SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

broadband providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. The breach granted these hackers access to sensitive communications and call records, focusing mainly on government officials and politically involved individuals. "We government and private-sector communications systems.

Telecommunications

Penetration Testing

JULY 22, 2025

The post UK Government May Retreat from iCloud Backdoor Demand After US Pressure & Apple’s ADP Pullback appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

Government

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2025

Graylark Technologies who makes GeoSpy says its been developed for government and law enforcement. But the investigative journalists from 404 Media report thatthe tool has also been used for months by members of the public, with many making videos marveling at the technology, and some asking for help with stalking specific women.

Identity Theft

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2025

The report published by GTIG highlights evolving attacker tactics, better vendor defenses, and growing challenges in detecting commercial surveillance activity. “GTIG continued to observe an increase in adversary exploitation of enterprise-specific technologies throughout 2024. ” reads the report published GTIG.

Surveillance

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2025

The US State Department reportedly plans to sign an international agreement designed to govern the use of commercial spyware known as the Pall Mall Pact. The goal of the Pall Mall Pact is to regulate Commercial Cyber Intrusion Capabilities (CCICs), or what we usually refer to as spyware and surveillance tools.

Spyware

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures.

Telecommunications

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Many reports claim these bad actors have gained access to some providers’ customer information over an extended period of time – phone calls, text messages, and other sensitive information, particularly from government officials. Connectivity to a compromised provider was interrupted, and T-Mobile notified industry and government leaders.

Mobile

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Cybercriminals are having less success targeting end-user technology with zero-day attacks, said Google’s security team this week. While most attacks do still target personal technology like smartphones and browsers, the focus is moving increasingly to enterprise tech. What does all this mean for you?

Spyware

Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

The purpose was to gain access to the messages on those devices, which were typically used by attorneys, journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, diplomats, and other senior foreign government officials. However, the jury awarded Meta $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages.

Spyware

Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

Paragon Solutions is an Israeli company which sells high-end surveillance technology primarily to government clients, positioning its products as essential for combating crime and national security. The name of Paragons spyware is Graphite.

Spyware

Jane Frankland

JULY 17, 2025

The beers were cold, the banter flowing, but one comment cut through the noise: “Cybersecurity’s no longer about technology. Around the world, governments are weaponising regulation—using cyber laws to block foreign firms, force data localisation, and demand access to proprietary systems under the guise of compliance.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2025

” Earlier this week, the Israeli company Cellebrite announced that it is suspending the provision of its technology to Serbia due to reports of abuse by local police. Below is the statement published by the company. said Donncha Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International. added Donncha Cearbhaill.

Hacking

SecureWorld News

JULY 22, 2025

Adding to the urgency is the "convergence of advances in robotics, sensors, materials, artificial intelligence, propulsion and energy systems, and autonomous systems," which has drastically increased the capabilities and reduced the cost of advanced drone technologies for both legitimate and nefarious purposes. Dedicated Vessels: The U.K.,

Surveillance

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

However, the limited, targeted nature of these attacks against iOS users suggests that commercial surveillance vendors or a nation-state actor likely exploited the flaws. “Around March 2021, 2025 , a campaign targeted government and private institutions in Poland and Romania. ” Microsoft warns. ” states Check Point.

Authentication

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2025

Canada bans Hikvision over national security concerns, ordering the company to stop operations and barring its tech from government use. Canada ordered Chinese surveillance firm Hikvision to cease all operations in the country, citing national security concerns. The government has determined that Hikvision Canada Inc.’s

Surveillance

Webroot

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

VPN: Encrypts your internet connection, hiding your online activities from ISPs, hackers, and even government surveillance. Cybersecurity is only going to get more important as technology—and cyberthreats—advance. Keeps your browsing history and personal data private and anonymous. What steps should you take next?

VPN

Centraleyes

JULY 28, 2025

While the agency emphasized that no classified data had been compromised, the breach nonetheless raises serious questions about how unclassified government systems are secured, monitored, and managed within the broader landscape of governance and risk. For those involved in governance, risk, and compliance, the message is clear.

Technology

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2025

Governments have responded by introducing stringent regulatory measures such as the European Unions GDPR , Chinas Cybersecurity Law, and the United Statess CLOUD Act, each with unique requirements that impact how organizations handle and transfer data internationally.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2024

. “The spyware bears many similarities to the Monokle family of spyware, previously reported on by Lookout Mobile Security , which they attribute to the Special Technology Center, a contractor to the Russian government.” ” continues the report.

