Authorities arrested five people on cyber espionage charges through a software system uncovered thanks to information from the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish media reported Monday.
An investigation led by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Ankara, discovered that a software program known as “Avatar” or “Adalet” (Turkish for “justice”), exclusively designed for attorneys, was used by hundreds of lawyers, enabling unlawful access to the personal data of many citizens. Gendarmerie forces and the National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM) cooperated in the critical operation against five suspects, including the software’s manager and developers, in Istanbul and the western port city of Izmir.
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Source: Daily Sabah News
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