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 |companyname=GAMMA GROUP (FinFisher)
 |location=Gamma International (UK) Ltd., Unit 6, Parnell Court
East Portway Industrial Estate, Andover,SP10 3LX  United Kingdom
 |business=Trojans, Interception, Monitoring, Surveillance 
 |website=https://www.gammagroup.com/
 |aboutpage=http://www.finfisher.com/FinFisher/en/index.php
 |founded=1990
 |phone=+44 1264 332411
 |fax=
}}


=== Background ===

Company Registration Number 634 3869 

[https://www.gammagroup.com/ Gamma Group] includes, '''Gamma TSE''', '''G2 Systems''', '''Gamma International''' and '''Gamma Group International'''.

[http://www.finfisher.com/FinFisher/en/index.php Gamma International] is currently best known for their IT intrusion software '''FinFisher'''


* "FinFisher is security software that has stirred controversy because '''Gamma International''' marketed it to government security officials who were told it could be covertly installed on suspects' computers through exploiting security lapses in the update procedures of non-suspect software. Egyptian dissidents who ransacked the office's of Egypt's secret police following the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reported they discovered a contract with Gamma International for £287,000 for a license to run the FinFisher software." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinFisher  Wikipedia] 

"Working out of our development headquarters in Andover, United Kingdom, Gamma International’s world-class intrusion and IT experts have invented a portfolio of intrusion products called FinFisher. see [http://www.finfisher.com/FinFisher/en/portfolio.php FinFisher Portfolio]

The FinFisher product portfolio is solely offered to Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies.

The FinFisher suite can be used as individual products and when interconnected give intelligence agencies advanced tools for unsurpassed IT investigation and surveillance techniques within the IT environment."

+ [FinFisher IT Intrusion]

+ [Intrusion Developments]

+ [IT Intrusion Training]


* '''[https://www.gammagroup.com/gammagroupinternational.aspx Gamma Group International]''', (Middle East and Asia Offices) established in 1990, provides advanced technical surveillance and monitoring solutions and international consultancy to National and State Intelligence Departments and Law Enforcement Agencies. Gamma is a European-based company with its headquarters in the United Kingdom and subsidiary offices in Germany, the Middle East and South East Asia. Our aim is to provide comprehensive communications monitoring solutions and technical consultancy services, as well as professional training for our customers worldwide. The common aim of all Law Enforcement Agencies is to have state-of-the-art capabilities to intercept all kinds of communications within different telecommunication networks and carriers inside and outside a country’s borders. For all these technologies different interception systems are available, such as:

 • Lawful Interception and Monitoring Centers
 • Lawful Interception Management Systems (LIMS)
 • Internet Monitoring, Blocking and Shaping and IT Intrusion
 • Satellite Monitoring (Thuraya, Inmarsat)
 • GSM, GPRS, and UMTS Tactical Monitoring and Locating
 • Passive Monitoring of Telephone Lines
 • SMS Interception
 • Speech Identifying Tools, Data Retention and Link Analysis
 • Radio Frequency Monitoring  


* [https://www.gammagroup.com/gammatse.aspx GAMMA TSE]

"Gamma TSE is a government contractor to State Intelligence and Law Enforcement Agencies for Turnkey Surveillance Projects producing high quality Surveillance Vans and Cars and Technical Surveillance Equipment. Gamma TSE takes a system approach in generating an overall portfolio out of individual products and combines them into an integrated solution with worldwide technical and training support. This unique approach allows our customers to plan intell operations with the technical and operational confidence of using the best-suited equipment with highly trained personnel focused on operational success."

• Technical Surveillance Vans
• Surveillance Cars with Video and Audio Observation
• Covert Audio and Video Surveillance Equipment
• Day and Night Video Observation Cameras
• Analog and COFDM Video Wireless Technologies
• Covert Vehicle Tracking Systems
• Audio and Video Enhancement Systems
• Covert Methods of Entry
• Video and Audio Interrogation Rooms
• Intell Command and Control Software
• Government TSCM Solutions


* [https://www.gammagroup.com/g2systems.aspx G2 Systems]

"The role of G2 Systems within the group is to provide an unrivalled range and level of '''skilled training and products to government security authorities worldwid'''. In today’s world, security challenges can emerge from diverse quarters.

G2 training expertise is delivered through high quality training organized around a detailed security assessment and planning process, which is supported by '''advanced security product solutions'''.

From its headquarters in the United Kingdom and '''subsidiary offices in Germany, the Middle East and South-East Asia''', G2 offers first-class security training, and '''top VIP Security Products to governments and related organizations around the world'''. 

