Syria tightens grip on Internet
jeudi 23 mai 2013 à 12:52Reporters Without Borders is publishing an analysis of the Syrian Internet network that was carried out on 22 May 2013. It shows that the Syrian authorities have installed more than 30 Blue Coat servers on their network. These servers are dedicated to intercepting communications and data circulating on the Internet.
Blue Coat is a US company specializing in interception software and hardware. Their products are based on technology that analyses the content of network packets. Called Deep Packet Inspection, the technology is used by many Internet Service providers to regulate network traffic. But it can also be used to analyse the browsing activities of individual Internet users, including their Twitter, YouTube and Facebook activities, and the content of their emails.
Carried out by the Telecomix hactivist group, this network analysis has revealed the existence of 34 new Blue Coat servers in Syria. Each server is identified by:
- an IP address: Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.189
- the ports on which the servers are connected, in this case port 80, assigned to web traffic (http)
- the server name, in this case Blue Coat proxy server or Blue Coat PacketShaper 3500 firewall
In 2012, Telecomix already revealed the presence 15 Blue Coat servers on the Syrian Internet network.
Its latest report shows not only that Syria continues to acquire monitoring and interception equipment – the Syrian Internet shutdown on 7 May was probably used to install the new surveillance infrastructure – but also that Western companies continue to provide authoritarian regimes with dual-use technology.
On 12 March 2013, World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, Reporters Without Borders classified Blue Coat as one of the private-sector companies that are “Enemies of the Internet.”
Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.52 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.54 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.60 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.62 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.161 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.162 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.163 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.164 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.165 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.166 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.167 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.168 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.169 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.170 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.172 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.173 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.174 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.175 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.184 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.185 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.186 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.187 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.188 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.189 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 188.160.1.190 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for inet-ip-243.inet.sy (91.144.8.243) Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http-proxy thttpd (Blue Coat PacketShaper 3500 firewall) -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.16 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.17 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.18 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.19 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.20 Host is up (0.15s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.21 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.22 Host is up (0.16s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server -- Nmap scan report for 82.137.217.23 Host is up (0.17s latency). PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http Blue Coat proxy server