Electronic Countermeasure Signal Analyzer SITG is actually CCS, and is only one of a dozen aliases, front companies, and activities their hide behind. The "distribution agreements" are a bit of an old joke, as the equipment is grossly over-priced and their "dealer" is more a victim than anything else. Of course their victim/dealer is hoping to make millions of dollars a year in profits, but once the "dealers" customers realizes that their are getting screwed the business dries up. IMHO, The products are grossly mis-represented, the catalogs are deceptive and fraudulent, and the profit margins so high that it invites significant deception. In fact the markups are often 100 times what Radio Shack, Telex, Toys-R-Us, or Wal-mart charges for the same thing. CCS sends out copies of this same "Press Release" everything they hook a new victim... but their stock price is floundering, the market markers limited, and the stock generally trades between a few insiders. You may have heard of "Penny Stocks", but IMHO this is a dog of a stock that is more aptly called a "Plugged Nickel Stock". Of course your mileage may vary, but I am waiting for the market capitalization of the stock to collapse, for the price to plummet, and for the stock to be de-listed. I am puzzled if customers are supposed to pay by stuffing dollars into a G-String, or do they just leave it on the dresser? -jma At 09:51 PM 3/23/2004, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: >Several months old but noteworthy. > >HEADLINE: Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Signs New Licensee >with 3-Year Agreement Valued at 1.5 Million > >DATELINE: NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2003 > >BODY: Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB:SITG) today >announced it has signed a three-year distribution agreement with a >prominent private European government consulting company who are now >licensed to sell its counterterrorism, surveillance, counter- >surveillance and security products exclusively in Serbia. > >Per the three-year distribution agreement, the distributor paid an up >front fee of $150,000 and is obligated to make minimum annual >purchases of $500,000 per year, totaling $1,500,000. In return for >the upfront fee, the distributor receives a 10% discount on their >first $1,500,000 worth of purchase orders. > >This is twelfth distributor agreement signed by SITG in the past >year. "Our licensee program assists in the further development of the >emerging European market and continually expands our product line >internationally," stated Ben Jamil, Chief Executive Officer of SITG. >"Through our distributors we are able to reach a global market for >our proprietary security products and services. > >The distributor's first order includes such proprietary products as >the VIP-16 Bomb Jammer, a portable radio frequency detection and >jamming system used in counter terrorism and bomb prevention, The >ECMSA -1300 Electronic Countermeasure Signal Analyzer that detects >virtually all clandestine transmitters and the VL-6500 Non-Linear >Junction Detector which electromagnetically detects the presence of >semi-conductors, electronic components and most radio frequency >transmissions. > >About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. > >Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and >markets various advanced proprietary security products used >throughout the world by the general public, military, law enforcement >and security personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as >governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non- >governmental organizations. SITG products include a broad range of >proprietary, professional, branded law enforcement and consumer >equipment such as covert audio and video intercept, electronic >countermeasures, video, photo, and optical systems, radio >communication, explosive contraband detection, armored vehicles and >clothing, nuclear, biological and chemical masks and protective >clothing, voice stress analysis lie detection and global positioning >systems, used for tracking, locating and recovering vehicles and >fleet management. SITG products are marketed under CCS International, >Ltd., G-Com Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, >London(R) brand names and are sold primarily through a worldwide >network of sales agents. SITG trained, multilingual and experienced >security personnel work closely with clients to create and implement >solutions to complex security problems. These services include >security planning, advice and management, security systems >integration, intellectual property asset protection, threat >assessment, due diligence investigations and training and seminar >programs in counterintelligence, countersurveillance and >counterterrorism. SITG products and props can be seen in major motion >pictures, including Silence of the Lambs, First Kid, Mission >Impossible 1, Meet the Parents, Supertroopers, Bad Company and Spy, >The Movie. SITG also co-brands its Night Vision Binoculars with >Ford's Aston Martin, and donates products to International Spy >Museum's exhibits. > >Safe Harbor Statement > >Statements in this press release and oral statements that may be made >by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company >acting on the Company's behalf may constitute "forward-looking >statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation >Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and >unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could >cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different >from the historical results or