{"id":51232,"date":"2023-03-28T14:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34467\/The-FBI-Has-Been-Buying-Bulk-Internet-Data-From-Team-Cymru.html"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:21:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:21:22","slug":"the-fbi-has-been-buying-bulk-internet-data-from-team-cymru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/the-fbi-has-been-buying-bulk-internet-data-from-team-cymru\/","title":{"rendered":"The FBI Has Been Buying Bulk Internet Data From Team Cymru"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200\/e7e4a5402fac19da42d8a14d59d81e2a.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The FBI\u2019s cybersecurity division has been purchasing bulk internet data from a little-known tech firm based in Florida, Motherboard <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/dy3z9a\/fbi-bought-netflow-data-team-cymru-contract&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/dy3z9a\/fbi-bought-netflow-data-team-cymru-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a><\/span>. Team Cymru, which calls itself a \u201cglobal leader in cyber threat intelligence,\u201d sells access to bulk web traffic and tells clients it can act as a gateway to a \u201csuper majority of all activity on the internet.\u201d It has previously been found selling its services to a number of other federal agencies. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 eZHmRR\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 kmfrJn instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 dfVCNP\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"189914,190298,190712\" data-current=\"189914\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 JrwKz video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"189914\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"How To Set Up Private Relay on iCloud+\" data-video-blog-id=\"4\" data-video-network=\"gizmodo\" data-video-duration=\"91\" readability=\"4.3928571428571\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>How To Set Up Private Relay on iCloud+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture muted playsinline width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/189914\/189914_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/189914\/189914_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/189914\/189914_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/189914\/189914_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/16695.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-3 ghtqRH video-controls\">\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-2 elBHkL\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-2 fXTnmP closed-captions-box hide\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-1 jglhFk\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-0 hbyQRD\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"selected\" data-label>Off<\/li>\n<li class data-label=\"English\">English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">D<!-- -->etails of the FBI\u2019s contract were revealed <!-- -->via a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Motherboard<!-- -->. The 4-page<!-- -->&nbsp;<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23722785-fbi-team-cymru&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23722785-fbi-team-cymru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">document<\/a><\/span> is heavily redacted and doesn\u2019t given much away about the broader purpose of the bureau\u2019s data acquisition. However, it does show that, in 2017, the government paid a total of $76,450 for the information haul. Just what the bureau\u2019s Cyber Division ended up doing with that data isn\u2019t exactly clear, although Motherboard <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/dy3z9a\/fbi-bought-netflow-data-team-cymru-contract&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/dy3z9a\/fbi-bought-netflow-data-team-cymru-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notes<\/a><\/span> that the data in question is what is known as \u201cnetflow\u201d data, which, in some cases, can allegedly be used to help <!-- -->track cybercriminal activity. Companies like Cymru typically purchase the data from internet service providers, then resell it to law enforcement agencies, Motherboard states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The FBI isn\u2019t the first federal agency to be found purchasing data from Team Cymru. Last September, it was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/ncis-whistleblower-military-data-broker-cymru-wyden-1849564984&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/ncis-whistleblower-military-data-broker-cymru-wyden-1849564984\">reported<\/a><\/span> that multiple agencies within the U.S. military had spent millions of dollars to procure a powerful internet monitoring tool from the Florida firm, dubbed \u201cAugury.\u201d According to advertising materials, Augury allows a user access to bulk internet traffic logs. In some cases, the data being provided could include \u201caccess to people\u2019s email data, browsing history, and other information such as their sensitive internet cookies,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Until recently, Cymru also apparently had a relationship with a somewhat less obvious partner: the internet\u2019s most well-known <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-tor-web-browser-officially-lands-on-android-in-alph-1828895328&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-tor-web-browser-officially-lands-on-android-in-alph-1828895328\">privacy browser<\/a><\/span>, Tor. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-bxm4mm-7 jKZusJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq\">\n<div class=\"sc-bxm4mm-0 cfXsIw\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Indeed, last year, Tor users began to question why the project appeared to have an infrastructure partnership with the creepy Florida company. \u201cWhy is Tor being hosted on Team Cymru\u2019s network, a data broker known to sell internet backbone data to companies [?],\u201d one forum user <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/forum.torproject.net\/t\/why-is-torproject-org-hosted-on-team-cyru-servers\/3452&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.torproject.net\/t\/why-is-torproject-org-hosted-on-team-cyru-servers\/3452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questioned<\/a><\/span>, in May of 2022. The user posted a screenshot that appeared to show a DNS lookup of the Tor project that tracked back to Team Cymru. Another user pointed out that <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.hagerty.com\/media\/automotive-history\/the-tank-rabbi-gulf-war-vet-deploys-wwii-armor-to-tell-its-story\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hagerty.com\/media\/automotive-history\/the-tank-rabbi-gulf-war-vet-deploys-wwii-armor-to-tell-its-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rabbi Rob Thomas<\/a><\/span>, the CEO of the company, appeared to be a member of the Tor Project\u2019s <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/about\/people\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/about\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">board of directors<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">In October of 2022, after Cymru\u2019s contract with the U.S. military was publicly revealed, Tor officially <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/blog.torproject.org\/role-tor-project-board-conflicts-interest\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.torproject.org\/role-tor-project-board-conflicts-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a><\/span> it would be halting its partnership with the data broker. Previously, Cymru had provided \u201chardware and other resources\u201d to the privacy network, according to Tor Project executive director Isabela Fernandes. It\u2019s unclear just how extensive that partnership was\u2014or what, exactly, it was being used for. Citing \u201cconflicts of interest,\u201d Fernandes announced that Tor no longer found it \u201ctenable to continue to accept Team Cymru\u2019s donations of infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34467\/The-FBI-Has-Been-Buying-Bulk-Internet-Data-From-Team-Cymru.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[5537],"class_list":["post-51232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlinegovernmentprivacyusadata-lossfbi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The FBI Has 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