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Government backdoor R2D2 Trojan discovered by Chaos Computer Club

The Trojan is being used by the German police to record Skype conversations. It has been dubbed R2D2 by the Chaos Computer Club. The Trojan can also be used to download updates from the internet, and even to allow remote access to the computer. It is not the first time the Trojan has been used by German police in the past. The CCC has been using the Trojan to record conversations with the public in violation of German privacy laws. Read more from the CCC here.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/government-backdoor-trojan-chaos/

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