Kremlin slips spying gadgets into G20 summit gift bags, newspapers say

[kpete]

Kremlin slips spying gadgets into G20 summit gift bags, newspapers say

Russian hosts of the Group of 20 summit near St. Petersburg in September sent world leaders home with gifts designed to keep on giving: memory sticks and recharging cables programmed to spy on their communications, two Italian newspapers reported Tuesday.

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The USB thumb drives marked with the Russia G20 logo and the three-pronged European phone chargers were "a poisoned gift" from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turin-based La Stampa [link in Italian] said in its report.

“They were Trojan horses designed to obtain information from computers and cellphones,” the paper said.

The bugging devices were included in gift bags given to all delegates who attended the Sept. 5-6 summit at the palace in Stelna, outside of St. Petersburg, the newspapers said.

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oh, yes there is MORE:
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-russia-g20-summit-gifts-spy-devices-20131029,0,1499023.story#axzz2jDAKzXE4

[malaise]

1. ROFL

[DetlefK]

2. Seriously? Who would trust a memory-stick they didn't pick at random in a shop???

[Mnemosyne]

3. How nice for them, getting gift bags. nt

[MineralMan]

4. Does this mean that Russia is spying on other nations?

What a shocking revelation...

[randome]

5. No, no, no. America is the evilist! Other nations spy only because we make them!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[geek tragedy]

6. Who on earth would be dumb enough to use electonic devices supplied by Putin? nt

[L0oniX]

9. GOP?

[geek tragedy]

10. I wonder if Gohmert, King, and Bachmann will stop by to see their hero Vladdy. nt

[Jim Lane]

14. Buy a computer just for that purpose and send phony messages you want Putin to see.

Unless, of course, he figures out that you're doing this and assumes the messages to be disinformation. Then, if you figure out that he's figured it out, you send accurate messages, and if his other spying methods give him the same information, he'll discount the other sources because he'll think it's a trick.

[surrealAmerican]

7. They give out goodie bags?

... like it was some kid's birthday party?

[leftynyc]

18. Goodie bags

are pretty common at big events. Most industry events (fashion industry but even when I was in soft home goods) have goodie bags for the folks. I guess if you or your company pays at least $5000 for a table, they make sure you go home with something.

[L0oniX]

8. Spying ...the old school way. NSA missed this? Aww too bad.

[arely staircase]

11. I guess Snowden finally got a new job. nt

[HappyMe]

12. Uh oh!

That's funny.

[randome]

13. Introducing Snowden Villa! For diplomats and VIPs only.

Come for the view. Depart with lovely momentoes of your stay!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[Cali_Democrat]

16. BWHAHAHAHA!!!

[johnnyrak88]

15. thats hilarious... lol nt

[bemildred]

17. Hey, everybody does it. nt

[Thinkingabout]

19. Imagine other countries are also snoop.