Security News

How KGB agents were invisible spies
2019-06-20 14:36

Dan Patterson interviews the KGB Espionage Museum's Agne Urbaityte about how agents in the field would blend in with their environment in order to spy.

Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS
2019-05-31 11:32

"...nation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services and vulnerable users for malicious purposes."

Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East
2019-05-29 15:23

Chinese cyber-espionage group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East, Palo Alto Networks security researchers say. read more

Update WhatsApp now! One call could give spies access to your phone
2019-05-14 11:51

A WhatsApp zero-day has allowed an “advanced cyber actor” to successfully install spyware on victims' phones with no more than a phone call.

Researchers: Spies Exploit Microsoft Exchange Backdoor
2019-05-08 16:48

Turla Cyber Espionage Group's 5-Year Campaign Hit Three Targets, ESET WarnsA sophisticated nation-state spy network has quietly exploited a backdoor in Microsoft Exchange servers that gave...

Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 17:52

Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017.

Q. What's a good thing to put outside a building of spies? A: A banner saying 'here we are!'
2019-02-12 12:46

UK's Huawei handlers are proud of themselves The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) has a giant banner hanging outside declaring its purpose to the world.…

French diplomat: Spies gonna spy – there aren't any magical cyberspace laws that can prevent it
2019-01-22 17:30

Pragmatic chap looks at reality of international relations FIC2019 A French diplomat has suggested that future global regulation of cyberspace could exempt spying from regulation "as long as some...

Super Micro Says Its Gear Wasn’t Bugged By Chinese Spies
2018-12-12 15:17

The news comes amid reports that a Chinese intelligence-gathering effort was behind the massive Marriott hotel data breach.

UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would be used sparingly? Well, things have 'evolved'...
2018-12-06 14:49

Admit they are upping their use of mass snooping UK spies are planning to increase their use of bulk equipment interference, as the range of encrypted hardware and software applications they can't...