WabiSabiLabi founder arrested for alleged spying
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=10565
"Roberto Preatoni was charged Monday with unauthorised access to computer systems and wiretapping, said the reports (in Italian). Sources confirmed he is the same Roberto Preatoni who is a founder and director of strategy with WabiSabiLabi. A representative at the security startup declined to comment Tuesday. He said the company would email a statement later in the day.
Preatoni's company was launched in July, billing itself as an online marketplace for exploit code that could be used to hack into computer systems. Legitimate companies such as 3Com and Verisign have paid for this type of code in the past, but WabiSabiLabi was the first open marketplace for such software."
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"In January, four others were charged with spying in connection with the scandal. They included Fabio Ghioni, vice president and security CTO (chief technology officer) at Telecom Italia, and Giuliano Tavaroli, the telco's former head of security."
[A security CTO and a former head of security of a telecom company being charged of spying. Makes you think doesn't it?]]
"Roberto Preatoni was charged Monday with unauthorised access to computer systems and wiretapping, said the reports (in Italian). Sources confirmed he is the same Roberto Preatoni who is a founder and director of strategy with WabiSabiLabi. A representative at the security startup declined to comment Tuesday. He said the company would email a statement later in the day.
Preatoni's company was launched in July, billing itself as an online marketplace for exploit code that could be used to hack into computer systems. Legitimate companies such as 3Com and Verisign have paid for this type of code in the past, but WabiSabiLabi was the first open marketplace for such software."
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"In January, four others were charged with spying in connection with the scandal. They included Fabio Ghioni, vice president and security CTO (chief technology officer) at Telecom Italia, and Giuliano Tavaroli, the telco's former head of security."
[A security CTO and a former head of security of a telecom company being charged of spying. Makes you think doesn't it?]]
