Network Investigative Technique

Network Investigative Technique, or NIT, is a form of malware (or hacking) employed by the FBI since at least 2002. Its usage has raised both Fourth Amendment concerns[1] and jurisdictional issues.[2] The FBI has to date despite a court order declined to provide the complete code[3] in a child sex abuse case involving the Tor anonymity network.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Poulsen, Kevin. "Visit the Wrong Website, and the FBI Could End Up in Your Computer". Wired. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  2. ↑ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (2016-04-21). "This Technicality Could Spoil the FBI’s Dark Web Hacking Operations". Motherboard. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ↑ Paganini, Pierluigi (2016-02-22). "The FBI must provide details on the network investigative technique used to hack more than 1000 computers in a case involving child pornography.". Security Affairs. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ↑ Condliffe, Jamie (2016-03-30). "FBI Refuses to Divulge How It Tracked Pedophiles on Tor". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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