U.S. says did everything possible to help Italy cyber investigation

[Gerald]

ROME (Reuters) - The United States has denied suggestions it undermined an investigation into a massive data breach at the Italian cybersecurity firm Hacking Team, saying it did everything it could to help in the case.

A Milan magistrate last week recommended shelving an investigation into six people who were suspected of orchestrating the 2015 data theft.

A senior judicial source criticized U.S. officials for not handing over a computer belonging to a key suspect, saying it might have contained information vital to the probe.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-cybercrime/u-s-says-did-everything-possible-to-help-italy-cyber-investigation-idUSKBN1EA08Z?il=0


Could be huge probe.:hmmm:

[ikalugin]

Not "Russian hackers" - no need to probe further.

[Rockstar]

We're the good guys remember? We don't hack, what we investigate and reveal is strictly for the benefit of freedom and democracy. ;)

[propbeanie]

Oooohhh. Pretty lights... I'm persuaded...

Is this another one of those cases where a company / entity discovers a year or two ~after-the-fact~ that they've been compromised? And only after an audit?
That's what astounds me about a lot of these data "breaches". No one breached anything (usually). They drove an 18 wheeler through the 8-lane information highway, lights all on, stereo on full-blast and the horn a-blaring. No one noticed until much later... sigh. :doh: