Security News

Charges: Chinese Surveillance Goods Illegally Sold to US
2019-11-08 07:09

A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by...

Surveillance kit slinger accused of slapping 'Made in America' on Chinese gear, selling it to the US government
2019-11-08 01:57

But sure, it's Huawei that's the big security threat Staff were cuffed in a police raid on Thursday at the offices of US surveillance equipment vendor Aventura Technologies. The workers are now...

Public Voice Launches Petition for an International Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition for Mass Surveillance
2019-10-22 15:12

Coming out of the Privacy Commissioners' Conference in Albania, Public Voice is launching a petition for an international moratorium on using facial recognition software for mass surveillance. You...

GPS cyberstalking of girlfriend brings surveillance and indictment for alleged American mobster
2019-10-04 19:29

20 supposed wiseguys charged because one was possessive Joseph Amato's attempt to surveil his girlfriend by attaching a hidden GPS device to her car led authorities to surveil the alleged mobster,...

AI Surveillance Tech Promises Safety, But at What Cost?
2019-09-23 18:03

Security, Privacy, Data Protection and Liability Questions Remain UnansweredArtificial intelligence technologies that provide surveillance capabilities can have upsides as well as downsides....

Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world
2019-09-20 11:47

It's not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.

Adoption of AI Surveillance Technology Surges
2019-09-18 14:03

China Is Leading Supplier, But Other Countries Catching Up, Report FindsGovernments are rapidly adopting AI surveillance technology to advance political goals, according to a new report from the...

1B Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing ‘SimJacker’ Surveillance Attack
2019-09-12 14:25

More than one billion mobile users are at risk from a SIM card flaw being currently exploited by threat actors, researchers warn.

Modifying a Tesla to Become a Surveillance Platform
2019-08-22 10:21

From DefCon: At the Defcon hacker conference today, security researcher Truman Kain debuted what he calls the Surveillance Detection Scout. The DIY computer fits into the middle console of a Tesla...

Apple, Google, Mozilla Respond to Kazakhstan Surveillance Efforts
2019-08-21 14:17

Apple, Google and Mozilla announced on Wednesday that they have taken action against Kazakhstan’s efforts to spy on its citizens by requiring them to install a root certificate on their devices. read more