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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

The US NCSC and the Department of State published joint guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. In the last years, we have reported several cases of companies selling commercial surveillance tools to governments and other entities that have used them for malicious purposes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group , citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. ” reads the court filing.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

There is definitely a national security risk in buying computer infrastructure from a country you don't trust. 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. This is a complicated topic.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

There's an interesting paper by Becky Kazansky, "It depends on your threat model": the anticipatory dimensions of resistance to data-driven surveillance. First, normal people don't "work on" technology the way technologists do. They're working on living their lives, and hoping technology helps.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In a groundbreaking investigative report, the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) media network, with technical assistance from Amnesty International's Security Lab, has exposed the shocking extent of the global surveillance crisis and the glaring inadequacies of EU regulation in curbing it. Chairman, Cedric Leighton Associates, LLC.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

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 finally addressed the flaws in 2013 and stopped selling Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) in 2014. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

This story is about how crooks increasingly are abusing third-party financial aggregation services like Mint , Plaid , Yodlee , YNAB and others to surveil and drain consumer accounts online. Alex Holden is founder and chief technology officer of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based security consultancy.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. The security breach poses a major national security risk. requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter, which amounts to a major national security risk.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

Numerous risks are inherent in the technologies that all organizations use. These risks have especially become apparent with recent ransomware attacks, which have crippled major infrastructure such as the Colonial Pipeline in the Eastern United States 1. The first part of GRC is governance. The final area of GRC is compliance.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 11, 2019

The Central Election Commission's reference materials on the matter simply reference "absentee voting, blockchain technology." Could they not care, or do they think the surveillance is worth the risk? A discussion of this new type of voting is planned for an upcoming public forum in Moscow.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

The European Data Protection Supervisor recommended an EU ban on the technology in 2022, although this has not yet happened. Google has an advanced protection program for people like this, while Apple launched lockdown mode for high-risk users. Facebook has its own initiative.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. The security breach poses a major national security risk. requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter, which amounts to a major national security risk.”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2025

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. The ongoing proliferation of spyware poses existential risks to privacy and civil liberties. Privacy risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Predicting, shaping, and monetizing human behavior through commercial surveillance is extremely profitable.” While their services provide us with the option to connect with the world from the palm of your hand, many of them have been at the forefront of building the infrastructure for mass commercial surveillance.

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2024

Apple has escalated its fight against the commercial spyware industry enabling state actors to conduct highly-targeted cyberattacks against journalists, activists, politicians, and other high-risk individuals around the world. Apple also seems to have been giving notifications to that same high-risk group who they know have been targeted.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Muthukrishnan Access control, surveillance , and testing are the three major components that comprise the physical security of a system. Surveillance includes monitoring and detecting intruders into the network. If risks are not properly assessed, providing security becomes tedious.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 19, 2024

Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation , business conspiracy , malfeasance , and risks to mental health. There is a lot we can learn about social media’s unregulated evolution over the past decade that directly applies to AI companies and technologies.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

SyncUP uses a combination of GPS technology, Wi-Fi, and T-Mobile’s LTE nationwide network to locate registered devices and comes in the form of a small tag, a car tracker or a kids watch. Repeated problems can erode the trust in the underlying GPS tracking technology. However, they also pose risks if not properly secured.

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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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Adam Shostack

APRIL 29, 2021

There’s an interesting paper, ‘It depends on your threat model’: the anticipatory dimensions of resistance to data-driven surveillance. They’re working on living their lives, and hoping technology helps. That’s technology working on us, not us working on technology.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2023

government added surveillance technology vendors Cytrox and Intellexa to an economic blocklist for trafficking in cyber exploits. Government warns of the key role that surveillance technology plays in surveillance activities that can lead to repression and other human rights abuses.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2025

Over 40,000 internet-exposed security cameras worldwide are vulnerable to remote hacking, posing serious privacy and security risks. This highlights a serious privacy risk, as exposed devices can be accessed and monitored simply through direct HTTP requests. RTSP is popular in professional surveillance for low-latency streaming.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) would soon be releasing a public request for information (RFI) to learn more about the automated tools employers use to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage workers, OSTP announced on Monday. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

The same technologies that make supply chains faster and more effective also threaten their cybersecurity,” writes David Lukic , a privacy, security, and compliance consultant. The inherent complexity of the supply chain for modern technology is a reason why so many cybercrime attempts have been successful. Threat detection.

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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.

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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?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Category Awareness, CMMC Risk Level A JSVA could be the answer your company has been looking for to get ahead of CMMC. Katie, a CCA on our team, helps outline everything you need to know about getting CMMC Level 2 certified - giving your company the advantage before CMMC even starts! What is a JSVA?”

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Due to ever-evolving technological advances, manufacturers are connecting consumer goods­ -- from toys to lightbulbs to major appliances­ -- to the internet at breakneck speeds. The Internet of Things fuses products with communications technology to make daily life more effortless. It's easier to extend the protection to everyone.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Claude’s reply: Here’s a brief summary of the key themes and arguments made in security expert Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World : Central Themes: Effective security requires realistic risk assessment, not fear-driven responses. Focus only on proportional responses.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We have moved beyond traditional compliance-driven security models to risk-based approaches, integrating cybersecurity into enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks. This led to a reactive approach where organizations were more focused on regulatory adherence than on actual security risk management.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Glenn Gerstell, the General Counsel of the NSA, wrote a long and interesting op-ed for the New York Times where he outlined a long list of cyber risks facing the US. He talks about technological changes causing social changes, and the need for people who understand that. He then goes on to explain these four implications.

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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. We dont just report on phone securitywe provide it Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

European Commission (EC) is planning to devise a new framework that regularized the usage of AI based Facial Recognition technology that all technology based providers need to comply with. More details are awaited!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

broadband providers , including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news exclusively, the security breach poses a major national security risk. The investigation into the breaches of the U.S.

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