from any future results expressed or >implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements >which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are >urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes," >"expects," "intends," "may," "should," or "anticipates" to be >uncertain forward-looking statements. The forward looking statements >contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and >uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's >reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and >Exchange Commission. The material under "Risk Factors" and >management's discussion and analysis of fiscal condition and results >of operations are included in the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal >year ended June 30, 2003. Information on SITG's corporate website is >not a part of this press release. Due to the sensitive nature of >their purchases, SITG does not disclose the identity of clients. > >Analyst/Investor kits and store tours available upon request > >For more information see SITG's websites at: www.spyzone.com, >www.gcomtech.com and www.bombjammer.com > >CONTACT: SITG Contact: >Fierce Communications LLC >Ms. Arielle Jamil, 212-995-2138 >PRSpygirl@s... > >URL: http://www.businesswire.com > >LOAD-DATE: November 18, 2003 8375 From: larry d chapman Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:44am Subject: Re: A CCS under any other name is still CCS Well spoken Steve; a few of us have had clients who have had to learn the hard way. Do your research. LDC -- --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:13:20 From: "Steve Uhrig" To: tscm-l@yahoogroups.com Cc: On 23 Mar 2004 at 21:51, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: > About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. > Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and > markets various advanced proprietary security products used throughout > the world by the general public, military, law enforcement and security > personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as governmental > agencies, multinational corporations and non- governmental > organizations. > SITG products are marketed under CCS International, Ltd., G-Com > Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, London(R) brand > names and are sold primarily through a worldwide network of sales > agents. In the unlikely event there are still people left who don't know, the above statements are a long way from what most of us would consider to be truthful. All mentioned companies are outfits to stay FAR away from. Any affiliation with them will ruin you. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* ======================================================== TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. =================================================== TSKS Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TSCM-L/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: TSCM-L-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ____________________________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8376 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:41am Subject: Police to get more spy devices http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/24/1079939700234.html Police to get more spy devices March 24, 2004 - 2:05PM Police could soon have access to more spy devices to help them keep a step ahead of criminals under proposed new laws introduced to parliament. The government's Surveillance Devices Bill 2004 allows police investigating crimes under commonwealth laws to use optical, data and tracking surveillance devices. Currently, they are only allowed to use listening devices. The new laws will help Australia Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission or state or territory police investigating people suspected of committing offences under commonwealth law. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said the new legislation was needed because current surveillance device laws were not up to the job of policing in the 21st century. "To restrict commonwealth law enforcement to the use of devices which are only capable of recording spoken words is simply not adequate," he told parliament. "As criminal and terrorist groups make use of sophisticated technology, our police must be able to match and better them." Mr Ruddock said the bill would also expand the range of offences police could obtain a surveillance device warrant for, such as terrorism, people trafficking and child sex tourism. Police investigating people who fail to declare the import or export of $10,000 or more, people operating a bank accounts using a false name and officers protecting Australia's fisheries will be able to use the devices. However they will have to get a warrant or authorisation from a senior officer. Police using tracking devices not involving entering private property or the inside of a suspect's vehicle will only have to obtain permission from a senior officer rather than get a court warrant. Police will also be able to use devices without obtaining a warrant in emergency situations such as terrorism, serious drug offences and if there is an imminent threat to a person's safety. Also for the first time, Australian police will be able to obtain warrants here to use surveillance devices overseas in limited circumstances. Debate on the new bill was adjourned. C2003 AAP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8377 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 0:25pm Subject: Re: Man Indicted in Wiretap Case It doesn't help that Key Katcher has multiple backdoors, can easily