Security News

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

Snoopers' Charter, round two: Privacy campaigners gear up for next web surveillance battle (ZDNet)
2017-02-09 17:07

Tor Project's New Mobile App Alerts You To Internet Surveillance And Censorship (Forbes)
2017-02-09 17:07

DC police surveillance cameras were infected with ransomware before inauguration (ArsTechnica)
2017-01-30 19:35

Mass Spectrometry for Surveillance (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-16 13:40

Yet another way to collect personal data on people without their knowledge or consent: "Lifestyle chemistries from phones for individual profiling": Abstract: Imagine a scenario where personal...