Security News

Week in review: Social media surveillance, ransomware recovery, US accuses Russia of hacking (Help Net Security)
2016-10-16 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Twitter, Facebook revoke access to social media surveillance software used by cops Geofeedia, a US-based...

Twitter, Facebook revoke access to social media surveillance software used by cops (Help Net Security)
2016-10-13 18:59

Geofeedia, a US-based company that offers its social media aggregation platform “to a broad range of private and public sector clients”, also numbers among its clients over 500 law enforcement and...

Free Tool Protects Mac Users from Webcam Surveillance (Threatpost)
2016-10-07 11:00

Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle released a tool called OverSight that monitors when malware may be recording a webcam or audio session on a macOS machine.

Yahoo Slams Email Surveillance Story: Experts Demand Details (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 16:30

Yahoo calls a bombshell email surveillance story “misleading” as legal, civil liberties and security experts demand answers.

EU wants to curb export of cyber-surveillance tech (Help Net Security)
2016-10-04 16:52

The European Commission has proposed a new amendment to the regulation that forms the basis of EU’s export control regime of dual-use technology, i.e. technology that can be used for both peaceful...