Israel police hold 18 in industrial spy probe
An article via Reuters on C|Net News reveals that:
Israeli police investigating industrial espionage involving leading companies have detained 18 people, including company executives and private detectives.
The probe by the Tel Aviv fraud squad began several months ago and found evidence that Trojan horses, viruses designed to spy on computer systems, had been planted in computers of some of the country's top companies, an Israeli police representative said Sunday.
The officials the police are investigating work for firms including Israel's top mobile phone operator, Cellcom, and two subsidiaries of dominant phone company Bezeq Israel Telecom-- mobile phone operator Pelephone and the satellite television provider Yes.
All three companies issued statements saying they are cooperating with the police and had done nothing illegal.
posted by Fergie @ 5/31/2005 09:43:00 AM
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