According to the records, the main software license purchased by the Bangladesh authorities is called ‘FinSpy’. FinSpy, once installed, can take control of a targeted computer, and through ‘control and command servers’ allows agent to intercept and record skype conversations, instant messaging, emails, and ‘silently’ extract files even if they are encrypted. The software is said to be able to bypass anti-virus detection and when installed be almost impossible to safely remove. The published records show that in the two months between 11 November 2012 and 11 January 2013, the Bangladesh government purchased three licenses. Though the licenses imposed no limit on the number of computers that could be accessed, together they only allowed a maximum of 60 computers to be put under surveillance at any one time. The licenses allowed six ‘agents’ to remotely operate the system that monitored the information obtained from the FinSpy infected computers.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:16:23 +0000
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