Security News

UN privacy watchdog says quot;little or no evidencequot; that mass surveillance works (ZDNet)
2017-03-10 16:09

Spies do spying, part 97: Shock horror as CIA turn phones, TVs, computers into surveillance bugs (The Register)
2017-03-07 19:25

Uber Uses Ubiquitous Surveillance to Identify and Block Regulators (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-06 12:24

The New York Times reports that Uber developed apps that identified and blocked government regulators using the app to find evidence of illegal behavior: Yet using its app to identify and sidestep...

Week in review: MySQL databases held for ransom, CloudPets as surveillance devices (Help Net Security)
2017-03-05 18:01

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Google releases details, PoC exploit code for IE, Edge flaw As we’re impatiently waiting for Microsoft to...

Spy agency back in court over snooping: You're abusing mass surveillance powers (ZDNet)
2017-03-03 11:55

CloudPets connected toys can be turned into remote surveillance devices (Help Net Security)
2017-03-01 16:49

The CloudPets data breach saga continues, as Spiral Toys finally reported the breach to the California Attorney General’s Office. As a reminder: Leaked data provided to security researcher Troy...

The failure of EU’s regulation on cyber-surveillance tech exports (Help Net Security)
2017-02-27 17:18

When in April 2016 the Italian Ministry of Economical Progress revoked Hacking Team’s licence to export their Galileo remote control software outside of the EU, it seemed, at first glance, like a...

Smash up your kid's Bluetooth-connected Cayla 'surveillance' doll, Germany urges parents (The Register)
2017-02-17 20:23

DNC Hackers Are Using Apple Mac Spyware Code From FBI Surveillance Vendor, Claims Ex-NSA Researcher (Forbes)
2017-02-16 16:38

Meet The 'Cowboys Of Creepware' -- Selling Government-Grade Surveillance To Spy On Your Spouse (Forbes)
2017-02-16 11:08