Re: Gamma International
Subject: Re: Gamma International
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 4/26/11, 18:53
To: Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com>

Howdy-

Just spoke to Elgin at Bloomberg whom I came across from this, which is interesting itself:

http://www.forensicfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5765

He says they have a translation of the doc they had done, he's going to send to me, but in the meantime our translator has done this version:

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjustanegyptian.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fssi.pdf&embedded=true

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
Oh yea. I had it from a different source, but that's the same document. The
end is a proposal, what they would charge should they order. The fact that
it was proposed at all is bad. Yet, my story will take another angle, due to
what the software can do. Tunisia anyone? If she can translate it, I can
offer her full credit for the work in the story, assuming she wants to be
named.


-Steve

Steve Ragan
Security Editor - The Tech Herald
Phone: 317-348-1281
Email: security@thetechherald.com
Web: http://www.thetechherald.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:31 PM
>To: Steve Ragan
>Subject: Re: Gamma International
>
>We have an old Arab woman doing so now in our video conference
>room. Will let you know when she's done. Assuming you're
>looking at this:
>http://www.scribd.com/doc/50621637/50105199-Gamma-s-Anti-Skype-
>Finfisher-Spy-Software
>
>Notice the end, in English. They ordered the software.
>
>On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Steve Ragan
><security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
>
>
>       Do you know of anyone who can read Arabic and translate
>an entire PDF full
>       of images?
>
>       -Steve
>
>       Steve Ragan
>       Security Editor - The Tech Herald
>       Phone: 317-348-1281
>       Email: security@thetechherald.com
>       Web: http://www.thetechherald.com
>
>
>       >-----Original Message-----
>       >From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
>
>       >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:56 PM
>       >To: Steve Ragan
>       >Subject: Re: Gamma International
>       >
>       >Great, thanks. We're adding info here as we find it:
>       >
>       >http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Gamma_International
>       >
>       >
>       >On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Steve Ragan
>       ><security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
>       >
>       >
>       >       Look forward to seeing what you turn up. I will do some
>       >digging on them
>       >       tonight. If I find anything interesting, I'll share.
>       >
>       >       -Steve
>       >
>       >       Steve Ragan
>       >       Security Editor - The Tech Herald
>       >       Phone: 317-348-1281
>       >       Email: security@thetechherald.com
>       >       Web: http://www.thetechherald.com
>       >
>       >
>       >       >-----Original Message-----
>       >       >From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
>       >
>       >       >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:14 PM
>       >       >To: Steve Ragan
>       >
>       >       >Subject: Re: Gamma International
>       >       >
>       >       >I haven't been keeping up to date/involved
>with OpSony, but
>       >       >interesting to hear. I'm going to be looking
>into this Gamma
>       >       >company with an eye towards making an example of them.
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Steve Ragan
>       >       ><security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >       Oh....well. Now that is interesting.
>       >       >       Off topic...Sony confirmed a data
>breach into their
>       >       >network, account
>       >       >       information was compromised....
>       >       >       -Steve
>       >       >
>       >       >       Steve Ragan
>       >       >       Security Editor - The Tech Herald
>       >       >       Phone: 317-348-1281
>       >       >       Email: security@thetechherald.com
>       >       >       Web: http://www.thetechherald.com
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >       >-----Original Message-----
>       >       >       >From: Barrett Brown
>[mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
>       >       >       >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:07 PM
>       >       >       >To: Steve Ragan
>       >       >       >Subject: Gamma International
>       >       >       >
>       >       >
>       >
>       >>>http://www.itpro.co.uk/633049/brit-firm-implicated-in-mubarak
>       >-snooping
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >--
>       >       >       >Regards,
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >Barrett Brown
>       >       >       >512-560-2302
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>       >       >--
>       >       >Regards,
>       >       >
>       >       >Barrett Brown
>       >       >512-560-2302
>       >       >
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>       >--
>       >Regards,
>       >
>       >Barrett Brown
>       >512-560-2302
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>--
>Regards,
>
>Barrett Brown
>512-560-2302
>
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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302