[free-sklyarov] FBI chief Mueller lied to Senate

[John Starta]

Sounds like D.I.R.T. to me (<http://www.codexdatasystems.com/menu.html>). 
CDS has reportedly been quite successful in selling within the beltway.

jas

At 03:42 PM 8/9/01 -0500, Joe Barr wrote:

>I may be wrong, but I believe there is a world of differnce between 
>keyboard monitors that a system admin puts in place on a network, or on 
>machines in a network, to capture login attempts and the like, and the 
>keyboard logging done in the Scarfo case.  The latter is much more likely 
>to be something like Tempest, a listening in from the outside rather than 
>an internal device placed on the pc.
>
>But who knows..
>
>
>
>On Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:12:35 +0400
>Vladimir Katalov <vkatalov at elcomsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > > According to The Register, FBI Chief Mueller lied to the Senate about his
> > > knowledge of Key Stroke logging devices.
> >
> > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20894.html
> >
> > More on that (from Security Wire Digest,
> > http://infosecuritymag.bellevue.com):
> >
> > > *JUDGE ORDERS FBI TO DISCLOSE KEYSTROKE CAPTURE METHOD
> > >
> > > A federal judge in New Jersey ordered the FBI to disclose how it
> > > logged the keystrokes of Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, who's
> > > charged with running illegal gambling and loan-sharking operations
> > > for the Gambino crime family. Defense lawyers challenged the FBI's
> > > use of a keystroke logger to obtain the password and encryption keys
> > > used by the Scarfo on his office PC, saying a keystroke logger falls
> > > outside the scope of a standard search warrant. Judge Nicholas
> > > Politan ordered the FBI to produce details on the keystroke logging
> > > technique, saying he needed more information to determine the
> > > legality of the process. The FBI has until Aug. 31 to comply with
> > > the order.
> >
> > /Vladimir
> > vkatalov at elcomsoft.com