be detected, easily disabled, and has a history of being sold by felons, crooks, mental patients, and so on. It is illegal to use, to possess, to attempt to possess, to sell, to buy, to advertise or any variation thereof. A parent cannot use this on either their own, or their kids computer, nor can a business use these to spy on their own employees. It is illegal, a felony, a tort, and a generally naughty and forbidden thing. However, these are a piece of cake to find technically during a sweep. Simply use a low inductance tuned shielded magnetic coil, a fire-wall bandpass filter, and a 40-45 dB LNA. Go for the oscillator, and the harmonics of the oscillator for 100% detection of the device. TSCM detection protocol is identical for that of finding modern sub-miniature digital audio recorders. Also extremely easy to detect via the naked eye (if you have a clue), and can also be easily detected by simply using the USB strobe method. I have records that the U.S. Government has bought a number of these, and that the purchase was illegal, and the equipment was used in direct violation of U.S. Law, and used to perform illegal buggings that were not court authorized or approved. -jma At 09:17 AM 3/24/2004, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: >Man Indicted in Wiretap Case > >The defendant is accused of recording the computer keystrokes of a workplace >colleague. > >By Regine Labossiere >Times Staff Writer > >March 24, 2004 > >A Huntington Beach man Tuesday became the first person in the nation to be >charged with illegally using an electronic device to record someone's >computer >keystrokes, according to the U.S. attorney's office. > >A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Larry Lee Ropp, 46, on one count >of wiretapping, said Thom Mrozek a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office >in Los Angeles. > >When Ropp worked at Bristol West Insurance Group/Coast National Insurance Co. >in Anaheim, he secretly installed a "Key Katcher" into the computer of the >vice president's secretary, Mrozek alleged. The device was plugged into the >computer to record every keystroke the secretary made, he alleged. > >Ropp was fired in September for violating the company's time-clock policy, >Mrozek said. After he was fired, Ropp called a company employee and asked >her to >remove what he called a "toy" from the computer. > >The employee told her supervisor, Mrozek said. The firm's technology >department found that the device was not a toy, Mrozek said, and called >the FBI. > >Bristol is involved in a class-action civil suit brought by former employees. >Information from FBI interviews suggested that Ropp was trying to obtain >information for the plaintiffs in that lawsuit, Mrozek said. > >Ropp could not be reached for comment. > >Mrozek said devices such as the Key Katcher are commercially available and >are legal as long as they are used on personal property. Parents sometimes >use >them to monitor their children's computer activity. > >The devices can be used to steal private information, company secrets and >passwords. > >Ropp was arrested Feb. 25 and released on bond that day, Mrozek said. A >conviction could bring Ropp a maximum of five years in federal prison. > >Because the computer was hooked up to the Internet and was connected to >company branches in Arizona and Florida, Ropp was indicted under federal law, >Mrozek said. > >Ropp admitted to the FBI that he used the Key Katcher, but he said the >California Department of Insurance had hired him as a whistle-blower. >Department >representatives denied that claim. > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. >=================================================== TSKS >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8378 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 0:42pm Subject: Re: CCS 2 Well in that case I could claim to have just landed hundreds of millions of dollars in investment capital from Nigeria, Yemen, and Pakistan. [snicker] -jma At 12:19 PM 3/24/2004, Ocean Group wrote: >I'll second that. Don't even consider this crowd seriously. > >Just because they can afford to pay a PR company and because they are >signing distribution agreements with people does not mean that their >products are high quality and most importantly does not mean that they are >an honest company..... > > > >Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:13:20 -0500 > From: "Steve Uhrig" >Subject: A CCS under any other name is still CCS > >On 23 Mar 2004 at 21:51, NoPositiveWork@a... wrote: > > > About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. > > > Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. designs, assembles, and > > markets various advanced proprietary security products used throughout > > the world by the general public, military, law enforcement and > > security personnel in both public and private sectors, as well as > > governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non- > > governmental organizations. > > > SITG products are marketed under CCS International, Ltd., G-Com > > Technologies and The Counter Spy Shops of Mayfair, London(R) brand > > names and are sold primarily through a worldwide network of sales > > agents. > >In the unlikely event there are still people left who don't know, the above >statements are a long way from what most of us would consider to be >truthful. > >All mentioned companies are outfits to stay FAR away from. Any affiliation >with them will ruin you. > >Steve > > > >******************************************************************* >Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance >equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel >+1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we >monitor" >******************************************************************* > > > > > > >======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. >=================================================== TSKS >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8379 From: Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:30am Subject: Re: ECMSA -1300 Electronic Countermeasure Signal Analyzer In a message dated 3/24/2004 10:26:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, spook@t... writes: > I am puzzled if customers are supposed to pay by stuffing dollars into a > G-String, or do they just leave it on the dresser? No, you have to pay up front. They always take the money first. