Re: Gamma International
Subject: Re: Gamma International
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 4/26/11, 19:13
To: Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com>

Johnny Debs is the marketing manager for Gamma Group, their umbrella - which also sells surveillance vans, which we find hilarious since many of us now have to deal with those things. Note that they'll be at three conferences between now and October.

http://www.issworldtraining.com/ISS_WASH/track2.html

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
Epic! Keep the good work coming. Let me know if the translator wants their
15 min of fame out of this. I will gladly list them in the story as helping
with the investigation.
Also, talked to Ben, good guy and he said he would share. (I've no problems
sharing things with him.)
-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 6:53 PM
>To: Steve Ragan
>Subject: Re: Gamma International
>
>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=viewtop
>ic&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.f
iles.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
>       >       >       >       >
>       >       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >--
>       >       >       >Regards,
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >Barrett Brown
>       >       >       >512-560-2302
>       >       >       >
>       >       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >       >--
>       >       >Regards,
>       >       >
>       >       >Barrett Brown
>       >       >512-560-2302
>       >       >
>       >       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >--
>       >Regards,
>       >
>       >Barrett Brown
>       >512-560-2302
>       >
>       >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Barrett Brown
>512-560-2302
>
>




--
Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302