Black ops: how HBGary wrote backdoors for the government

This is a _really_ good article after reading through thousands of emails. It also provides good insights into the bigger picture, and what kind of fascinating glimpse this email leak provides in to a secretive industry.<p>I'm glad this whole thing has happened.

The more I hear about the HBGary story, the more concerned I get with their business partners at Palantir and Berico. This can't be the bottom of the rabbit hole.<p>Apparently both companies are deep into fighting the war on terror, are they seriously pursuing business against U.S. citizens?

<p><pre><code> "I got this word doc linked off a dangler site for Al Qaeda peeps" </code></pre> I find his choice of words there to be rather amusing.

Does anyone know whether Anonymous got all of the 0-day exploits discussed? If so, does anyone know what they are planning to do with them?

So the whole thing about plugging something into your computer port (firewall, etc) to gain complete control like in the movies is true.

I wonder if the "technology to carry payloads through USB drives" was used in Stuxnet?

The best part of the article is the obvious sockpuppet in the comments. Same format I saw among many paid stock bashers: Buddy up with the emoticons, claim little, suggest a lot.

Wouldn't researching and discovering 0-day vulnerabilities be treading close to DMCA violations and/or cybercrime laws? I don't see why this information isn't causing Microsoft and/or the Government to go on the offensive legally against the likes of HBGary.

Has anybody tried a "grep stuxnet" on the email messages? Or is the Torrent still up? Then I could try it myself.

All of this reminds me of Daemon.