American Library Will Distribute USB Sticks With Privacy OS

The American library that previously defied all the Department of Homeland Security to run a Tor server does again of himself speaking, there is in fact decided to show a film about Snowden and USB sticks with the privacy operating system Tails to distribute to library visitors.

It is the Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon (New Hampshire), a community with 3500 inhabitants. The library was in the news because it had decided to set up a Tor server. The Tor network allows users to hide their IP address and visit censored websites. After an e-mail from the Department of Homeland Security and concerns of the police and the local administration, the library decided to temporarily stop the Tor server, but came back to that later turned server back on.

Among other things Edward Snowden responded to the decision by the library. Due to the positive reactions and tweet Snowden, the library authorities now decided next Tuesday Citizenfour, to show the documentary about Snowden, reports Valley News. In addition, USB sticks will be distributed to the privacy OS Tails. Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. It is based on Debian and contains various tools to access the Internet anonymously. For example, among other things, made ​​use of the Tor-network.

F-Secure: Espionage Group Working For Russian Government

A group of cyber spies has been working since 2008 for the Russian government and is responsible for various espionage campaigns in which information in the field of foreign policy and security were captured, so claims the Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure in a comprehensive report (pdf).

The group is called "Duke" and is assured seven years running. To infect targets are mainly used spear phishing emails.The messages contain infected attachments, such as a monkey movie, or links to a website that tries to install malware via a non patches vulnerability. After one vulnerability in Adobe Reader, all the vulnerabilities that the group attacked at the time of the attacks already patched.

Victims were then also can protect themselves by installing security updates timely. The only time there is no spear phishing was used was in the "Onion Duke 'malware. This malware was via a malicious Tor server and torrent files distributed. Once Tor users a program through the Tor network inside was pulled in real-time malware added to the file.

Russia

Attributing attacks to a specific country is very difficult, but in this case, F-Secure says that the espionage group is sponsored by the Russian government. Therefore the virus fighter relies on the motivation and goals of the group. "Based on what we now know about the targets that Duke chose the last seven years, it is consistent to entities with foreign policy and security issues associated," said the Finnish anti-virus company.

The main party that benefits from the work of the cyber spies is the Russian government, according to F-Secure. There are Russian words in the Duke-malware detected and the group is active during office hours in Russia. Further targets include the Eastern European Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Western think tanks and government agencies and even Russian-speaking drug dealers. "All available evidence suggests we believe that the group is working for Russia and we are not aware of evidence that shows otherwise see."