G2 Systems specialized activities cover:
• Intelligence-Gathering Techniques
• Basic and Advanced Intrusion Training
• Technical Surveillance Deployment Courses
• Audio and Video Concealment Courses
• TSCM linked to IT and PABX Threats
• Intelligence Analysis
• Covert Methods of Entry
• CBRNE Threat Training
• VIP Security Products
• VIP Protection Courses

=== Products ===

[https://www.gammagroup.com/ Gamma Group] (Gamma TSE, G2 Systems, Gamma International and Gamma Group International) are currently best known for their IT intrusion software '''FinFisher'''

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/289_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finspy.html FINSPY]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/301_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finspy.html Video]

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/291_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finspy-mobile.html FINSPY Mobile]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/303_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finspy-mobile.html Video]

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/297_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-isp.html FINFLY ISP]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/309_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-isp.html Video]

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/295_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-lan.html FINFLY LAN]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/307_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-lan.html Video]

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/296_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-web.html FINFLY WEB]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/308_remote-monitoring-and-infection-solutions-finfly-web.html Video]

'''[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/292_tactical-it-intrusion-portfolio-finusb-suite.html FINUSB Suite]
[http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/docs/gamma/306_tactical-it-intrusion-portfolio-finusb-suite.html Video]


* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267876-merged-finfisher-brochure-english/ WSJ Report: FinFisher brochure (english)]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267875-finfisher-arabic-brochure/ WSJ Report: FinFisher brochure (arabic)]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267846-merged-finfirewire/ WSJ Report: FinFireWire]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267850-merged-finfly-isp/ WSJ Report: FinFly ISP]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267848-merged-finfly-lan/ WSJ Report: FinFly LAN]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267847-merged-finfly-usb/ WSJ Report: FinFly USB]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267845-merged-finusb-suite/ WSJ Report: FinUSB Suite]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267849-merged-finfly-web/ WSJ Report: FinFly WEB]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267837-merged-finintrusion-kit/ WSJ Report: FinIntrusion Kit]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267841-merged-finspy/ WSJ Report: FinSpy]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267844-merged-finspy-mobile/ WSJ Report: FinSpy Mobile]
* [http://projects.wsj.com/surveillance-catalog/documents/267842-merged-fintraining/ WSJ Report: FinTraining]


* '''Other Gamma Products'''

Surveillance Vans 

Surveillance Equipment 

Surveillance Systems 

TSCM Solutions 

Governmental Training 

VIP Security Products 

Communications Monitoring

=== Countries using Products ===

* Worldwide

"Twenty five countries are using the '''FinSpy surveillance software package (also called FinFisher)''' to spy on their own citizens:

The list of countries with servers running FinSpy is now '''Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Britain, Brunei, Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Vietnam'''. [https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/03/finspy.html]


=== Tech & Business Partners ===

* GAMMA - ELAMAN : THE SECURITY ALLIANCE

Gamma Group, in cooperation with [http://www.elaman.de Elaman GmbH], offers a wide variety of products, services, and customized solutions from several locations worldwide. Due to our combined international experience and technical know-how, we also offer consulting and training services that meet the requirements of our customers.

The successful Gamma-Elaman partnership, with a combined worldwide workforce of 50 employees, has successfully been involved over the past five years in multi-million Euro projects. Gamma and Elaman operate (sales, manufacturing, development, and technical support) out of offices located in '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Far East'''.

=== Reports ===

* 3.14.2013: Social engineering: how sneaky malware companies get you to bug your own phone for them [http://privacysos.org/node/999 PrivacySOS]

* 2.2.2013: "UK firm faces questions over how spyware ended up in Bahrain: Human rights group set to file complaint alleging that Gamma International UK breached OECD guidelines" [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/02/uk-firm-spyware-bahrain Guardian]

* 1.16.2013: Secret Government Document Reveals: German Federal Police Plans To Use Gamma FinFisher Spyware [https://netzpolitik.org/2013/secret-government-document-reveals-german-federal-police-plans-to-use-gamma-finfisher-spyware/ netzpolitik]

* 11.28.2012: '''Offshore company directors' links to military and intelligence revealed''':Companies making use of offshore secrecy include firm that supplied surveillance software used by repressive regimes [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/28/offshore-company-directors-military-intelligence The Guardian UK] by David Leigh

* 11.28.2012: Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze. By David Leigh, Harold Frayman and James Ball [http://www.icij.org/offshore/nominee-directors-linked-intelligence-military ICIJ]

* '''[http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/zapp/media/interviewapplebaum101.html NDR Video: Jacob Appelbaum discusses security issues of Apple platforms and FinFisher exploits]'''

