Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The reason these threats are so real is that it's not difficult to hide surveillance or control infrastructure in computer components, and if they're not turned on, they're very difficult to find. Even so, these examples illustrate an important point: there's no escaping the technology of inevitable surveillance.

Surveillance 214

Surveillance Wireless Government Internet 214

IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It went into effect on 13 th August 2020 and addresses the new prohibition on the use of banned telecommunications equipment and services, while also clarifying the ban from 2019 on buying such equipment. the telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment they work with.?? government and industry. .

Telecommunications 101

Telecommunications Surveillance Government Manufacturing 101

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. The experts found 71 malicious Android applications that were connecting to the same C2 server having an IP address linked to the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE).

Surveillance 91

Surveillance Telecommunications Mobile Advertising 91

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

. “We’re publishing the details of a new vulnerability (tracked under CVE-2022-30563) affecting the implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) WS-UsernameToken authentication mechanism in some IP cameras developed by Dahua, a very popular manufacturer of IP-based surveillance solutions.”

Surveillance 142

Surveillance Authentication Telecommunications Manufacturing 142

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. Since this is a convenient and cheap tool to surveil anything from a parking lot, a warehouse, your doorstep, or even monitor your child’s sleep using a baby camera, it’s not surprising to see a surge in IP camera usage.

Surveillance 132

Surveillance Manufacturing Passwords Internet 132

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 28, 2022

NOTE 1- A ICS is an instrumentation of a digital control system in industries that are into the process of chemicals, pulp, paper production, power generation, water supply and oil and gas processing, along with telecommunication.

Malware 111

Malware Telecommunications Surveillance Cyber threats 111

Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2019

This is exactly the policy debate we should be having­not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance. I served for many years as the general counsel of a large telecommunications concern. That telecommunications company was GTE­which became Verizon.

Encryption 260

Encryption Telecommunications Risk Government 260

Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2019

The popular privacy-focused email service ProtonMail has been accused of offering voluntarily real-time surveillance assistance to law enforcement. The popular privacy-focused email service ProtonMail made the headlines because it has been accused of supporting real-time surveillance carried out by law enforcement. Pierluigi Paganini.

Government 104

Government Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 104

Schneier on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

This is exactly the policy debate we should be having -- not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance. I served for many years as the general counsel of a large telecommunications concern. That telecommunications company was GTE -- which became Verizon.

Encryption 233

Encryption Telecommunications Risk Government 233

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

The Register reports that the secret structures of GCHQ are part of the surveillance programme codenamed “CIRCUIT” and also refers to an Overseas Processing Centre 1 (OPC-1), while another centre, OPC-2, has been planned, according to documents leaked by Snowden. In the documents, the company is referred to as a “partner” codenamed Gerontic.

Wireless 133

Wireless Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 133

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

The group targets government entities, Kurdish (political) groups like PKK, telecommunication, ISPs, IT-service providers (including security companies), NGO, and Media & Entertainment sectors; Over the years, the group enhanced its evasion capabilities. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns.

Media 115

Media Accountability Telecommunications Government 115

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

App developers, credit card, telecommunication companies, and others use the term “anonymous data” because it sells. Despite warnings from cybersecurity academics, whistleblowers or former NSA and CIA agents, the general public shows no animosity toward metadata surveillance. But anonymous data really doesn’t exist anymore.

Surveillance 218

Surveillance Telecommunications VPN Government 218

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These allegations, which were made via China's official WeChat account , claim that the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit of the NSA conducted cyberattacks in 2009 and maintained continuous surveillance on Huawei's servers. At the forefront of this rivalry stands Huawei, a prominent Chinese telecommunications company.

Hacking 89

Hacking Artificial Intelligence Telecommunications Cyber Attacks 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered a new targeted attack on the information and telecommunication systems of Ukrainian government entities. The new malicious code act as surveillance software, they implement surveillance capabilities and remote administration features.

Cyber Attacks 93

Cyber Attacks Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt PREDATOR IN THE WIRES OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes Cybersecurity Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough?

Cyber Attacks 86

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 86

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As a protest against the Indian government’s recent push on net neutrality and Digital India, AnonOpsIndia, a hacktivist group, compromised BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Telecommunications’ websites on Friday. This latest WikiLeaks disclosure was followed by the website’s recent releases about the surveillance of U.S.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Surveillance Cyber Attacks Government 52

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones. Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones. But what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible?

Internet 40

Internet Internet Telecommunications Risk 40

SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2020

Telecommunications metadata 2. The US Senate voted to renew the USA Freedom Act which authorizes a variety of forms of national surveillance. However, even so there is still far too much data about user browsing behavior being collected and stored by a variety of parties.". What are the contents of this "very detailed data?"

