WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Book excerpt: As a systems administrator, the young man who would expose vast, secret US surveillance saw freedom being encroached and decided he had to act.

System Administration 83

System Administration Surveillance 83

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 5, 2021

The hackers managed their intrusion from servers inside the United States, exploiting legal prohibitions on the National Security Agency from engaging in domestic surveillance and eluding cyberdefenses deployed by the Department of Homeland Security.

Hacking 323

Hacking System Administration Software Surveillance 323

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023. Royal was then able to traverse the internal City infrastructure during the surveillance period using legitimate 3rd party remote management tools.”

Ransomware 102

Ransomware Surveillance Healthcare Accountability 102

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

System administrators didn't bother locking down their systems, because the possibility of bad actors using them didn't really cross their minds. According to Cliff Stoll, author of the book The Cuckoo's Egg , the community was small, and the level of trust was very high.

Technology 97

Technology Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Government 97

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

A week after it landed with a curious (and most likely spurious) thud, Zuckerberg’s announcement about a new tack on consumer privacy still has the feel of an unexpected message from some parallel universe where surveillance (commercial and/or spycraft) isn’t the new normal. In short, there is no upside.

Hacking 100

Hacking Data privacy Artificial Intelligence System Administration 100

ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

So I'm an activist, security researcher or even whistleblower, we recently came across some stuff where there were leaks of personally identifiable information or some sort of previously unknown surveillance of people or employees. And then, now based off of whatever their interests are, whatever they're most passionate about.

Hacking 52

Hacking Technology InfoSec Media 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. 2023 will very likely be a year of 0-days for all major email software. The next WannaCry.

Firmware 106

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106