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The '''Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier''' ('''CIPAV''') is a data gathering tool that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) uses to track and gather location data on suspects under electronic [[surveillance]]. The software operates on the target computer much like other forms of illegal [[spyware]], whereas it is unknown to the operator that the software has been installed and is monitoring and reporting on their activities.<ref name="teen-busted-in-wired">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware |title=FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats |date=2007-07-18 |publisher=Wired Magazine |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516201251/http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware |archivedate=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>
The '''Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier''' ('''CIPAV''') is a data gathering tool that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) uses to track and gather location data on suspects under electronic [[surveillance]]. The software operates on the target computer much like other forms of [[spyware]], whereas it is unknown to the operator that the software has been installed and is monitoring and reporting on their activities.<ref name="teen-busted-in-wired">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware |title=FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats |date=2007-07-18 |publisher=Wired Magazine |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516201251/http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware |archivedate=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>


The CIPAV captures location-related information, such as: [[IP address]], [[MAC address]], open [[TCP and UDP port|ports]], running programs, [[operating system]] and installed application registration and version information, default [[web browser]], and last visited [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]].<ref name="teen-busted-in-wired"/>
The CIPAV captures location-related information, such as: [[IP address]], [[MAC address]], open [[TCP and UDP port|ports]], running programs, [[operating system]] and installed application registration and version information, default [[web browser]], and last visited [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]].<ref name="teen-busted-in-wired"/>

Revision as of 13:43, 30 April 2021

Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier
Original author(s)Federal Bureau of Investigation
TypeSpyware

The Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier (CIPAV) is a data gathering tool that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to track and gather location data on suspects under electronic surveillance. The software operates on the target computer much like other forms of spyware, whereas it is unknown to the operator that the software has been installed and is monitoring and reporting on their activities.[1]

The CIPAV captures location-related information, such as: IP address, MAC address, open ports, running programs, operating system and installed application registration and version information, default web browser, and last visited URL.[1]

Once that initial inventory is conducted, the CIPAV slips into the background and silently monitors all outbound communication, logging every IP address to which the computer connects, and time and date stamping each.[1]

The CIPAV made headlines in July, 2007, when its use was exposed in open court during an investigation of a teen who had made bomb threats against Timberline High School in Washington State.[1]

The FBI also sought approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to use CIPAV in terrorism or spying investigations.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats". Wired Magazine. 2007-07-18. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "FBI's Sought Approval for Custom Spyware in FISA Court". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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