Re: Gamma International
Subject: Re: Gamma International
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 4/26/11, 20:48
To: Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com>

Wonderful. I'll send the link around, particularly to the other journalists, and will make use of whatever you find on our wiki. Meanwhile I'm "growing" a campaign by which to put pressure on this firm and in doing so to hopefully bring more attention to the fact that this sort of thing goes on. As always, I appreciate your work on this issue.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Steve Ragan <security@thetechherald.com> wrote:
So you know I am working the story now for publication tomorrow.
-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 7:13 PM
>To: Steve Ragan
>Subject: Re: Gamma International
>
>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
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>       >       >       >Barrett Brown
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>       >       >Barrett Brown
>       >       >512-560-2302
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>       >Barrett Brown
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>Regards,
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>Barrett Brown
>512-560-2302
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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302