Security Director Alert: China Enforcing Electronic Device Inspection Law

China is enforcing a new law on Monday that allows national security authorities to inspect electronic devices on suspicion of espionage.

The Ministry of State Security is implementing the legislation that stipulates powers to crack down on spying.

The law states procedures to inspect mobile phones, personal computers and other devices of individuals and organizations. more

Lawsuit Claim: Shopping App Temu - “Dangerous Malware,” Spying on Your Texts

Temu—the Chinese shopping app that has rapidly grown so popular in the US that even Amazon is reportedly trying to copy it—is "dangerous malware" that's secretly monetizing a broad swath of unauthorized user data, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Griffin cited research and media reports exposing Temu's allegedly nefarious design, which "purposely" allows Temu to "gain unrestricted access to a user's phone operating system, including, but not limited to, a user's camera, specific location, contacts, text messages, documents, and other applications."

"Temu is designed to make this expansive access undetected, even by sophisticated users," Griffin's complaint said. "Once installed, Temu can recompile itself and change properties, including overriding the data privacy settings users believe they have in place." more

TeamViewer Confirms Cyberattack

TeamViewer, the prominent provider of remote access tools, has confirmed a significant cyberattack on its corporate network. 

This attack has been attributed to APT29, a hacking group allegedly linked to Russian intelligence. The breach, discovered on June 26, involved compromised credentials of an employee account, marking another sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign executed by state-sponsored hackers.

According to TeamViewer’s investigation, the breach began with the compromise of credentials from a standard employee account within their corporate IT environment. 

The company has emphasized that the attack was contained within its corporate network, assuring that their internal network and customer systems are separate...Despite these assurances, the company’s investigation is ongoing. more

App Slammed for Spying at Popular Nightclubs Using 'Hidden Cameras'

A new app has sparked extreme blowback after enabling users to use cameras to watch partiers at trendy nightclubs and bars across San Francisco.

2night, the startup behind the app, had hoped that the service would promote nightlife in the area, allowing users to check livestreams of the bars and clubs to determine if they had the right vibe.

But bargoers were quick to lash out after they learned that they were being recorded without their permission, with some going so far as to liken the service to 'Big Brother.' more

THOR: Disables Drone Swarm Attacks

The Department of Defense is exploring options to protect our warfighters further. Enter THOR, stage right. Tactical, High-power, Operational Responder (THOR), is a high-power microwave counter-drone weapon that the Air Force Research Lab has demonstrated for effective use against realistic targets. Watch this video to see how THOR tracks and turns off entire drone swarms. video

Bugging Did Not Pay

A mother who bugged her ex-boyfriend's car and redirected his post in a bid to get more child support is facing jail for stalking. Veronica Jackson, 44, secretly placed a tracker on Kevin McCormack's vehicle and diverted his letters to a drop-off location in a bid to prove he had a job - and could afford £200 monthly maintenance.

Jobless Mr McCormack had claimed he was only able to give £6.25 a week to help with the upkeep of the couple's 12-year-old daughter. Warrington Magistrates Court heard the pair had began a relationship in 2010 and had a daughter together in 2012, but they split up eight years later.

The court was told Mr McCormack received a series of messages from Jackson, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, showing routes he had taken to and from his home. They also included the times of the journeys and messages from Jackson saying: ''I know where you are - I know what you are doing.'' more

30 Spy Movies That Will Make You Want to Be a Secret Agent

Indeed, there are near-endless lists of spy films, but if you’re looking for the top choices, the ones that will captivate your senses, that aren’t just background noise, check out... more

Can You Name the Movie

1. A suave, smooth-talking secret agent and a a bullion dealer.
2. An elegant American interpreter living in Paris, outfitted in Givenchy.
3. In Prague, Czech Republic, a group of IMF agents.
4. A CIA intelligence analyst tracking the location of Osama bin Laden.
5. Extraterrestrials live on Earth, often wearing human shells blend into society.
6. An unnamed man is pulled out of an Italian fishing boat.
7. Joins forces with Russian agent Anya Amasova.
8. Russian operative claims that a mole named Salt plans on killing...
9. Running through the jungles of Uganda, assigned to spy on a terrorist cell.
10. During the fall of the Berlin Wall, sent to Germany to recover microfilm.
11. At the start, the villain escapes in a rocket and cryogenically freezes himself.
12. Captured by the evil TV host Fegan Floop.
13. A hard drive containing details of undercover agents was stolen.
14. Galahad, is in search of a new agent.
15. A girl living in a remote Finnish forest who is raised to be a lethal assassin.
16. They have no recollection of what their superiors said happened in Korea.
17. On vacation in London. Sees a bomb explode outside Buckingham Palace.
18. An advertising executive that is mistaken for government agent.
19. An ordinary man, at a music hall where shots are suddenly fired.
20. A mission to stop a terrorist group called the Apostles.
21. A New York lawyer enlisted by the CIA to defend a Russian spy.
22. He’s brought back to uncover a mole at the British Secret Service.
23. He is investigating the kidnapping of scientists who reappear brainwashed.
24. CIA codebreaker finds his colleagues murdered in the New York office.
25. A surveillance expert who is employed track a young couple.
26. A spy living a double life tracks nuclear rockets from jihadist Salim Abu Aziz.
27. CIA agent posing as an aid worker. Goal: enforce U.S. policies on Vietnam.
28. American daughter of a Nazi, enlisted to spy on escaped war criminals.
29. A World War II veteran charged with a superhuman serum.
30. Connects deaths to a new drug, Dypraxa. Uncovers British Intelligence.