Security News

Bulk surveillance is always bad, say human rights orgs appealing against top Euro court
2018-12-12 16:30

Liberty and pals seek to prove intrusive spy powers can never be justified A band of human rights organisations have appealed against a top European court's ruling on bulk surveillance, arguing...

US told to quit sharing data with human rights-violating surveillance regime. Which one, you ask? That'd be the UK
2018-11-28 13:15

Nonprofits urge Congress not to sign deal under CLOUD Act UK authorities should not be granted access to data held by American companies because British laws don't meet human rights obligations,...

How Surveillance Inhibits Freedom of Expression
2018-11-26 12:54

In my book Data and Goliath, I write about the value of privacy. I talk about how it is essential for political liberty and justice, and for commercial fairness and equality. I talk about how it...

Israeli Surveillance Gear
2018-11-18 12:26

The Israeli Defense Force mounted a botched raid in Gaza. They were attempting to install surveillance gear, which they ended up leaving behind. (There are photos -- scroll past the video.)...

Western Digital expands surveillance storage and analytics portfolio
2018-10-24 01:30

Western Digital expanded its portfolio of data storage devices purpose-built for the surveillance market, introducing three new offerings: the industrial-grade 3D NAND UFS embedded flash drive...

Cisco Removes Default Password From Video Surveillance Manager
2018-09-24 10:53

A critical vulnerability recently patched in the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to log in as root. read more

Critical Vulnerability Found in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
2018-09-21 22:01

Cisco has patched vulnerability in its video surveillance manager software that could give an unauthenticated, remote attacker the ability to execute arbitrary commands on targeted systems.

Zero-Day Bug Allows Hackers to Access CCTV Surveillance Cameras
2018-09-17 21:13

Firmware used in up to 800,000 CCTV cameras open to attack thanks to buffer overflow zero-day bug.

Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security
2018-09-06 11:41

The Five Eyes -- the intelligence consortium of the rich English-speaking countries (the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand) -- have issued a "Statement of Principles on Access to...

Triout Malware Carries Out Extensive, Targeted Android Surveillance
2018-08-22 14:58

The spyware’s surveillance capabilities are extensive, logging every call, text, photo, video and more, and sending the data to the attackers.