SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

A screenshot from a music video of hte Evan Greer song, “Surveillance Capitalism,” which tackles the dangers of commercial surveillance technology. Sometimes fighting the excesses of the creeping surveillance economy is done through position papers, coalition building and lawsuits.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2021

Hackers were able to gain access to camera feeds from Verkada, a tech company that specializes in video security and physical access control, to demonstrate how prevalent surveillance is, reports say. It is also a metaphor used to illustrate surveillance technology. "The purpose was to be able to debug issues.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2023

.” PimEyes is a search service that uses facial recognition technology to find online photos of people. Facial recognition technology already represents an invasion of privacy. Because of the privacy implications, some tech giants have backed away from the technology, and halted their development.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. You become convinced that only the insiders know what’s really going on, because the news media is so often wrong. Many have written about how being under constant surveillance changes a person.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 8, 2019

The addition of eero to Amazon ‘s IoT offerings has the potential to unify, if not complete, the company’s virtual presence in our homes, one that currently includes smart doorbells , tablets, smart speaker/personal assistants, and media streaming devices. It also represents a potential worst-case scenario for consumer privacy.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories – a Paris-based nonprofit media group that works with journalists – said earlier this week that users of the Israeli-developed spyware were able to hack into iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 devices, as well as Android devices, of tens of thousands of people – including a number of world leaders.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses. Read: The Great iPWN , from Citizen Lab.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

Fraud, financial gain, and intellectual property theft are the primary motivators, and ‘trusted business partners’ typically account for 15-25% of the cases across all industries. As cited in TechJury , more than two out of three insider threats are caused by negligence. Nine in ten result from human error.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

The US company has experienced some controversy due to the acquisition, the heated debate surrounding Neutrino comes from the involvement of Valleri and Ornaghi, who were both executives of surveillance firm Hacking Team. “However, we had a gap in our diligence process. “However, we had a gap in our diligence process.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Stalkerware requires physical access to be installed, but our report also looks at a range of remote technology that can be used for nefarious purposes. Depending on the software they use, they can monitor anything from device location to text messages, social media chats, photos, browser history and more.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. Nor has anyone accepted accountability for encrypting any of the fresh flows of data, whether in transit or at rest. Likewise, the U.S.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Legacy VPN, and related technologies, aren’t just slow, they’re characteristic of technologies that rely on implicit trust. Security pros just need to know the right places to start so they can adopt these technologies in a thoughtful way. Identify new apps that do not use legacy remote access.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The targets included government and military agencies, defense contractors, political parties and consultancies, logistics companies, energy firms, universities, law firms and media companies. 2020 was a year of heightened tensions around the development of the 5G technology. The emergence of 5G vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Pegasus is the creation of the NSO Group , an Israeli firm that licenses it to governments to perform surveillance. NSO states its technology is intended to “prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save thousands of lives around the globe”. Media outlets first reported the existence of the spyware in 2016.

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Here’s a writeup from Kroll on a typical Black Basta incident: Qakbot has been around for many years, and is under heavy surveillance by both commercial CTI providers and independent security researchers. If you see alerts for Qakbot, isolate the PC and lock the user account until you’re sure things are safe. Go in hard. Go in hard.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Formal provision of valuable information, for instance when a client discusses a case with a lawyer, accountant, auditor or some other professional. Information security aspects must be assessed and taken fully into account in business relationships involving the exchange of information with third parties.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I wrote about four systems for enabling trust: our innate morals, concern about our reputations, the laws we live under, and security technologies that constrain our behavior. Laws and security technologies are systems of trust that force us to act trustworthy. They have social media accounts with personalities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

These evils include hacking, identity theft, online surveillance, and cyberstalking. We all know the dangers associated with hacking, identity theft, and internet surveillance, thanks to Facebook and other social networking platforms. Because of social media, it’s not too difficult to follow you around.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Technology has enabled people to connect more than ever before. The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” In Europe, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (UK) are the top three most-affected countries respectively.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The good news is that we already possess the technology, as well as the best practices frameworks, to mitigate fast-rising IoT exposures. This includes refraining from using a work email to sign up for random online accounts or web apps. This surge can, and must, be blunted. This is a sign of IoT attacks to come.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

HITECH Subtitle D Privacy Audit The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act extends HIPAA requirements, especially regarding electronic health records (EHRs). Surveillance systems. Its aim is to enhance transparency and accountability following a breach. Emergency response plans.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. ” A month prior on Cracked, Everlynn posted a sales thread, “1x Government Email Account || BECOME A FED!,”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

At least five members of civil society worldwide have been targeted with spyware and exploits developed by surveillance firm QuaDream. Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. ” concludes Citizen Lab.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

“The intent of the notification is to communicate to individuals that their data was compromised, but there is no obligation to provide any insight, or information, on how the breach occurred,” said Corinne Smith, a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act attorney and shareholder of Winstead PC. ” A history of falling short.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Technologically speaking, we are where we are because a handful of tech giants figured out how to collect, store and monetize user data in a singular fashion. On the technology front, blockchain systems signal the type of shifts that need to fully unfold.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s spying when governments do it through opaque, mass surveillance regimes, it’s spying when companies do it through shadowy data broker networks that braid together disparate streams of information, and it’s spying when private individuals do it through unseen behavior on personal devices. They are deeply concerning.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

When weaponized by authoritarian governments, surveillance chills free speech, scares away dissent, and robs an innocent public of a life lived unwatched, for no crime committed other than speaking truth to power, conducting public health research, or simply loving another person.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We have seen targeted attacks exploiting the vulnerability to target companies in research and development, the energy sector and other major industries, banking, the medical technology sector, as well as telecoms and IT. The cybercriminals use either the (quite basic) control panel or Telegram to obtain the data, including gamer accounts.

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SecureList

MARCH 8, 2023

Depending on the type of software, it is usually possible to check device location, text messages, social media chats, photos, browser history and more. Along with other related technologies, stalkerware is part of tech-enabled abuse and often used in abusive relationships.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. Social media will become even more of a cesspool of AI and human-created garbage.” Yet these dangers can be offset through training to minimize issues.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Air Force veteran and graduate of the University of Denver holding a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Security and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology. Securing the technology and creation platforms at our company is rewarding. Information assurance is vital in today's technological world.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Once inside a victim company’s bank accounts, the crooks would modify the firm’s payroll to add dozens of “ money mules ,” people recruited through work-at-home schemes to handle bank transfers. “DJ Slava Rich,” seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? They discuss how software and IoT companies can avoid becoming the next Black Mirror episode and share resources that can help survivors (and those who want to help them) deal with the technology issues that can be associated with technologically facilitated abuse.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. ” FAKE IDs AND PHONY NOTES.

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