Security News

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Deploys Atera for Surveillance in Phishing Attacks
2024-03-25 07:37

The Iran-affiliated threat actor tracked as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm or TA450) has been linked to a new phishing campaign in March 2024 that aims to deliver a legitimate Remote Monitoring...

Surveillance through Push Notifications
2024-03-06 12:06

The Washington Post is reporting on the FBI's increasing use of push notification data-"Push tokens"-to identify people. The police can request this data from companies like Apple and Google without a warrant.

China Surveillance Company Hacked
2024-02-27 12:03

Last week, someone posted something like 570 files, images and chat logs from a Chinese company called I-Soon. I-Soon sells hacking and espionage services to Chinese national and local government.

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on those Involved in Illegal Spyware Surveillance
2024-02-06 05:00

The U.S. State Department said it's implementing a new policy that imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are linked to the illegal use of commercial spyware to surveil civil society...

Facebook’s Extensive Surveillance Network
2024-02-01 12:06

Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, Consumer Reports found that a total of 186,892 companies sent data about them to the social network. On average, each participant in the study had their data sent to Facebook by 2,230 companies.

NSA Buying Bulk Surveillance Data on Americans without a Warrant
2024-01-30 12:12

It finally admitted to buying bulk data on Americans from data brokers, in response to a query by Senator Weyden. This is almost certainly illegal, although the NSA maintains that it is legal until it's told otherwise.

EFF adds Street Surveillance Hub so Americans can check who's checking on them
2024-01-22 16:30

For a country that prides itself on being free, America does seem to have an awful lot of spying going on, as the new Street Surveillance Hub from the Electronic Frontier Foundation shows. The Hub contains detailed breakdowns of the type of surveillance systems used, from bodycams to biometrics, predictive policing software to gunshot detection microphones and drone-equipped law enforcement.

Surveillance Cameras Disguised as Clothes Hooks
2023-12-14 16:23

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Surveillance by the US Postal Service
2023-12-13 12:04

This is not about mass surveillance of mail, this is about sorts of targeted surveillance the US Postal Inspection Service uses to catch mail thieves: To track down an alleged mail thief, a US...

Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses
2023-12-12 01:45

Many US businesses may be required to assist in government-directed surveillance - depending upon which of two reform bills before Congress is approved. Under rules being considered, any telecom service provider or business with custodial access to telecom equipment - a hotel IT technician, an employee at a cafe with Wi-Fi, or a contractor responsible for installing home broadband router - could be compelled to enable electronic surveillance.