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8380 From: kondrak Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:52pm Subject: Fake PayPal, AOL spam operations stopped by FTC, DOJ Proving theres an idiot born every minute... >Fake PayPal, AOL spam operations stopped by FTC, DOJ >The spammer illegally obtained credit card and account information from >hundreds of users > > >News Story by Todd R. Weiss > > >MARCH 23, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A spam e-mail operation that sent out >e-mails falsely claiming to be from PayPal or America Online Inc., >tricking hundreds of consumers into entering their credit card, banking >and user account information on fake PayPal and AOL Web sites, has been >stopped by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade >Commission. > >In a joint announcement yesterday, the two agencies said that Zachary >Keith Hill of Houston has been ordered to halt the >identity theft operation, which was the type of scam also known as >phishing, while he awaits sentencing on federal >criminal charges. > >Each agency led its own probe into Hill's activities. > >In a criminal case brought by the DOJ in U.S. District Court in the >Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Hill pleaded >guilty last month to charges of using illegally obtained account access >information to buy goods worth more than $1,000 >and to a charge of illegally possessing account information for more >than 15 people on his PC. > >In a separate civil lawsuit filed by the FTC in December (download PDF), >Hill was charged with false affiliation for claiming >that the e-mail messages he sent were from PayPal, AOL and other >Internet service providers. He was also charged with >making false claims to consumers so they would provide account >information and with one count of unfair use of that >private information and a count of inducing consumers to submit account >information by using deceptive means. The >24-page complaint asked the court to issue an injunction barring Hill >from continuing his operations. > >Casey Stavropoulos, a DOJ spokeswoman, said Hill is expected to be >sentenced on the criminal charges on May 18. He >faces a maximum prison term of 10 to 15 years, she said, but he could >get a lesser sentence as a result of his >cooperation with authorities after his arrest. He also faces fines of at >least $200,000 plus restitution. > >Hill sent the fake e-mails between March 2001 and February 2003, >according to the DOJ. > >Investigators were able to link Hill to the fake messages through e-mail >addresses that were embedded in the HTML code >in the fake Web pages, said Patricia Poss, one of the FTC attorneys >working on the case. The HTML code in the Web >pages directed the information entered by consumers to Hill's e-mail >addresses, Poss said. > >The FTC case against Hill remains in litigation, she said. He has agreed >to the preliminary injunction that halted his >operations while both sides work to resolve the case. Hill is connected >to at least $78,000 in purchases or attempted >purchases on new credit card accounts he opened using the stolen >information, the FTC said. > >He illegally obtained 471 credit card numbers, 152 bank account and bank >routing numbers and 541 usernames and >passwords for personal Internet access accounts using his fake Web >sites, according to his plea agreement with the >Justice Department. > >Under Hill's scam, consumers received e-mails that appeared to come from >AOL or PayPal. The "From" line identified the >sender as "billing center" or "account department" and the "Subject" >line carried warnings such as "AOL Billing Error >Please Read Enclosed Email," or "Please Update Account Information >Urgent!" The messages warned consumers that their >accounts would be canceled if they didn't respond. > >A hyperlink in the e-mail pointed to what appeared to be the AOL Billing >Center, with AOL's logo and live links to real AOL >Web pages. But the site was actually Hill's Web site, where he harvested >consumers' names and their mothers' maiden >names as well as their billing addresses, Social Security numbers, dates >of birth, bank account numbers, bank routing >numbers, AOL screen names and passwords. > >Hill's PayPal scheme used the PayPal passwords that consumers provided, >allowing him to use their PayPal accounts to >purchase goods and services. > >"As the Hill case demonstrates, the government can make a difference >when agencies work together to crack down on >Internet identity theft scams," Assistant Attorney General Christopher >A. Wray of the DOJ's Criminal Division said in a >statement. > >Several attempts to reach Hill by telephone were unsuccessful. > >Nicholas Graham, a spokesman for Dulles, Va.