Surveillance 54

Surveillance Internet Internet Telecommunications 54

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

Data breaches 84

Data breaches DDOS Backups Ransomware 84

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

We know that war has impacts on telecommunications, but what we've seen in Ukraine is on a different level.". And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. Advancing Russian troops need it to communicate.

Technology 75

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 75

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.

Risk 72

Risk Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 72

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

These insecurities are a result of market forces that prioritize costs over security and of governments, including the United States, that want to preserve the option of surveillance in 5G networks. The geopolitics of 5G are complicated, involving a lot more than security.

Data collection 344

Data collection Software Marketing Government 344

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The Agency calls for proposals on solutions that could support NATO’s command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and of course to improve cyber capabilities.

Telecommunications 77

Telecommunications Surveillance Advertising Technology 77

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

The Chafer APT group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. The APT group targets telecommunication and travel industries in the Middle East to gather intelligence on Iran’s geopolitical interests.

Government 113

Government Social Engineering Telecommunications Hacking 113

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

“This activity was typically only within reach of intelligence agencies or surveillance contractors, but now Motherboard has confirmed that this capability is much more widely available in the hands of financially-driven cybercriminal groups, who are using it to empty bank accounts. ” said the Bank spokesman.

Banking 103

Banking Telecommunications Authentication Advertising 103

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Of course, the concentration of the traffic through nodes controlled by Moscow could open the door to a massive surveillance. The exercises aimed at testing and ensuring the integrity and the security of Russia’s Internet infrastructure, so-called RuNet. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Internet 85

Internet Internet DNS Surveillance 85

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

» Related Stories From China with Love: New York Firm sold millions in PRC Surveillance Gear to US Government, Military Episode 165: Oh, Canada! We're joined by Terry Dunlap the co-founder of ReFirm Labs to talk about why software supply chain risks. Read the whole entry. » Terry Dunlap is the co-founder of ReFirm Labs.

Risk 40

Risk Surveillance Firmware Technology 40

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

At the end of January, Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Advertising Government Media 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Back to September 2013, Belgacom (now Proximus), the largest telecommunications company in Belgium and primarily state-owned, announced its IT infrastructure had suffered a malware-based attack. Belgian newspaper reported that investigators had found proof that the Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency.

Hacking 84

Hacking Spyware Telecommunications Malware 84

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

A barrage of news about data breaches, government surveillance, and corporate misconduct has soured consumer sentiment on current data practices privacy regulators and authorities strive to protect consumer rights and shape the future of data protection. Believe it or not, the fifth generation of wireless technology is already here.

Data privacy 89

Data privacy IoT Data breaches Surveillance 89

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

” The three activity sets included a campaign against the Philippine government between March and May 2022; a campaign against telecommunications and business service providers in South Asia in April 2022; and a campaign against organizations in Belarus and Russia in May 2022.

Firewall 82

Firewall Internet Internet Telecommunications 82

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The company received a finding of law from the Swiss government that it will not be treated as a telecommunications provider, exempting it from laws that would mandate data collection. surveillance and accept GDPR as a global “gold standard” of privacy protections. are wary of U.S.

DNS 96

DNS Telecommunications Surveillance Data collection 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

“This activity was typically only within reach of intelligence agencies or surveillance contractors, but now Motherboard has confirmed that this capability is much more widely available in the hands of financially-driven cybercriminal groups, who are using it to empty bank accounts. ” said the Bank spokesman.

Banking 47

Banking Telecommunications Authentication Advertising 47

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. ” states the p ress release p ublished by the Russian watchdog.

Telecommunications 48

Telecommunications VPN Advertising Government 48

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

. “On January 29, based on the requirements of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, Roskomnadzor will restrict access to the mail service Protonmail.com (Switzerland),” reads a p ress release p ublished by Roskomnadzor, the Russia’s telecommunications watchdog.

Government 97

Government VPN Telecommunications Advertising 97

Cisco Security

MARCH 1, 2021

The Cisco Corona service is similarly tasked with providing surveillance of software, to view its components more clearly and to provide a platform to perform a holistic analysis of the software and associated risks. Corona was named after the CORONA Program of American reconnaissance and discovery satellites launched between 1959-1972.

Software 108

Software Risk Telecommunications Surveillance 108

Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

The campaigns, discovered by the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team , are designed to implant a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can be used to surveil the computers it infects, and run commands on them remotely.

Malware 143

Malware Phishing Government Accountability 143