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All of the mysterious cell phone towers in the U.S. can now be pinpointed – But most of them are not the U.S. government’s. That’s the word from Les Goldsmith, the CEO of ESD America. His company, which made public last year the existence of the interceptors, is today announcing the launch of its real-time Overwatch […]
In March this year, Kaspersky Lab, an international software security group based in Russia and with business operations in more than 200 countries worldwide has recently been put in the spotlight for an accusation closely associating them with Russian intelligence agencies and thereby posing a threat to their very own US clients. Of course, Kaspersky […]
Paypal got itself into a heavy fine totaling $7.7 million after being alleged to have processed payments for highly suspicious customers that led to the breach of US sanctions. Paypal made a settlement with the U.S Treasury Department to pay the fine for having processed the suspicious payments amounting to $44000. Paypal however did not […]
It seems that the EU citizens might have to give up their Facebook accounts if they want to protect their online privacy. The European Commission recently told that there were serious privacy issues concerning users’ data of EU citizens on Facebook. The Safe Harbour legislation does not provide for the protection of the data from […]
On March 21st, a group of pro-ISIS hackers from Morocco, going with the handle of Team System DZ hacked into the server of Wisconsin’s Richland County, defacing several high-profile websites including the country’s Sheriffs department website. Other targeted sites include City of Richland Center Municipality, Parks Commission, Ambulance Service, Richland County Fair & Recycling, Land Conservation department and Richland county Fitness center. Hackers […]
On Friday, a cyberattack on NYPD captains union website infected it with malware and forced it to shut down. According to union officials, the infamous hacker group Anonymous is behind this attack since it openly supported the Occupy Wall Street movement and also got involved in an online dispute with ISIS. Roy Richter, the Union’s […]
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls revealed debatable new laws that will allow intelligence agencies to gather cellphone and Internet data from alleged jihadists. The new set of laws will let officials and authorities to spy on the mobile and online communications of the alleged terrorist organizations and anyone who shares connection […]
ISIS Wants Supporters To Kill a Hundred of its “Hacked Hit List” U.S. Military Employees. The Islamic State (ISIS) posted the names, pictures and addresses of 100 U.S. military personnel urging its “brothers residing in America” to slay them. In response to this post, the Pentagon stated that an investigation into the matter was immediately […]
NYPD cops have started testing a system, which allows them to immediately track the location within 82feet from where a gun was fired. This system is already implemented and used by cops in various other U.S states. It is called the ““ShotSpotter” technology and uses strategically placed auditory sensors that transmit gunshot location info to […]
A Supreme Court judge in Buffalo ordered the Sheriff Office at Erie Country to disclose secret information to public which was collected from the public through Stingray surveillance device including phone numbers and locations of New Yorkers. Apart from the utterly questionably legality and constitutionality of this sort of mass surveillance, it is the high level […]
French Government In No Mood to Grant “Free Speech” right – France blocking Websites that propagate views the government doesn’t like. In what can be termed as an aftermath of the attack on Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, the country that was so far popularly known as the guardian of “free speech” right is now […]
Unhackable Drone Helicopters a must have for the Pentagon before 2018 – The Pentagon is looking for unhackable drone helicopters to avoid getting pwned through cyber attacks. An unavoidable expense of modern warfare is losing a few UAVs to the enemy forces. However, there is a vast difference between losing a Scan Eagle and saying the […]
FOX31 Denver discovered a hidden camera which captured and recorded facial features and license plate numbers of whoever left the Golden Post Office. However, within an hour of this revelation, the camera disappeared. Chris Halsne, FOX31 Denver investigative reporter, confirmed that the owner and operator of this hidden camera and recorder was the United States […]
The controversial cybersecurity legislation Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) will be passed by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, said the panel’s spokeswoman. Information-sharing on cyber threats between private companies and intelligence agencies will be improved through this measure known as the CISA. There were some concerns expressed by the White House and Democrats over […]
Around 3,000 new security professionals will be added to the United States military’s infosec unit by 2016, according to reports. It says that the move to increase its already overwhelming security workforce comprising of 1,100-personnel has been approved by the government and reportedly 3,000 new hires will be added across multiple disciplines. These include strategic and […]
National Crime Agency, a London based law enforcement agency, has arrested as many as 56 individuals over the last week for various cybercrimes. Among the arrested lot was a 23-year-old male for breaching the satellite communications systems of the US Department of Defense on 15 June 2014. The hacker had leaked “non-confidential contact information” of […]
The U.S Department of Justice announced that there has been the largest data breach in the history of U.S done by two Vietnamese men, one of whom who has pleaded guilty, as they hacked eight U.S email service providers and stole 1 billion email addresses along with other classified information. In a statement given by […]
Tor users will now have to enter their phone number in order to make a new account on Twitter. Last week, Twitter announced its plans to start tracking bothersome users through their mobile numbers. To implement these changes, the social networking website is pushing Tor users, an anonymous web browser, to provide their phone number […]
Alian Philippon, a 38-year-old citizen from Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, will be facing up to 24,000 Canadian Dollars fine and one-year jail time for refusing to unlock his BlackBerry smartphone during airport security checking. Reportedly, Philipon has been charged with ““obstructing border officials” for obstructing a detailed and intensive security screening by Halifax airport’s border service officials. […]
The official website of Colorado’s Larimer County Sheriff’s Office ( LCSO) was hacked early Tuesday morning by famous hacking group AnonGhost. Officials running the website acknowledged the hack when visitors started complaining on Larimer County Sheriff’s Office’s official Facebook page. Hackers left a message along with a deface page on the targeted Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, bashing the governments of the world for not […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is known for its secretive projects, but we have to agree the agency is also home to some exclusive innovative projects like the one revealed recently at Future of War forum. A 55-year-old paralyzed American citizen Jan Scheuermann was able to control and fly a single-engine Cessna and an F-35 fighter jet in […]