-based AOL, said the company >applauds the government's prosecution of >the case. "This is a very important issue to us," Graham said. > >Amanda Pires, a spokeswoman for San Jose-based PayPal, said the company >believes the case will help deter others >from using similar scams. "It also helps to educate people not to >respond to these fraudulent e-mails," she said. > >Assisting in the cases were the FBI's Washington Field Office and the >U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia's >Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Squad. > >http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,91562,00.html 8381 From: Thomas Shaddack Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:11pm Subject: Re: Man Indicted in Wiretap Case Disclaimer: I have no experiences with the hardware keyloggers yet, but got my hands on microcontrollers and used to play quite extensively with the PS/2 keyboards. The PS/2 keyboard interface is something between simple and trivial. There are 4 wires present: +5V, ground, CLK, and DTA. The CLK and DTA are pulled up to logical H on both sides and are bidirectional (which makes it peculiar - and annoying - to work with); every keypress, key repeat (sent as another keypress), and key release are sent from the keyboard to the computer as a scancode - an 8-bit number, with the most significant bit set if the scancode is a key release, and cleared when it is a keypress)[1]. Some keys are sent as multiple bytes, usually prefixed with 0xE0, Escape code. The computer sends back to the keyboard the initialization requests (to which the keyboard answers and confirms its presence), set/unset the LEDs, and the typematic rate set (the keyboard maintains the repeat-when-keypress on its own). [1] Which explains when sometimes a Shift, Ctrl, or Alt key gets "stuck" - it's when the computer misses the key release event. Tapping the key again solves the matter. The physical protocol is, again, very simple. It's a synchronous serial interface; the value of the DTA line at the rising edge of the CLK line is moved to the bit shift register. See http://panda.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~achapwes/PICmicro/PS2/ps2.htm for detailed description. (A neat project from which a proof-of-concept keylogger could be forked is a convertor of PS/2 keyboard to RS232 or RS485, allowing connecting keyboards to computers as serial terminals; has lots of applications in automatization, as computer keyboards are dirt-cheap.) On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, James M. Atkinson wrote: > It doesn't help that Key Katcher has multiple backdoors, can easily be > detected, easily disabled, and has a history of being sold by felons, > crooks, mental patients, and so on. Not even mentioning it's usually much easier to bug the machine in purely software way, unless the machine is hardened, which is rare. There is a plethora of trojans available for such purposes, and hooking a system call from the keyboard is not exactly difficult for a skilled programmer. There are even worms with built-in keyloggers with known location of storage of the keylog file; using one of them instead of hardware device would provide some plausible deniability for the overly-curious-individual-in-question. There are ways to detect a software keylogger too, but in some cases they aren't trivial. The programmers, in a giant and exciting chess game, come with new ways to both detect and hide the keyloggers. Example: a favorite way to detect them is to watch the files on the disk for the ones that slowly grow with the use of the keyboard - as a response, a keylogger that logs to Windows Registry appeared. The Yin and the Yang seek eternal dynamic equilibrium. A hardware keylogger, built into the computer itself, could be a very useful security audit device, eg. for the computers with usually not accessed keyboards, in untrusted locations like eg. the colocation facilities. Together with a tamper detection switch inside the case (which the keylogger microcontroller may do on its own), and forbidden boot from a CD/FDD[2], it could present a good way to assure the administrator that no one tried to gain access to the machine via the local console, while not inhibiting the access entirely. Thus permitting the scenario when the admin calls in a help and navigates the console operator over the phone, while still being fully informed what happened with the machine and when. The plug-between-keyboard-and-computer toy is unsuitable for this purpose, though - both for the way it physically connects to the keyboard cable, and because I can't see its firmware so I won't trust it. [2] Another thing to care of is the possibility of the disk being removed from the case and accessed separately. However, modern hard drives are equipped with SMART registers, that log data ranging from the number of read and seek errors to the power-up count, which is incremented every time the power is applied to the drive. It's possible to get around this as well, if you swap the board on the drive (as the SMART data are stored in an EEPROM chip on the disk's controller board), but that can be prevented by gluing the board to the disk by epoxy, if there is a risk that the eventual adversary will use this approach. Then there has to be a process in the boot-up sequence that checks the number of power-ons the disk went through, and checks if it is exactly n (reboot) or n+1 (power-cycle) (where n is the value of the last check), and alerts the administrator when it is not the case. A tamper switch inside the case has its role in preventing this route of entry, as well. I think keyloggers are legal here, anyway. (Maybe in the US as well; the Key Katcher is openly marketed