General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKremlin slips spying gadgets into G20 summit gift bags, newspapers say
Kremlin slips spying gadgets into G20 summit gift bags, newspapers say
Russian hosts of the Group of 20 summit near St. Petersburg in September sent world leaders home with gifts designed to keep on giving: memory sticks and recharging cables programmed to spy on their communications, two Italian newspapers reported Tuesday.
......................
The USB thumb drives marked with the Russia G20 logo and the three-pronged European phone chargers were "a poisoned gift" from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turin-based La Stampa [link in Italian] said in its report.
They were Trojan horses designed to obtain information from computers and cellphones, the paper said.
The bugging devices were included in gift bags given to all delegates who attended the Sept. 5-6 summit at the palace in Stelna, outside of St. Petersburg, the newspapers said.
............
oh, yes there is MORE:
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-russia-g20-summit-gifts-spy-devices-20131029,0,1499023.story#axzz2jDAKzXE4
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)What a shocking revelation...
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Unless, of course, he figures out that you're doing this and assumes the messages to be disinformation. Then, if you figure out that he's figured it out, you send accurate messages, and if his other spying methods give him the same information, he'll discount the other sources because he'll think it's a trick.
surrealAmerican
(11,362 posts)... like it was some kid's birthday party?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)are pretty common at big events. Most industry events (fashion industry but even when I was in soft home goods) have goodie bags for the folks. I guess if you or your company pays at least $5000 for a table, they make sure you go home with something.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)That's funny.
randome
(34,845 posts)Come for the view. Depart with lovely momentoes of your stay!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]