July 17, 2015
Milan prosecutors are investigating six former employees of surveillance software maker Hacking Team in connection with a massive attack on the data system of the Italian cybersecurity firm, sources familiar with the case said on Friday.
Hackers last week downloaded 400 gigabytes of data from the firm, which makes software that allows law enforcement and intelligence agencies to tap into the phones and computers of suspects.
Much of the data, including thousands of private corporate emails, has since been dumped onto the WikiLeaks website.
The source code of a number of its top-secret programs has also been published online, the company has said, meaning that “terrorists, extortionists and others can deploy this technology at will if they have the technical ability to do so”.