Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Officers responding to the report searched the residence and found multiple cell phones and SIM cards, as well as files on the kid’s computer that included “an extensive list of names and phone numbers of people from around the world.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

” Recently media shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps. Cloud Act , which applies to all electronic communication service or remote computing service providers that operate in the U.S. .

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

Computer Weekly said the 2025 edition paints a gloomy picture of countries becoming more isolated, growing risks of armed conflict, and worsening environmental problems over the next two years. The Electronic Frontier Federation has a good explainer of the surveillance mechanism behind the world of online ads.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Here is the first point of emphasis from the memo: "To the extent they have not already done so, all courts should issue a standing or general order or adopt some other equivalent procedure requiring that highly sensitive documents (HSDs) will be accepted for filing only in paper form or via a secure electronic device.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

to more than 6,000 customers, he also helped them to hack computers worldwide. LuminosityLink, that Grubbs knew would be used by some customers to remotely access and control their victims’ computers without the victims’ knowledge or consent. Our modern society is dependent on computers, mobile devices, and the use of the internet.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

The case of Karlee Besse, an accountant in British Colombia, was recently dismissed by the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) in Canada, with a judge ordering her to pay back her former employer, Reach CPA, for "engaging in time theft"—a revelation that wouldn't have been possible if not for software Reach installed on her computer.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2024

US law enforcement will no longer be able to request footage through the Neighbors app produced by Ring video doorbells and surveillance cameras. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) considers this a victory in a long fight. Only in emergencies, Ring will share user’s footage without a court order. For example.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

That surveillance has helped to paint a detailed picture of how business ID thieves operate, as well as the tricks they use to gain credit in a company’s name. For the past several months, Milwaukee, Wisc. Hold Security founder Alex Holden said the group appears to target both active and dormant or inactive small businesses.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Australian Parliament passed the controversial Surveillance Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, also known as the Identify and Disrupt Bill and to a few the “hacking” bill, on August 25. This includes being able to access computer networks covertly to search for criminal evidence. At the same time the Apple privacy debates are ongoing.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One such emerging threat is the RAMBO attack, a sophisticated technique that manipulates the electromagnetic emissions of a computer’s RAM to exfiltrate data from air-gapped systems. These emissions occur naturally as electronic components within the computer operate.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Note: A pen register is an electronic tool that can be used to capture data regarding all telephone numbers that are dialed from a specific phone line. Line is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. iMessage is Apple’s instant messaging service.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Naturally, threat actors follow the trend and exploit the technology for surveillance, payload delivery, kinetic operations, and even diversion. Drones currently occupy a unique legal position as they are classified as both aircraft and networked computing devices. Scary stuff…. Disclaimer.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Only much faster because now it’s a computer comparing sets of numbers. In total, there are well over 100 countries today that are either using or have approved the use of facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes. China, for example, is already a place deeply wedded to multiple tracking/surveillance systems.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. Businesses have long wondered if employees are staying focused and doing their jobs. In short, the results are mixed.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The only thing that might have alerted my wife to this unintentional surveillance—but never did—was my initial in a small circle at the top right corner of her phone, when she used the Google Play app. Then, suddenly, it dawned on me: I was actually receiving location updates from my wife’s phone, as well as mine.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

The request is sent in plain text, which is the computer networking equivalent of yelling the names of all the websites you’re visiting out loud. In 2013, Edward Snowden’s revelations about pervasive Internet surveillance triggered a huge gobal effort to make encrypted web traffic the norm, rather than the exception.

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Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

Professional services are information-centric: information is the work product , the purpose, the key deliverable. Through assignments, jobs, projects or tasks, professional services clients and providers exchange, generate and utilize information.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. Cracked applications are one of the easiest ways for attackers to get malware onto people’s computers: to elevate their privileges, they only need to ask for the password, which usually arouses no suspicion during software installation.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

Booz Allen Hamilton is the same defense contractor that employed the notorious Edward Snowden at the time the whistleblower when he disclosed the mass surveillance program conducted by the NSA on a global scale. raid of his house, agents seized documents and digital information stored on electronic devices.” During an F.B.I.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 25, 2020

Schneier also calls this time the “Golden Age of Surveillance.” That as long as our phones and computers are used and carried by our legislators, our CEOs, our nuclear power plant operators, putting back-doors in them is not just stupid, it's dangerous. And they have to either accept that or be happy with the insecurity.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Lately, though, the TSA in the United States has been upgrading its scanning machines so that everyone -- not just those who pay to be Clear and TSA Pre -- can go through without having to take electronic items out of your luggage. Sometimes you can use surveillance tools in your favor. It really does speed things up in security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Early in my childhood, I remember seeing my first computer in my elementary school's computer lab. Besides my love for computers, I always imagined myself serving in the Air Force. There, I learned all sorts of things about computers and electronics that I didn't even know existed.

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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. I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

CBS: A computer security researcher was kept off a plane for suggesting on social media that he could hack into the planes control system. Vamosi: For example, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which provides real-time precision, shared situational awareness, advanced applications for pilots. Here’s CBS news.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2020

The company collects a laundry list of data about you, including user name, physical address, email address, phone number, job information, Facebook profile information, computer or phone specs, IP address, and any other information you create or upload. And it uses all of this surveillance data for profit, against your interests.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 8, 2019

In this episode of The Security Ledger podcast (#128): you're going to hear a lot from the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) out in Las Vegas this week, but are any of the new gadgets being released secure? And do security and privacy have a seat at the table at the world's largest electronics event? Read the whole entry. »

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Once a system is infected, ransomware attacks usually come in 3 stages: Surveillance: The hackers scan their target for more information on the system they are attacking. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 22, 2021

ADT Inc provides residential, small and large business electronic security, fire protection, and other related alarm-monitoring services throughout the United States. A former ADT employee entrusted with maintaining home security cameras has pleaded guilty to hacking into video feeds to watch couples having sex.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. Vamosi: There's also Pegasus, a type of surveillance software created by NSO in Israeli security company. And what if that unease was coming from your mobile device.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 7, 2021

This would include communications wiring, the planting of video, audio or network hacking devices as well as other electronic surveillance technology. The theft of device including computers, smartphones, USB drives and other external drives is a matter of grave concern.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

s efforts to expand government surveillance powers could also threaten encrypted services like FaceTime and iMessage. His concerns echo the fears of international privacy organizations, including Big Brother Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which warn that the U.K.'s s policy could set a dangerous precedent.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

Many cybersecurity hardware componentsincluding semiconductors, network infrastructure, and cloud computing hardwareare sourced from tariff-affected regions. The markets understandably take a dip, folks have already been hoarding electronic components which become increasingly scarce. Canada border for their thoughts, politics aside.

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