Summary: Stratfor emails placed in the wild by Wiki Leaks have revealed that a video-surveillance program developed by ex-CIA members may be in place in US government organizations and multinational corporations.
Now nearing its Tenth day of a allocated denial-of-service (DDoS) assault, WikiLeaks has launched details about a video-surveillance program that is probably being used by the US govt and huge organizations, such as Sales force and Search engines.
The program, known as TrapWire, was designed by US-based Abraxas Organization, which is claimed to be manned by many former US Main Intellect Organization (CIA) providers. TrapWire is designed to recognize terrorists who strategy a assistance many times as they perform their monitoring. According to Abraxas' certification on TrapWire, it is able to link movie monitoring with other details, such as observe details. It can, for example, recognize claimed terrorists using face identification or thieved automobiles by studying number clothing, and then link this details with other occasion details that it already has.
In inner Stratfor e-mail messages published by WikiLeaks, it was exposed that TrapWire may have already been applied in several places around the world. The flow indicates that Stratfor is in the procedure of establishing up an contract with Abraxas to be able to obtain intelligence that it could offer to its own clients.
In an e-mail, Stratfor chief executive Don Kuykendall wrote: "Their clients consist of Scotland Garden, #10 Drinking, the White-colored House and many [multinational corporations]".
"Our concern is presenting them to organizations like Wal-mart, Dell and other[s]," he had written.
In a individual e-mail, v. p. Sam Burton wrote: "Salesforce HQs in San Fergie is enthusiastic about TrapWire after I briefed them on their amazing capabilities". He also had written that "the moment is right to review our connection with Search engines and feeling increasing disappointment (and chaos) on their part in mild of the China penetrations and ip theft".
"I've been enjoying continuous cellphone tag with their protection home."
Google dropped to thoughts on whether it has been approached by Stratfor, and whether it has applied TrapWire. Sales force has been incapable to reply to ZDNet's queries at the time of composing.
Burton also had written that TrapWire is "in place at every [high-value target] in NYC, DC, Las vegas, London, uk, Ottawa and LA".
The program may be operating for its designed objective. In published e-mail messages, Burton exposed that the program may have foiled a enemy assault on three Los Angeles structures.
"According to a very good resource accountable for household monitoring functions, an incredibly serious al Qaeda fear story has been discovered focusing on a loan company, an enjoyment center and a govt workplace in Los Angeles. The same terrorist-surveillance group performed pre-operational monitoring of all three websites. The group is currently under observe," he had written.
The program, known as TrapWire, was designed by US-based Abraxas Organization, which is claimed to be manned by many former US Main Intellect Organization (CIA) providers. TrapWire is designed to recognize terrorists who strategy a assistance many times as they perform their monitoring. According to Abraxas' certification on TrapWire, it is able to link movie monitoring with other details, such as observe details. It can, for example, recognize claimed terrorists using face identification or thieved automobiles by studying number clothing, and then link this details with other occasion details that it already has.
In inner Stratfor e-mail messages published by WikiLeaks, it was exposed that TrapWire may have already been applied in several places around the world. The flow indicates that Stratfor is in the procedure of establishing up an contract with Abraxas to be able to obtain intelligence that it could offer to its own clients.
In an e-mail, Stratfor chief executive Don Kuykendall wrote: "Their clients consist of Scotland Garden, #10 Drinking, the White-colored House and many [multinational corporations]".
"Our concern is presenting them to organizations like Wal-mart, Dell and other[s]," he had written.
In a individual e-mail, v. p. Sam Burton wrote: "Salesforce HQs in San Fergie is enthusiastic about TrapWire after I briefed them on their amazing capabilities". He also had written that "the moment is right to review our connection with Search engines and feeling increasing disappointment (and chaos) on their part in mild of the China penetrations and ip theft".
"I've been enjoying continuous cellphone tag with their protection home."
Google dropped to thoughts on whether it has been approached by Stratfor, and whether it has applied TrapWire. Sales force has been incapable to reply to ZDNet's queries at the time of composing.
Burton also had written that TrapWire is "in place at every [high-value target] in NYC, DC, Las vegas, London, uk, Ottawa and LA".
The program may be operating for its designed objective. In published e-mail messages, Burton exposed that the program may have foiled a enemy assault on three Los Angeles structures.
"According to a very good resource accountable for household monitoring functions, an incredibly serious al Qaeda fear story has been discovered focusing on a loan company, an enjoyment center and a govt workplace in Los Angeles. The same terrorist-surveillance group performed pre-operational monitoring of all three websites. The group is currently under observe," he had written.
