Kevin's Security Scrapbook
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

The ‘Golden Age of SIGINT’ May Be Over

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The US government cannot control the skyrocketing use of encrypted communications that allow adversaries, terrorists, criminals — and ordi...

Android Smartphone Alert: Spearphone Eavesdropping

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A Spearphone attacker can use the accelerometer in LG and Samsung phones to remotely eavesdrop on any audio that’s played on speakerphone, ...

Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie is Fixed

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The latest release fixes a security flaw in the Walkie-Talkie app that could potentially allow users to listen in on others’ conversations....

Spycam Report from China

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Sales of spy cameras are rampant at Shenzhen’s gadget paradise, Huaqiangbei, according to a report by state broadcaster CCTV . The report, ...

Google: Wi-Spy Case Cashed Out

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Google is poised to pay a modest $13 million to end a 2010 privacy lawsuit that was once called the biggest U.S. wiretap case ever and...
Monday, July 22, 2019

From the What Goes Around Files: Russia's FSB Hacked

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Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: 'Largest Data Breach In Its History'   Red faces in Moscow this weekend, with the ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Information Security: Privacy Tips for Business Travelers

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The Basics... Beware of shoulder surfers. Get one of these . Know when to shut your mouth. Don't give strangers any confidential inf...

Security Director Tips: You Don't Have to be an IT Dude to Protect Your Company Online

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The Top 6 things you can do to better than the IT department. (Go ahead. Take back some turf.) Establish a cyber incident response plan. ...
Monday, July 15, 2019

Spanish App Works Like Spanish Fly... undercover

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Spain’s data protection agency has fined the country’s soccer league, LaLiga, €250,000 (about $280,000) for allegedly violating EU data pr...

Spot on ID, or... "The Tell-Tale Heart"

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via MIT Technology Review  A new device, developed for the Pentagon after US Special Forces requested it, can identify people without s...
Friday, July 12, 2019

FREE: "Top Secret: From Ciphers to Cyber Security" GCHQ Exhibit in London

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Historic gadgets used by British spies will be revealed for the first time later this week, as one of the country's intelligence agenci...

Historical - A Covert Transmitter & A Mistake = Early Fake News

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February 13, 1935 was probably the first case of a major news organization incorrectly reporting a courtroom verdict because of a radio comm...

Eavesdropping and TSCM Trends Track Each Other

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Conclusion: As organizations and individuals realize that electronic eavesdropping is escalating, they search for Technical Surveillance ...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Apple Temporarily Disables Walkie Talkie on Apple Watch Over Eavesdropping Concerns

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Less than 24 hours after Apple issued a background update to remove a vulnerability in Zoom’s Mac app that installed a surreptitious web se...

This Week in Spycam News

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S. Korea - A South Korean TV star has resigned over claims he secretly filmed a woman’s lower body, in the country’s latest celebrity spycam...
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