A top level espionage case in Greece

Starting shortly after the Olympic games in 2004 and up to March 2005, the mobile phones of : Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis, minister of foreign affairs, defense, public order and justice, top military officials, a number of journalists, and human rights activists (hmm?) have been tapped by an unknown party though the installation of "spy software" (that's too open topic) , mind you, Vodafone's central system, and were diverted to a pay-as-you-go mobile phone.

At the bottom line, who's behind it? Interested parties within the Greek government, or external ones? To me this is the job of a dead insider's job or someone who had the incentive to Vodafone's security, which I doubt. Though, it is disturbing how easily these mobile numbers could be obtained as the majority of media representitives already have them! My point is that you should count them as the weakest link, besides accessing a mobile provider's database and other sources. UPDATE : Vodafone's statement UPDATE 2 : Cryptome featured more info on the The Greek illegal wiretapping scandal: some translations and resources.

Another recent spy case was the rock transmitter found in a Moscow park and while the Russian president Putin is cheering the discovery and keeping it diplomatic, the FSB (a successor to the KGB) is taking a note on this one. You can actually go through a collection of videos and references on the case.

I guess it's the silence that's most disturbing in the "Silent War".

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