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ronsor · 2 days ago
From one Twitter user:

> It's just a demo instance, but, these front ends are barely revealed to the public

This genuinely doesn't look any different from the control panels of commercial infostealers and RATs sold on Russian hacking forums. Those usually sell for between $200 and $20,000 depending on features and pricing model (one-time vs. ongoing subscription).

These spyware companies hype themselves up, but they're really not any different from Ivan's RAT-as-a-Service, besides having extra exploits to burn and wealthier customers.

walletdrainer · 2 days ago
As it turns out, you just can’t make malware for targets like these much better.
tamimio · 2 days ago
> These spyware companies hype themselves up

Same applies to other industries too btw, in drones world, so many companies that you see their names with multi billions contracts, but if you open the hood and see their hardware/software, it’s built on top of everyday open source tools duct taped together with some UI, and sales selling it as the next big (insert buzzword here) thing ever!

sudoshred · 2 days ago
If it wasn't sold as the next big buzzword you could easily hire 10 new SDR employees who would sell it that way.

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recursivecaveat · 2 days ago
This company btw for anyone else who had not heard of them before (there are a lot of companies by that name): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragon_Solutions
phendrenad2 · 2 days ago
It's too bad that "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized" has become "we can download a full copy of all of your files at any time, or continually, if we feel like it, even if we don't suspect you of a crime".
seanw444 · 2 days ago
You must be new. The Constitution is an irrelevant piece of toilet paper now.

The first amendment only protects you unless the people in power say it doesn't. The government will pressure private companies to censor you. This was provably demonstrated under the Biden administration.

The second amendment is useless. One third to half of the country doesn't recognize the right to keep the majority of the useful arms that exist, nor the right to bear them in any meaningful way. The (Republican-leaning) Supreme Court has decided that states requiring permission slips to exercise a right is a totally valid precedent. The Republican district attorney for D.C. proudly states that having a gun there for any reason is an immediate offense. Donald Trump has been recorded suggesting to take guns from people before due process. And that's ignoring the Democrats' unfathomably large track record against this amendment. I just wanted to include the fact that neither side actually supports this amendment, as much as people like to believe.

Third amendment is pretty obscure in our era. So far, at least. But you could make the roundabout argument that the Biden admin preventing landlords from evicting their unpaying tenants, particularly if those tenants were currently or previously employed by the military, would violate this amendment.

Fourth amendment doesn't matter anymore. We have entire government agencies whose primary purpose is to ignore this amendment. It's not even a conspiracy, nor a conspiracy theory. They do it in plain sight, and everyone knows, but apparently nobody cares (in which case why does the amendment even matter). Also, as long as the government gets the data from private companies (even if by force), that apparently doesn't constitute a fourth amendment violation these days.

Fifth amendment: civil asset forfeiture is disgustingly rampant all across the country. Not enough people know about it or care.

Sixth amendment: the term "speedy" regarding trials is an extremely loose one, especially now. Especially considering the government is apparently allowed to hold you indefinitely without an actual trial, without facing any repercussions.

Eighth amendment: judges impart excess fines quite often. See the Alex Jones case.

Ninth amendment: completely irrelevant now. If the government believes they have the right, though not explicitly enumerated, then they have the right.

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phendrenad2 · 2 days ago
killingtime74 · a day ago
Is there much point blanking the faces when it also names who uploaded the photo....we can easily google them?
rtaylorgarlock · 2 days ago
Looks like image was removed and maybe only a demo?
efilife · 2 days ago
Can somebody please explain to an idiot (me) how is this possible for this to keep going? I thought that the world has decided that spyware is illegal and can't be produced. Is this company related to israeli government? If not, why is it allowed to function?
muvlon · 2 days ago
The world has not decided that spyware can't be produced. Mostly, the powers that be treat it like weapons of war.

That is, companies can make and sell it as long as they only sell it to governments and only the ones that we like.

ra · 2 days ago
The general public might be clear that spyware is evil, but governments use it extensively: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Project_(investigation...
userbinator · 2 days ago
Microsoft has decided that spyware is a good thing --- as long as it's theirs.
general1465 · 2 days ago
What is allowed to companies is not allowed to private citizens. If you want to systematically break copyright laws or steal data from people, do it as Joe's LLC. Joe would go to prison for copyright infringement or hacking other people, Joe's LLC can do as it please.
arg0x · 2 days ago
The original linkedin post is deleted? Is there a way to recover it? Did anyone archive?
xinayder · 2 days ago
Lots of grammar errors in some buttons, is this legit?