* [https://www.bigbrotherawards.de/2012/.tec/ BigBrotherAwards 2012] Category Technology

* 9.9.2012 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/09/block-on-exports-surveillance-equipment Crackdown on sale of UK spyware over fears of misuse by repressive regimes]: Decision to stop sale of spying software to Egypt puts other deals with repressive regimes in doubt. By Jamie Doward, The Observer
 
* 8.31.2012: '''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/31/finspy_gamma_polcie_spying/ Google engineer finds British spyware on PCs and smartphones FinSpy turning up in dictatorships across the world]''' by Iain Thomson, The Register UK

* 8.31.2012: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/technology/finspy-software-is-tracking-political-dissidents.html?_r=1 FinSpy Software Meant to Fight Crime Is Used to Spy on Dissidents]''' by NICOLE PERLROTH, New York Times

* 8.29.2012: '''[http://citizenlab.org/2012/08/the-smartphone-who-loved-me-finfisher-goes-mobile/ The SmartPhone Who Loved Me: FinFisher Goes Mobile?]''' [https://citizenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/11-2012-thesmartphonewholovedme.pdf pdf version] by Citizen Lab

* 8.8.2012: [http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-08/finfisher-spyware-reach-found-on-five-continents-report FinFisher Spyware Reach Found on Five Continents] by Vernon Silver, Bloomberg

* 7.26.2012: [http://tinyurl.com/c95qyhb France investigates tech firm Gamma FinFisher accused of aiding Syria Govt] - Reuters

* 7.25.2012:[http://tinyurl.com/bumqf7z From Bahrain With Love - FinFisher’s Spy Kit Exposed?] The Citizen Lab

* 7.25.2012: [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-25/cyber-attacks-on-activists-traced-to-finfisher-spyware-of-gamma.html Cyber Attacks on Activists Traced to FinFisher Spyware of Gamma] by Vernon Silver, Bloomberg

* 4.26.2012: [http://nplusonemag.com/leave-your-cellphone-at-home Leave your cellphone at home] An Interview with Jacob Appelbaum. By Sarah Resnick, NplusOne

* 11.21.2011: [http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/11/21/surveillance-company-says-it-sent-fake-itunes-flash-updates-documents-show/ Surveillance company says it sent fake itunes flash updates] The Wall Street Journal

* 9.21.2011 [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/egypt_cyber_spy_controversy/ UK firm denies supplying spyware to Mubarak's secret police RATs nest found in Egyptian spook HQ] The Register

* 4.28.2011: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/28/egypt-spying-software-gamma-finfisher Egypt using spying software, Gamma FinFisher] The Guardian

* 3.16.2011: [http://justanegyptian.com/2011/03/16/europe-and-egypts-state-security-were-one-hand/ Europe and Egypts State Security were one hand] and Egypt deal, [http://justanegyptian.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/50105199-gamma-s-anti-skype-finfisher-spy-software.pdf Arabic], [http://justanegyptian.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/ssi.pdf English translation] (via Justanegyptian blog).

* "Apple iTunes flaw 'allowed government spying for 3 years'" [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8912714/Apple-iTunes-flaw-allowed-government-spying-for-3-years.html Telegraph]

* "Firm Sought to Install Spyware Via Faked iTunes Updates" [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/troublesome-trojans-firm-sought-to-install-spyware-via-faked-itunes-updates-a-799259.html Spiegel]

=== People Responsible ===

'''Shareholders'''

*  [http://buggedplanet.info/index.php?title=NELSON,_WILLIAM_LOUTHEAN WILLIAM LOUTHEAN NELSON], Board Member

* [http://buggedplanet.info/index.php?title=NELSON,_LOUTHEAN_JOHN_ALEXANDER LOUTHEAN JOHN ALEXANDER NELSON], Board Member

Passonage Mead, Tanners Lane, Winterbounr Earls, Salisbury SPH 6HA, Wiltshire, GB 

*  '''Mrs. KAREN JEAN SEYMOUR''', Board Member 

Address: The Barn 29A The Marsh, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster, Wiltshire
United Kingdom BA12 7EA 

* [http://ccdcoe.org/cycon/486.html MARTIN J MUENCH] 
"Martin J. Muench is the founder and Managing Director of '''Gamma International GmbH''' where he is heading the FinFisher product portfolio. In his past he was one of the core members behind the well-known Linux distribution '''BackTrack''' which is used world-wide by security professionals." -NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)

Address: Giesinger Bahnhofplatz 3, 81539 Munich, Germany