[isapros] FW: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

  • From: Jim Harrison <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isapros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:41:59 -0800

Aw, shucky-darn - he's at it again (still)...

-----Original Message-----
From: Juha-Matti Laurio [mailto:juha-matti.laurio@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:16 AM
To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

A frequent source 'A' sending updated NSA-Affiliated IP resources to Cryptome's 
Web site has reported the following new information:

"Certain privacy/full session SSL email hosting services have been 
purchased/changed operational control by NSA and affiliates within the past few 
months, through private intermediary entities."

Reportedly the following services are controlled:

Hushmail / Canada (http://www.hushmail.com/ ),
Guardster / USA (http://www.guardster.com/ ), and
SAFe-mail.net / Israel (http://www.safe-mail.net/ )

Link:
NSA Controls SSL Email Hosting Services:
http://cryptome.org/nsa-ssl-email.htm

SecuriTeam Blogs:
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=1052

Additionally, there is more information about NSA's role on Windows security 
software industry provided ('further details regarding which publishers and 
their means of facilitation' mentioned by Cryptome post on 1st Nov, link 
mentioned in Bugtraq post referenced below).

Cryptome: NSA has access to Windows Mobile smartphones
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483129

Juha-Matti


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