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In a recent interview on the Joe Rogan podcast show, the famous NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden explained how carriers and tech giants are surveilling users through smartphones. Who is Edward Snowden? A quick recap for people unaware of the personality in question, Edward Snowden is a former CIA employee who uncovered unethical surveillance activities conducted […]
Emotet is a deadly botnet malware that came alive after four months of no activity. The malware targeted users around the world with malicious emails that were set in a financial tone and usually seemed as a reply to a previous conversation. The emails then prompted users to click on malware-ridden files or infected attachments. […]
Edward Snowden departed for Russian territory in 2013, after he decided to disclose classified information about US National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance activities, according to information security experts, shortly after he landed in Moscow he was arrested by the authorities. A Russian intelligence officer later informed him that his passport was cancelled by the US […]
Edward Snowden, the former CIA agent and NSA contractor who leaked troves of secret documents in 2013, has written a memoir that is expected to be released on September 17. Although multiple books and films based on Snowden’s story have been released to date, this one is special because it comes from the whistleblower himself. […]
Amid the US-China controversy and the consequential ban on Huawei, the Chinese government is planning to build a new operating system. The news was first reported by The Epoch Times (via ZDNet), citing the Canadian military magazine Kanwa Asian Defense as the source. As per the magazine’s report on May 11, the new OS is […]
The surveillance system revealed by Edward Snowden violates the right to privacy, said judges of Strasbourg The methods of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) for the mass interception of online communications violated privacy and did not provide sufficient guarantees, as has been ruled by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). However, the ECHR discovered […]
Snowden told Moudeina that he was operating on an app that could turn a mobile device into a kind of motion sensor in form to notify you when your things are being tampered with. The app could also tell you when someone had opened your room without you identifying, if someone had moved your things, […]
Most sensitive users of technology, especially those in journalism and activism, have to fear online surveillance and hacking. To help alleviate that fear, on 22nd December the NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden and a team of collaborators have launched a new Android app called Haven. The app will help Journalists and others in protecting their information. […]
Do you know—United States Government has banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky antivirus software over spying fear? Though there’s no solid evidence yet available, an article published by WSJ claims that the Russian state-sponsored hackers stole highly classified NSA documents from a contractor in 2015 with the help of a security program made by Russia-based security […]
If you’re able to wipe the dust off your memories, you might remember Edward Snowden–the guy who defamed the National Security Agency by revealing their surveillance secrets in 2013. Now, a part of the documents leaked by Edwards Snowden, released by The Intercept, exposes another unsurprising thing about the spying activities conducted by the NSA. […]
Lavabit, the Snowden recommended encrypted email service, is back. Its CEO Ladar Levison announced new privacy-enhancing features. Do you remember Lavabit? It was the US Encrypted Email Service used by the popular whistleblower Edward Snowden. Lavabit was an encrypted webmail service founded in 2004 by Ladar Levison, it closed on August 8, 2013 after the US authorities ordered it to turn […]
NSA’s spying and surveillance capabilities are not hidden from anyone now especially when it comes to cell phone conversations made by unsuspecting local citizens. However, what comes as a great surprise is that NSA and the British Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) have been listening to in-flight cell phone conversations of passengers since 2005. This means, […]
Short Bytes: The ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden will deliver a live stream Q&A on the search engine StartPage. Snowden will talk about how the recent US elections will affect your privacy and about his pardon. The event will be on November 10. After Donald Trump becoming the president many people have been talking […]
Short Bytes: The FBI has secretly arrested a National Security Agency contractor. Named Harold Thomas Martin III, the contractor has been accused of stealing sensitive government information and posting them online. The complaint against him states that he knew what he was doing wrong and he didn’t have the authority. The FBI has arrested a National […]
Report: Yahoo, the Internet giant developed a software to secretly scan millions of its users’ email conversations for the NSA meanwhile Yahoo’s CEO provided full cooperation to the agency. Yahoo developed a software to secretly scan its users’ email conversation for the US Intelligence agencies. According to a report from Reuters: “The company complied with a classified […]
Short Bytes: The new instant messaging app Google Allo has amazing features like Smart Reply, Incognito mode, Shout/Whisper, and Google Assistant AI bot. But it faces tough competition from the Facebook-owned veteran WhatsApp. Can Google Allo take the place of WhatsApp? Here are 5 reasons why Google Allo is better than WhatsApp. Google Allo is […]
Short Bytes: The development team of Tails, the anonymity-focused Debian GNU/Linux-based Live CD operating system, is here with its latest release. Tails 2.6 fixes multiple bugs and improves the software packages. This release is based on Linux kernel 4.6 and Tor 0.2.8.7. While the existing Tails users can go for the update, new users need to […]
Image: Ewen MacAskill interviewing Edward Snowden/YouTube Short Bytes: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has asked for presidential pardon on moral and ethical grounds from the US president Barack Obama who will be leaving office after the election. A Pardon Snowden campaign has also begun to support Snowden and his presidential pardon request. Edward Snowden is an […]
Short Bytes: The Snowden documents have confirmed that the recent NSA hack was real. The Intercept has found the references of leaked malware and exploits in the documents provided by Snowden. The report mentions the existence of SECONDDATE, a hacking program that has affected millions of computers worldwide. Last weekend, a hacking group named The […]
Short Bytes: The ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden posted a tweet yesterday. He asked his former colleagues to contact him with a cryptic message saying “It’s time”. He also tagged journalist Barton Gellman. The NSA whistleblower posted a puzzling tweet on Aug 3. He said, “It’s time” and requested his former colleagues, probably who were […]
Short Bytes: Ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden is busy working on a field-ready hardware introspection solution built inside a battery case for the iPhone 6. A research paper published by Snowden and the fellow author Andrew Huang throws light on the technical details of the development. We can’t assume a foreseeable end for Edward […]