Remember the 🇩🇪 IT company @janboehm revealed is a russian company founded by an ex-KGB agent? I spoke w/ cybersecurity experts about it & yes, it gets worse.
🚨 #Protelion had opportunity to compromise every company that used their software & give Moscow access to their network
🚨 #Protelion had opportunity to compromise every company that used their software & give Moscow access to their network
https://twitter.com/berlin_bridge/status/1579189032684515328
Protelion/Infotecs sold software in 🇩🇪 for yrs that scans IT networks for vulnerabilities *from the inside*. That means:
❗️ They could report vulnerabilities to russia
‼️ Bc the software is installed by the admin they'd be able to plant other software & time bombs in the network
❗️ They could report vulnerabilities to russia
‼️ Bc the software is installed by the admin they'd be able to plant other software & time bombs in the network
That means **any of the 1M+ companies that have used Infotecs/Protelion software may be potentially spied on & compromised by russia**
#GermanyIsCompromised
#GermanyIsCompromised
This is a major security risk. Every potentially compromised network must be urgently screened. Considering @BSI_Bund head @ArneSchoenbohm has ties to #Protelion/Infotecs, no doubt that will go swimmingly..🤦
Here a more detailed summary of the threat & some technical background:
Here a more detailed summary of the threat & some technical background:
Correction: #Protelion has been installed on “1M+ terminals, company locations & servers” not “companies”.
Error came from writing from memory bc I couldn’t find the page anymore. Why not? They deleted it. But found this archive grab in the meantime, thus the correction ✅
Error came from writing from memory bc I couldn’t find the page anymore. Why not? They deleted it. But found this archive grab in the meantime, thus the correction ✅
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