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Vodafone Technicians Named in Greek Wiretapping Scandal

Helena Smith writes in The Observer:

Five senior Vodafone technicians have been accused of being the operational masterminds of an elaborate eavesdropping scandal enveloping the mobile phone giant's Greek subsidiary.

The employees, named in a report released last week by Greece's independent telecoms watchdog, ADAE, allegedly installed spy software into Vodafone's central systems. The hi-tech rogue devices enabled 'persons unknown' to eavesdrop on conversations of the political, military and economic elite for nearly a year, the watchdog said.

While some 106 mobile phones were monitored, initially during the 2004 Athens Olympics, the wiretaps were capable of intercepting around 4,000 local Vodafone subscribers, ADAE said.

posted by Fergie @ 7/02/2006 07:02:00 AM