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New SnailLoad Attack Exploits Network Latency to Spy on Users' Web Activities
2024-06-28 09:59

A group of security researchers from the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated a new side-channel attack known as SnailLoad that could be used to remotely infer a user's web activity....

NSA guy who tried and failed to spy for Russia gets 262 months in the slammer
2024-04-30 17:01

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Discord dismantles Spy.pet site that snooped on millions of users
2024-04-29 02:29

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Head of Israeli cyber spy unit exposed ... by his own privacy mistake
2024-04-08 06:28

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Feds finally decide to do something about years-old SS7 spy holes in phone networks
2024-04-02 23:17

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White House goes to court, not Congress, to renew warrantless spy powers
2024-02-29 21:44

The Biden Administration has asked a court, rather than Congress, to renew controversial warrantless surveillance powers used by American intelligence and due to expire within weeks. US Senator Ron Wyden railed at the US Department of Justice's decision to seek a year-long extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to end in mid-April unless Congress reauthorizes it.

Australian spy chief fears sabotage of critical infrastructure
2024-02-29 01:58

In a speech delivered yesterday, Mike Burgess noted that countering Soviet sabotage plots was a significant reason ASIO was created. "Nationalists and racists are probably just mouthing off. But the spy chief indicated that ASIO"is aware of one nation-state conducting multiple attempts to scan critical infrastructure in Australia and other countries, targeting water, transport and energy networks.

Iranian Hackers Masquerade as Journalists to Spy on Israel-Hamas War Experts
2024-01-18 04:16

High-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. have been targeted by an Iranian...

Governments May Spy on You by Requesting Push Notifications from Apple and Google
2023-12-07 10:24

Unspecified governments have demanded mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to pursue people of interest, according to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. "Push notifications are alerts...

US senator: Govts spy on Apple, Google users via mobile notifications
2023-12-06 19:58

A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers. Data collection through this method helps link devices to Apple or Google accounts and may also allow access to unencrypted notification content, including text displayed on the receiving smartphone.