An examination of an electronic copy of Father Stan Swamy's computer by Arsenal Consulting concluded that a hacker infiltrated his device and planted evidence, according to a report by the company. He died after eight months in jail on terrorism charges.
The National Investigation Agency, the prosecuting authority in the case, did not respond to requests for comment.
The findings by Arsenal “clear” Swamy’s name, said his friend and fellow priest, Joseph Xavier. He said the report proves that Swamy was “systematically targeted and framed for raising his voice for the [tribals], which hurt the interests of the state.” A plea to drop the charges against the defendants based on Arsenal’s first report is pending before the courts.
Two experts on malware and digital forensics reviewed the report at the request of The Post and said its conclusions were sound.Arsenal’s report is “really convincing,” and there is “firm evidence” that Swamy’s computer was infected with malware and that an operator was pushing incriminating files to the system, said Robert Jan Mora, a digital forensics expert at Volexity, a cybersecurity firm based in the D.C. area, who reviewed the report.
Alessandro Di Carlo, director of forensics at Certego, an Italian cybersecurity company, said the analysis is “thorough and comprehensive.” Arsenal’s new report says Swamy’s laptop was infected beginning in October 2014 with NetWire, a commercially available malware that can upload and download files from a target’s computer, log keystrokes and access emails and passwords.The unidentified hacker in Swamy’s case is the same person who targeted Swamy’s co-defendants, activist
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