Mobile network data might be one of our most recent and thorough dossiers. Our mobile phones are linked to these networks and expose our demographics, social circles, purchasing habits, sleeping patterns, where we live and work, and travel history. Technical weaknesses in mobile communications networks threaten this aggregate data. Such vulnerabilities may reveal private information […]
A little-known Russian-speaking cyber-espionage group has been linked to a new politically-motivated surveillance campaign targeting high-ranking government officials, telecom services, and public service infrastructures in Tajikistan. The intrusion set, dubbed Paperbug by Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT, has been attributed to a threat actor known as Nomadic Octopus (aka DustSquad). “The types of compromised machines range […]
Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses “components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized installers,” Bitdefender said in an analysis. […]
Iranian hackers broke into a key Israeli security organization on Wednesday, stole surveillance tape that caught one of the twin explosions that occurred in Jerusalem on that day, and then published the material online. Israeli officials authorized for publishing on Thursday that the tape was authentic and was collected by the Moses Staff group in […]
A cybercriminal group claims to have compromised the systems of a robotics company specializing in surveillance solutions around the world. Identified as CaucasNet, the group shared via Twitter some screenshots of an allegedly compromised web portal, used as a control panel for surveillance robot vehicles at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Russia. These Tral Patrol 4.0 […]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has dramatically restricted the number of countries to which cybersecurity firms in the country are allowed to sell offensive hacking and surveillance tools to, cutting off 65 nations from the export list. The revised list, details of which were first reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, now only includes 37 […]
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?
It’s not a stretch to surmise that the incident was enabled by poor security settings
Moscow, the capital of Russia, has 175,000 CCTV cameras for surveillance purposes. Out of these, over 4,000 cameras are installed in crowded places in the city. In 2017, the mayor of Moscow said that the 3,000 cameras installed in the city had been integrated with the government’s facial recognition technology. Moscow’s city video surveillance system’s […]
Earlier this year, the Israeli owner of the van demonstrated how hacking tools in his surveillance van were capable of hacking any smartphone. If there’s one thing that can be detrimental to any cybersecurity expert, it is bragging. Sure, you may have bragging rights but using them can land you in very hot waters – […]
Over recent months, several network security firms, as well as independent researchers, have documented multiple cyberattacks against government organizations in various locations across the US, including states such as Atlanta, Georgia, New York, among others. However, recent reports claim that this entire wave of cyberattacks may have begun shortly before President Trump’s inauguration. Local media […]
China is already home to the world’s most efficient facial recognition system. Now, a new device has been added to their arsenal by Chinese scientists. They have invented an AI-enabled 500 megapixel cloud camera which is capable of capturing panoramic photos with highly detailed human faces in a stadium packed with thousands of people. It […]
In an interview with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, top tech investor and Betaworks CEO, John Borthwick said that the information gathering by smart devices from the likes of Google and Amazon is “surveillance.” “From a consumer standpoint, user standpoint, is that these– these [smart] devices are being used for what’s– it’s hard to call […]
To tackle uninvited burglars and other intrusions, many people resort to installing closed-circuit TV cameras in their homes. But the problem with CCTV cameras is that many of these can be easily spotted and can alert the person you wish to track. There is also a breed of security cameras that can hide in plain […]
Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of knowingly selling video surveillance system containing severe security vulnerabilities to the U.S. federal and state government agencies. It’s believed to be the first payout on a ‘False Claims Act‘ case over failure to meet cybersecurity standards. The lawsuit […]
It’s another day and another bunch of reports that say more dark clouds have come over Huawei. The Chinese company has already become infamous after the US government put it on the Entity list — stopping Huawei from doing business with American companies. Now, a new collection of leaked documents allege that Huawei has secretly […]
Facial recognition systems are becoming more sophisticated. When we post a photo on Facebook accompanied by our closest friend, it is almost certain that the system will identify our faces and suggest us to add a tag. According to ethical hacking specialists, governments around the world and private companies are driving the creation of a […]
According to network security specialists, thousands of cyberattacks compromised the information security of more than 10k Microsoft customers last year. Most of these malicious activities were reportedly carried out from countries such as North Korea, Iran and Russia. Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer trust and security, Tom Burt, mentioned on the company’s official blog […]
After deploying robots for surveillance on the ground and air, the US military is planning to recruit fish to strengthen under-water surveillance. An ongoing study funded by DARPA is testing whether the army can rely on marine animals like Goliath Grouper and bioluminescent plankton to detect enemy oceangoing drones and underwater weapons. The project is […]
A Swiss lawyer has accused ProtonMail that the company has initiated offering IP Logging upon request of Swiss authorities. ProtonMail, the famous end-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland, has denied the claims made by a Swiss lawyer Martin Steiger regarding the company’s involvement in voluntary assistance to Swiss authorities for real-time surveillance. The head of […]
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the National Security Agency (NSA) has recommended the White House to discard the notorious mass phone surveillance programme owing to logistics and legal challenges. However, the NSA used to defend its surveillance programme fervently, saying it was vital for national security. NSA’s Mass Data Collection Programme […]