Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Russians Have Also Been Caught Spying On Foreign Leaders

The 'gift" given to G20 leaders, including Australia, were reportedly bugging devices. Source: Supplied

Freebie Phone Chargers And USB Sticks Given To G20 World Leaders By Russian Hosts Were 'Trojan Horses To Capture Data For The Kremlin' -- Daily Mail

* The revelation came after Germany's secret service investigated the devices
* It warned that they were 'trojan horses' capable of fishing for information
* Warnings have gone out to every government that received them

America’s NSA spy agency has been under fire from around the world for its surveillance activity over the past few months.

Now the Russians are facing criticism for some allegedly shady operations, too.

It’s claimed that USB drives and phone chargers, given to world leaders at the G20 summit in Russia were 'Trojan horses' capable of sending data back to the Kremlin.

Read more ....

More News On Russia Being Caught Spying On Foreign Leaders

Russia 'spied on G20 leaders with USB sticks' -- The Telegraph
Kremlin slips spying gadgets into G20 summit gift bags, newspapers say -- L.A. Times
Russia 'bugged gifts to G20', including Australia's ex foreign minister Bob Carr -- The Australian
Russia denies spying on G20 leaders at St Petersburg summit -- The Guardian
Russia Denies Using USB Sticks to Spy on G20 -- ABC News
Putin’s Spokesman Denies Media Reports of Spying on G20 Powers -- RIA Novosti

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