Security News

Ultrasonic Beacons Are Tracking Your Every Movement (Threatpost)
2017-05-05 17:32

More than 200 Android mobile applications listen surreptitiously for ultrasonic beacons embedded in audio that are used to track users and serve them with targeted advertising.

More and more apps equipped with ultrasonic tracking capability (Help Net Security)
2017-05-03 17:36

Researchers have found 234 Android applications that are constantly listening for ultrasonic beacons in the background, allowing companies to track users’ current location or their habits –...

WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool ‘Scribbles’ For Document Tracking (Threatpost)
2017-04-28 22:52

The CIA is planting web beacons inside Microsoft Word documents to track whistleblowers, journalists and informants, according to WikiLeaks.