Security News

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

Surveillance as a Condition for Humanitarian Aid
2019-08-20 11:45

Excellent op-ed on the growing trend to tie humanitarian aid to surveillance. Despite the best intentions, the decision to deploy technology like biometrics is built on a number of unproven...

S2 Ep3: Ransomware, surveillance and data theft – Naked Security Podcast
2019-08-08 12:13

Episode 3 of the podcast is now live. This week, host Anna Brading is joined by Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Ben Jones.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's two-dozen government surveillance balloons over America
2019-08-02 22:11

Back at base, bugs in the software. Flash the message, 'Something's out there'... Floating in the summer sky, 99 Fed balloons go by Uncle Sam is testing a system that uses high-altitude balloons...

For $8.6M, Cisco Settles Suit Over Bug-Riddled Video Surveillance Software
2019-08-01 14:20

The complaint claims the networking giant knowingly sold bug-riddled software to federal and state governments, that would allow complete network compromise.

Cisco ‘Knowingly’ Sold Hackable Video Surveillance System to U.S. Government
2019-08-01 09:18

Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of knowingly selling video surveillance system containing severe security vulnerabilities to the U.S....

Researchers Discover Android Surveillance Malware Built by Sanctioned Russian Firm
2019-07-26 15:00

Mobile security firm Lookout has discovered a new set of sophisticated custom Android surveillanceware tools developed and distributed by a Russian-based company. read more