Spyware

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

What are the risks?

Spyware

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Due to this focus, items primarily affecting enterprises or large organizations may not be included, even if they are widespread or "popular" stories.

Surveillance

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple backdoor secret hearing in public TechCrunch This is yet another addition to the Apple vs secret order by the UK government saga.

Surveillance

Centraleyes

JULY 28, 2025

It brings information security into governance, operations, HR, vendor management, and strategic planning. Roll out technical, organizational, and physical controls from Annex A (now grouped into 4 domains: Organizational, People, Physical, Technological). Schedule annual surveillance audits. ISO 27001 isn’t just about IT.

Risk

BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

Cyber risk remains top of mind for business leaders A regular January fixture, the World Economic Forums Global Risk Report 2025 features two technology-related threats among the top five risks for the year ahead and beyond. The Electronic Frontier Federation has a good explainer of the surveillance mechanism behind the world of online ads.

Cyber Risk

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Cybersecurity is on the brink of significant transformation as we approach 2025, grappling with escalating complexities driven by advancements in technology, increasing geopolitical tensions, and the rapid adoption of AI and IoT. Ethics The ethical challenges posed by advancing AI technologies will demand urgent attention in 2025.

Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

JULY 1, 2025

We are pleased to feature a guest post from Jaime Halscott, Senior Technology Evangelist at IGEL. Through the IGEL interface, he launched a connection to his Omnissa Horizon virtual desktop , a secure image hosted thousands of miles away on government-controlled infrastructure back in the United States.

Encryption

Schneier on Security

MARCH 31, 2025

Bush’s administration, the NSA conducted warrantless taps into domestic communications as well—surveillance that several district courts ruled to be illegal before those decisions were later overturned by appeals courts. Smaller governments that can’t afford their own military-grade encryption use it.

Government

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

CISA adds Apple, Oracle Agile PLM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog More than 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls hacked exploiting recently patched zero-days Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office US DoJ charges five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang Threat actor (..)

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Apple removed iClouds Advanced Data Protection in the UK after the government requested encryption backdoor access. Apple ends iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom following the government’s request for encryption backdoor access. Advanced Data Protection is now unavailable for new UK users. said Sen.

Encryption

Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office ArsTechnica RTO continues to pick up steam. In pursuit of "more productivity," some employers are leaning heavily into surveillance tech.

Surveillance

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Key cybersecurity provisions Securing communications networks Five billion dollars is allocated to help local telecommunications providers replace potentially insecure Chinese technology (e.g., government than anything else," said Staynings. Huawei and ZTE equipment ). Combatting mis- and dis- information needs to be a top priority."

Cybersecurity

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A surveillance photo of Connor Riley Moucka, a.k.a. “In the event you do not reach out to us @ATNT all presidential government call logs will be leaked,” Kiberphant0m threatened, signing his post with multiple “#FREEWAIFU” tags. government agencies and emergency first responders. Also on Nov.

DDOS

Centraleyes

MAY 5, 2025

Here, you define the ISMSs scope and objectives, set up governance, and secure executive sponsorship. This is where policies become practice: Create a Resource Plan: Allocate the necessary personnel, technology, and budget to support the ISMS. Initiation The initiation phase lays the groundwork for your entire security program.

Risk

Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2025

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worried about what would happen if the US government secretly broke into people’s encrypted communications. The weird thing, though, is that, in 2018, it already happened.

Encryption

SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

agricultural exports and expanded its export restrictions on critical technology components and cybersecurity-related industries. This article explores how the latest tariffs could reshape cybersecurity for enterprises, cybersecurity vendors, and government agencies. alcohol and other products off their shelves and canceling orders.

Cyber Risk

Security Boulevard

JULY 1, 2025

As the digital and physical worlds become increasingly intertwined, the technologies used to protect national borders — once largely isolated — are now connected, intelligent and, unfortunately, more vulnerable than ever. border security technology and homeland security systems. border operations. What this means for Tenable U.S.

IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 28, 2025

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 702 and Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act in detail FISA 702 FISA Section 702 now authorizes U.S. government can compel access to data about non-U.S. based technology companies, regardless of where that data is physically stored in the world. Why, you ask?

Authentication