Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Researchers from Nozomi Networks discovered a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-32941 can be exploited by an attacker to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke, a provider of home and business security solutions.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. To surveil the victim, the list includes target folders as well as /Camera, /Recordings, /KakaoTalk (a renowned Korean messenger), /??(documents),

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This week civil liberties groups in Europe won the right to challenge the UK’s bulk surveillance activities in the The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Related: Snowden on unrestrained surveillance. Ubiquitous surveillance. Last November, SureID , a fingerprint services vendor based in Portland, Ore.,

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The internet of things (IoT) is widening the sphere of physical security as smart devices connected to business systems via the internet may be located outside of established secure perimeters. Muthukrishnan Access control, surveillance , and testing are the three major components that comprise the physical security of a system.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2022

If all goes smoothly, surveillance cams, smart doorbells and robot vacuums would soon follow. Nelson: The security challenges present in many smart home devices include device identity, proper authentication (user and device), confidentiality of sensitive data, and integrity of software. Secured unicast and group communications.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Since the internet, especially the "internet of things," is expected to rely heavily on 5G infrastructure, potential Chinese infiltration is a serious national security threat. To be sure, there are significant security improvements in 5G over 4G­in encryption, authentication, integrity protection, privacy, and network availability.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. “Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

. “We’re publishing the details of a new vulnerability (tracked under CVE-2022-30563) affecting the implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) WS-UsernameToken authentication mechanism in some IP cameras developed by Dahua, a very popular manufacturer of IP-based surveillance solutions.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 8, 2023

However, the new rule only applies to nations where censorship is high, like China, and in places, internet shutdowns are frequent, like in Iran. Means, WhatsApp users can use intermediatory gateways to connect to the web, or in case the link between their device and the internet goes off.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

These are the carriers that provide Internet access to rural areas all across America. For example, it is possible to install an update on many instances of firmware without ever having to produce a digital certificate verifying the authenticity of the fix. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei. Talk more soon.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 18, 2019

It only affects the authentication that assures people of whom they are talking to. Computers, especially internet-connected computers, are inherently hackable, limiting the effectiveness of any procedures. But law enforcement has other forensic techniques to collect surveillance data in our highly networked world.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

The experts observed the APT deploying Headlace in three distinct phases from April to December 2023, respectively, using phishing, compromised internet services, and living off the land binaries. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia)

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users Gizmodo An owner of a data broker business brags and showcases his company's ability to deliver "personalized messaging at scale."

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Remote Access Trojans (RATs) are programs that provide the capability to allow covert surveillance or the ability to gain unauthorized access to a victim system. MySQL provides robust data security to protect data including secure connections, authentication services, fine-grained authorization and controls, and data encryption.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Tall Tale #1: PINs Are Just Passwords In Part 1 , we talked about how passwordless authentication is still multi-factor: Possession of a private key, ideally stored on a piece of secure hardware A biometric or PIN the authenticator uses to locally verify the user’s identity Reasoning about a PIN being used as a factor is simpler than a biometric.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Companies like Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were targeted in this attack, allowing unauthorized access to critical systems used for court-authorized wiretapping — a tool vital for law enforcement surveillance. law enforcement for surveillance purposes. The hackers, identified by U.S. Impact on U.S.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

My most recent two books, Data and Goliath -- about surveillance -- and Click Here to Kill Everybody -- about IoT security -- are really about the policy implications of technology. Authentication risks surrounding someone's intimate partner is a good example.). Policy doesn't work that way; it's specifically focused on use.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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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.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

Uniquely, the attack is a black-box attack that was developed without any detailed knowledge of the algorithms used by the search engine, and the exploit is transferable to any AI application dealing with faces for internet services, biometric security, surveillance, law enforcement, and any other scenarios. .

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

But Ferri said once the REACT Task Force got involved in his case, it became clear that video surveillance footage from the date and time of his SIM swap showed no such evidence of anyone entering the store to present a fake ID. He advises people instead use a mobile app like Authy or Google Authenticator to generate the one-time code.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Once hacked vulnerable systems, attackers could steal personal information and conduct a wide range of malicious activities, including lock or unlock doors and gates, control elevator access, trigger alarms, intercept video surveillance streams, and manipulate HVAC systems and lights, disrupt operations.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most essentially, facial recognition technology promises a solid amount of internal and external security advantages in the day-to-day activity of enterprises, making it a key technology for passwordless authentication. Also read: Passwordless Authentication 101. False Negatives, Deepfakes and Other Concerns.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. While big tech phases in new authentication solutions, Dashlane — a password manager used by more than 20,000 companies and more than 15 million users — made a full switch.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a worrisome level of attacks attempting to exploit an authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2021

Founded in 2016, Verkada is a security company that focuses on surveillance and facial recognition through the use of sophisticated software in security cameras. No, these cameras are an extremely powerful part of the Internet of Things (IOT). According to Vice, this includes more than 24,000 unique organizations.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Internet protocol-based video solutions are increasingly important in getting the best insights to the right people at the right time, especially in the context of C4ISR. C4ISR stands for Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

17 the actor leveraged leased infrastructure in the United States to scan hundreds of vulnerable organizations across the internet. The group was involved in cyber espionage campaigns aimed at new generation weapons and in surveillance activities on dissidents and other civilian groups. . “As early as Sept.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

By definition: A facial recognition system is a technology capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces, typically employed to identify and/or authenticate users. China, for example, is already a place deeply wedded to multiple tracking/surveillance systems.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

IaaS is a cloud computing model that uses the internet to supply virtualized computer resources. Breaking Authentication Attackers can get unauthorized access to the IaaS environment by exploiting weak authentication systems or weaknesses in the authentication process.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. Once an authenticated attacker has discovered the vacuum on the network by obtaining its MAC address it will send a specially crafted UDP packet, and execute commands on the. vacuum cleaner as root. .”

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

A common example of this is surveillance. We normalize the use of surveilling and tracking young people through "parentware" or spyware (software which allows someone to see what someone else is doing on their device) and apps which enable the tracking of someone's location. Earlier, I discussed the normalization of surveillance.

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