Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2024

government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. The surveillance software was also used to spy on U.S. government officials, journalists, and policy experts. government officials, journalists, and policy experts. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

Numerous risks are inherent in the technologies that all organizations use. This discussion will focus on how GRC, or governance, risk, and compliance can help organizations face and manage the risks that they face. The first part of GRC is governance.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

One of the Apple iOS zero-day flaws exploited by the NSO group was also used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream. One of the vulnerabilities in Apple iOS that was previously exploited by the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was also separately used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers observed 36 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild targeting enterprise-specific technologies, while 61 vulnerabilities affected end-user platforms and products such as mobile devices, operating systems, browsers, and other applications. ” continues the report.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2022

Report by Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology published a comprehensive report on the surprising amount of mass surveillance conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The post Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

million to settle a legal dispute for selling vulnerable software to the US government. Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 ” reported The New York Times.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Schools in the US have been using surveillance software to keep an eye on their students, and such software has grown significantly in popularity since the COVD-19 pandemic closed campuses nationwide. In fact, they worry that such surveillance could backfire. Source: The CDT).

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

According to a report published by Reuters, an Israeli surveillance software was used to spy on senior officials in the European Commission. ” “It was the first time Apple had sent a mass alert to users that they were in government hackers’ crosshairs.” ” reported the Reuters. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The European Union this week agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of dual-use technology. European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. The term “ dual-use ” refers to technology that can be used for both peaceful and military aims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The technology behind this new mode of communication decoding is called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) that conceptualizes arbitrary stimuli that a person’s brain is grasping or analyzing as a natural language in real-time. NOTE- Such technologies, when fall into wrong hands, can be misused by notorious minds.

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The EU Parliament has voted in favor of a resolution that bans the adoption of AI-powered biometric mass surveillance technologies such as facial recognition systems in the continent. [.].

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Predator can turn infected smartphones into surveillance devices. Intellexa is based in Greece but the Treasury Department imposed the sanctions because of the use of the spyware against Americans, including US government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 3, 2021

In continuation to what NSA is doing, the 100-day-old Biden Government has plans to monitor the online and digital communication activity of American citizens. The post Data Privacy threat to Americans from Biden government appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 1, 2022

In a world of advancing cyberthreats, expanding extraterritorial legislation, and growing concerns for data localization, we understand technology companies have an outsized responsibility to ensure customers have the power to make important decisions about their data. Cisco’s actions will be guided by our Global Human Rights Policy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled “ Buying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance Vendors (CSVs )”, warns of the rise of commercial spyware vendors and the risks to free speech, the free press, and the open internet. ” concludes Google. .

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

Deibert, and John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab published an editorial calling for regulating the international trade in commercial surveillance systems until we can figure out how to curb human rights abuses. The purchase of surveillance technology by law enforcement in any state must be transparent and subject to public debate.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2020

Amazon, IBM and now Microsoft ban the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments and are urging for federal laws to regulate its use. Microsoft is joining Amazon and IBM when it comes to halting the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments. ” reads the Amazon’s announcement.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It is noted that Twitter’s decision to move away from Mitto AG came after allegations that its co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Ilja Gorelik, sold access to Mitto’s networks to surveillance technology firms. The post Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2023

All day and every day, you constantly receive highly personalized instructions for how to comply with the law, sent directly by your government and law enforcement. In New York, AI systems equipped with facial recognition technology are being used by businesses to identify shoplifters. Yet it is not a future we must endure.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Bosch, known more for its line of refrigerators, ovens, and dishwashers, also develops and sells an entire suite of surveillance cameras. In 2018, the organization Big Brother Watch found that the facial recognition technology rolled out by the UK’s Metropolitan Police at the Notting Hill carnival registered a mismatch 98 percent of the time.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS. 2012-2014.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2023

It doesn’t take much extrapolation from today’s technologies to envision AIs that will plan trips for you, negotiate on your behalf or act as therapists and life coaches. This is surveillance capitalism , and AI is shaping up to be part of it. Phone apps collect and sell your data. Is your AI agent secretly a double agent?

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

VPN technologies deliver two major benefits to Russian citizens. They allow Russians to access banned sites, and they help protect users from government surveillance. Unsurprisingly, the Russian government has previously banned some (but not all) VPN services from offering services in the country.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2022

Britain’s government received a red alert last week to the Chinese government monitoring the country’s populace through its AI Satellites and thousands of CCTV Cameras. Mr. Samson is extremely concerned about the dominance of two companies Dahua and Hikvision that have grabbed about 60% of the market share in Britain’s CCTV Market.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Both the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are hiding surveillance cameras in streetlights. Fifty thousand dollars doesn't buy a lot of streetlight surveillance cameras, so either this is a pilot program or there are a lot more procurements elsewhere that we don't know about.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

From the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 to the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the public-private revolution in airline safety in the 1990s, the United States has made important adjustments following profound changes in the economy and technology. Or the surveillance capitalists, for that matter. Good essay — worth reading in full.

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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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BH Consulting

MARCH 10, 2021

State sector surveillance as well as local authorities’ use of CCTV cameras was a key focus for the DPC in 2020 as highlighted in the recently published DPC annual report. Primary areas of focus for the DPC in 2020 included enforcement (under both GDPR & ePrivacy), breach notifications, data transfers and surveillance.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A joint investigation conducted by Access Now and the Citizen Lab revealed that the journalist, who is at odds with the Russian government, was infected with the surveillance software. Then the Meduza ’s Chief Technology Officer contacted Access Now to investigate the alleged infection of the device.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of the U.S. All of the access Bug is currently offering was allegedly stolen from non-U.S.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Thomas Drake , former NSA employee and whistleblower, was scheduled to give a talk on the golden age of surveillance, both government and corporate. But just before the event, the Australian government's ACSC (the Australian Cyber Security Centre) demanded they both be removed from the program. It's really kind of stupid.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. ” states Proton Technologies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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