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Themis : Looking at the aftermath of the HBGary Federal scandal - Security
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201112/6951/Themis-Looking-at-the-aftermath-of-the-HBGary-Federal-scandal

L’affaire #HBGary pourrait donner lieu à une enquête du Congrès pour savoir si, à travers les projets de manipulation des réseaux sociaux, d’infiltration d’#Anonymous et de « destruction » de #WikiLeaks, le gouvernement #US ne serait pas en train de faire des choses illégales, comme d’espionner des Américains…

Team Themis consists of HBGary Federal, Palantir Technologies, and Berico Technologies. Both Berico and Palantir have distanced themselves from the plots, and denounced their implications. Aaron Barr resigned his post as CEO of HBGary Federal to focus on family and rebuilding his reputation.

However, those actions did little to placate critics, and House Democrats called for hearings on Team Themis. Earlier this month, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia 4th District), as well as 19 others, called for a Congressional investigation into the actions of Team Themis to determine if the contractors violated any federal laws.

On continue à rigoler avec HBGary…

Exclusive: #Military’s ‘#persona’ #software cost millions, used for ‘classified #social_media activities’ | The Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/22/exclusive-militarys-persona-software-cost-millions-used-for-classified-soc

A fake virtual army of people could be used to help create the impression of consensus opinion in online comment threads, or manipulate social media to the point where valuable stories are suppressed.

(...) #HBGary, which conspired with Bank of America and the Chamber of Commerce to attack #WikiLeaks, spy on progressive writers and use malware against progressive organizations, was also revealed to have constructed software eerily similar to what the Air Force sought.

“This contract was awarded to a firm called #Ntrepid,” Speaks wrote to Raw Story. “In addition to the classified activities this software supports, US #CENTCOM, like most military commands, does use social media to inform the public of our activities. I should emphasize that such uses do not employ the kind of technology that was the subject of this contract solicitation.”

Ntrepid Corporation, registered out of Los Angeles, bills itself as a privacy and identity protection firm in some job postings, and a national security contractor in others, but its official website was amazingly just one page deep and free of even a single word of description.

In spite of their thin online presence, Speaks said the firm was awarded $2,760,000 to carry out the “persona management” contract.

Palantir confirme son plan anti-Wikileaks mais le condamne
http://www.numerama.com/magazine/18046-palantir-confirme-son-plan-anti-wikileaks-mais-le-condamne.html

Le président de la société Palantir Technologies a confirmé l’exactitude du document qui détaillait les actions possibles contre Wikileaks, mais il rejette toute la faute sur la société HBGary dont les e-mails piratés sont à l’origine de la fuite.

#WikiLeaks #anonymous #Palantir #HBGary #netactivisme