bugtraq - Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

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Message-ID: <23073462.3087601198253780476.JavaMail.juha-matti.laurio@netti.fi>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:16:19 +0200 (EET)
From: Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio@...ti.fi>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

A frequent source 'A' sending updated NSA-Affiliated IP resources to Cryptome's Web site has reported the following new information:

"Certain privacy/full session SSL email hosting services have been purchased/changed operational control by NSA and affiliates within the past few months, through private intermediary entities."

Reportedly the following services are controlled:

Hushmail / Canada (http://www.hushmail.com/ ),
Guardster / USA (http://www.guardster.com/ ), and
SAFe-mail.net / Israel (http://www.safe-mail.net/ )

Link:
NSA Controls SSL Email Hosting Services:
http://cryptome.org/nsa-ssl-email.htm

SecuriTeam Blogs:
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=1052

Additionally, there is more information about NSA's role on Windows security software industry provided ('further details regarding which publishers and their means of facilitation' mentioned by Cryptome post on 1st Nov, link mentioned in Bugtraq post referenced below).

Cryptome: NSA has access to Windows Mobile smartphones
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483129

Juha-Matti