A new FBI surveillance tool used to help monitor suspects that use encryption software. The software, dubbed "Magic Lantern", is a trojan horse sent via an e-mail worm or by exploiting any number of 'well-known vulnerabilities.' Once installed it acts as a keylogger, recording everything the suspect types and delivering it over the Internet to law enforcement. What makes this tool unique is that it actually is installed by breaking into a suspect's computer, as opposed to Carnivore's more passive packet monitoring. As with Carnivore, the Bureau has kept all details of Magic Lantern's functionality under wraps...

Now, why can the FBI exploit known vulnerabilities, record every key you press, exploit those known vulnerabilities, use malicous software that may cause potential damage to my hard drive,
but it's against federal law for me to do so....

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