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Lawsuit Points to Hacking by Ethiopia as Obama Makes Visit – NewsFactor Network


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Lawsuit Points to Hacking by Ethiopia as Obama Makes Visit
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Lawyers for the Maryland plaintiff, who goes by Kidane in court documents to protect him from retaliation, say software called FinSpy made secret audio recordings of his Skype calls, copied portions of his emails and logged Web searches done by his …

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Ethiopia spying case casts spotlight on cyber surveillance in US – Al Jazeera America


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Ethiopia spying case casts spotlight on cyber surveillance in US
Al Jazeera America
The suit alleges that FinSpy, an intrusion and surveillance program, was transmitted by a Microsoft Word document attachment sent to Kidane's computer via email by or on behalf of the Ethiopian government. It began targeting Kidane's machine in late …
American Fights Ethiopian Government's Illegal Use of Spyware in Court TuesdayEFF

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With new Chinese cyber-tools, Ethiopia more easily spies on its people – Christian Science Monitor

With new Chinese cyber-tools, Ethiopia more easily spies on its people
Christian Science Monitor
In response to Citizen Lab research and inquiry about the Ethiopian government's use of FinSpy, an Ethiopian government spokesperson said in a statement to media, “I cannot tell you what type of instruments we're going to use or not. I've no idea, and

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With new Chinese cyber-tools, Ethiopia more easily spies on its people – Yahoo News

With new Chinese cyber-tools, Ethiopia more easily spies on its people
Yahoo News
In response to Citizen Lab research and inquiry about the Ethiopian government's use of FinSpy, an Ethiopian government spokesperson said in a statement to media, “I cannot tell you what type of instruments we're going to use or not. I've no idea, and

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