Fw: [ISN] FBI "hack" raises global security concerns

[Maria Farrell]

I posted a similar story to this list a while back, though obviously it's less
of an official public admission than this.

"A 'US official' and the director of iDefense, a risk assessment firm in
Virginia, are the sources
 for a story on successful hacks on bank accounts and cell phones held by Osama
bin Laden's organisation.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/2/8/221142.shtml"


>Could this lead to a situation where, for example, police agent of country
>A performs a without-warrant search on computer in country B, then six
>months later happens to go on holiday to country B where he is promptly
>arrested under country B's Computer Misuse Act equivalent.

The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime allows for extradition without
dual-criminality so it might
not even be necessary to wait for holiday time!

>A little bit like the Garda arresting UK soldiers who cross into Ireland
>whilst carrying guns.

Very like this, since it involves two 'offences'; unlawful access / entry and
the perpetration of a criminal
act once they're in.  Disrespect for other countries' sovereignty probably comes
 under the 'old offence, new
method' category....

Maria Farrell