even by non-crook outlets like ThinkGeek.com, for pretty long time already, and I din't hear about it rising any eyebrows yet. It can be really useful even legitimately - who wouldn't like to avoid retyping that long mail eaten by a bluescreening machine. But again, for a higher security scenario, I would prefer it to not be present.) A version that switches off logging after receiving a log-in sequence could be a good way for maintaining control over the access to the machine while still maintaining the privacy of the legitimate user (who knows the off-password). Could be effective to detect physical-access tampering with the machine. A nice way of realization could be a microcontroller connected to the keyboard connector on one side, the I2C bus on the motherboard on the other side, accessed by software, switched off after a high security user logs in using eg. a smartcard. My servers - my castles. > However, these are a piece of cake to find technically during a sweep. > Simply use a low inductance tuned shielded magnetic coil, a fire-wall > bandpass filter, and a 40-45 dB LNA. Go for the oscillator, and the > harmonics of the oscillator for 100% detection of the device. TSCM > detection protocol is identical for that of finding modern sub-miniature > digital audio recorders. AFAIK, the loggers are powered from the computer, don't have their own batteries (which is logical, given that there are no data to record when the keyboard is off, and that plenty of power is available on the wire when the keyboard is on), don't run their clock when the computer is off, unlike "normal" bugs. It's good to be aware about this. Also, it should be possible to use a trick used by microcontroller programmers for lowering the power consumption - switch off the chip's clock when there is nothing to do, eg. when there was no activity on the CLK line for specified amount of milliseconds, and wake up the chip by an interrupt when the activity is present. The caveat here is to be aware about the time it takes the microcontroller to wake up and run its clock (see the datasheet). However, the prepare-for-transmission pulse on the CLK line that precedes the data transmission itself could give some milliseconds of breathing space. There are also microcontroller flavors that are marketed as instant-on, with very short wake-up-and-start-the-clock delay. Probably not an issue with KeyKatcher, but could be good to be aware about this possibility for various homebrew devices. > Also extremely easy to detect via the naked eye (if you have a clue), and > can also be easily detected by simply using the USB strobe method. Unless specifically built-in into the computer, like the way I described above. The KeyKatcher is a toy, ridiculously easy to find by just looking at the cable. A good way to eliminate this kind of threat is to use USB keyboards instead of the PS/2 ones. The USB protocol is much more difficult to eavesdrop on, and I am not aware about any USB keylogger being available on the market. Though I guess it's still possible to build - but the microcontroller required for that is much more powerful, as instead of simple bitshifting and EEPROM writing it has to decode the entire USB protocol. Which is everything but trivial, and resorting to a software keylogger or bugging the keyboard multiplexing matrix is easier anyway. What's "USB strobe", please? I didn't manage to find anything about it in my references. > I have records that the U.S. Government has bought a number of these, and > that the purchase was illegal, and the equipment was used in direct > violation of U.S. Law, and used to perform illegal buggings that were not > court authorized or approved. Every government does it; I won't be surprised if my one would be routinely doing the same. Are they so incompetent they can't build their own? Sorry for talking so much. Should learn to talk more briefly. -- ....I am not paranoid. I am the sysadmin. 8382 From: kondrak Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:36pm Subject: Stoned Criminals Don't mess with bullet proof glass. http://www.bullguard.com/badnews Open this in internet explorer, then hit play....OH! Pain! 8383 From: Noel E. Hanrahan Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:26pm Subject: New Member Good afternoon all, my name is Noel Hanrahan and I'm a director of IDSS, a Peruvian based company dedicated to security. Aside from being agents of one of the larger manufacturers of security products, we have a small team of prefessionals dedicated to the collection, analysis, disseminantion and providing of security information on a national and, to a smaller extent, international level. I look forward to participating with you all in this group. Noel E: Hanrahan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8384 From: Mitch D Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:08pm Subject: Re TDR's For Sale Just a quick comment: The prices Steve has listed for TDR's are excellent,you will find no deals on new TDR's, Riser Bond gear at reduced prices is priceless.We have purchased gear from SWS repetitively and have never had a problem. ===== Mitch Davis TSCM/Special Operations Group Inc. Nashville,TN.USA MitchD@t... site:www.tscmusa.com. Tel (615)837-9933 FAX (615) 523-0300 Cell(615) 364-6776 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html 8385 From: Mitch D Date: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:12pm Subject: CCS Gear CCS Gear: On display at the Intl Spy Museum is a CCS "bug detector" that was apparently used by Aldrich Ames. Il bet he still curses it......... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html