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November 10, 2009, 9:34AM
Microsoft's Police Forensic Tool Leaked to Bad Guys
Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) has made it into the hands of pirates, and their virtual ships are distributing it. The COFEE application lets officers grab data from password-protected or encrypted sources. That means you can now break the law twice over: download the software and then use it to steal information from other people's computers. Read the full article. [Ars Technica]
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