Wednesday, June 17, 2020
An Eavesdropping Story with a Ring to it...
Australia - Heavily-tattooed
Jacob Nyrhinen has admitted to assaulting his ex-girlfriend after he
eavesdropped on her conversations via a secret video doorbell, and
concluded she was seeing another man. more
Monday, June 15, 2020
Industrial Espionage Case: U.S. Company Awarded $3.36 Million
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), Taiwan's second largest pure wafer foundry operator, has been ordered to pay a fine of NT$100 million (US$3.36 million) by a district court in Taichung City which found the company and three of its employees guilty in a trade secret theft case brought by U.S.-based memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc...
Prosecutors launched a probe into the alleged industrial espionage in February 2017 and decided to charge UMC and the three UMC employees in September, citing violation of Taiwan's Trade Secrets Act for sharing the information with Jinhua. more
Prosecutors launched a probe into the alleged industrial espionage in February 2017 and decided to charge UMC and the three UMC employees in September, citing violation of Taiwan's Trade Secrets Act for sharing the information with Jinhua. more
‘My Spy’: Film Review
The long line of Hollywood tough guys appearing alongside cute kids continues with “My Spy,” a passable PG-13 action-comedy in which big ’n’ brawny Dave Bautista
plays a CIA man whose nose-diving career and damaged emotions are
rehabilitated by a clever nine-year-old girl with an aptitude for
espionage and a matchmaking plan for her widowed mom. more
My Spy will premiere on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service on June 26, 2020.
Trailer.
Trailer.
In other spy film news... The closely watched arrival of Christopher
Nolan's big-budget sci-fi espionage film “Tenet” will finally happen on
July 31, Warner Bros. announced Friday.
'Spy City: The History of Espionage in New York City' Interactive
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– George Washington
From the Revolutionary War to the present day, covert ops have flourished in the five boroughs of New York City — after all, its myriad of parks, miles of subway, and millions of residents have long created the perfect environment for espionage activity. This is the story of Spy City, your mission begins now.
Join our special guest as we explore the history of espionage in New York City over four centuries of covert activity, from government spies to top-secret programs. more
Click link for full info and to get tickets ($10, thanks for your support!):
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U.S. Security Director Sentenced to 16 Years Hard Labor in Russia
Ex-US marine Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges in Russia.
He was arrested in a hotel room in Moscow 18 months ago with a USB flash drive which security officers say contained state secrets.
The Moscow City Court found him guilty of receiving classified information.
Whelan - who is also a citizen of the UK, Canada and Ireland - denounced the closed trial as a "sham" ahead of the verdict.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Whelan's immediate release. more
He was arrested in a hotel room in Moscow 18 months ago with a USB flash drive which security officers say contained state secrets.
The Moscow City Court found him guilty of receiving classified information.
Whelan - who is also a citizen of the UK, Canada and Ireland - denounced the closed trial as a "sham" ahead of the verdict.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Whelan's immediate release. more
Novel Eavesdropping Attack or The Bright Spy
The usual way of eavesdropping with a glass over the wall has come a long way: bugs in the wall, hacking weak passwords, wiretaps, and more. Now, as if there weren't enough ways of being an audio spy, the good old light bulb has become a nemesis to be feared: Any light bulb in a room that is visible from the window can be used to spy on your conversations from afar.
A team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel has found that the vibration patterns in a light bulb can enable us to recover full conversations from hundreds of feet away.
But how can that be possible? The thing about the hanging bulb is that it acts both as a diaphragm and transducer. Apparently, these two, sound waves cascading on its surface and it converting air pressure from sound to small changes in light, means it is a useful gadget for intruders.
The paper states, "We show how fluctuations in the air pressure on the surface of the hanging bulb (in response to sound), which cause the bulb to vibrate very slightly (a millidegree vibration), can be exploited by eavesdroppers to recover speech and singing, passively, externally, and in real time." more
A team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel has found that the vibration patterns in a light bulb can enable us to recover full conversations from hundreds of feet away.
But how can that be possible? The thing about the hanging bulb is that it acts both as a diaphragm and transducer. Apparently, these two, sound waves cascading on its surface and it converting air pressure from sound to small changes in light, means it is a useful gadget for intruders.
The paper states, "We show how fluctuations in the air pressure on the surface of the hanging bulb (in response to sound), which cause the bulb to vibrate very slightly (a millidegree vibration), can be exploited by eavesdroppers to recover speech and singing, passively, externally, and in real time." more
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Senate Panel Says U.S. Telecoms Failed to Prevent Chinese Spying
That resulted in four of China’s largest such telecom companies being able to operate subsidiaries here with almost no oversight, according to the report from the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s investigations panel.
It might also have allowed them to help the Chinese government spy on reams of data from U.S. companies by routing their phone and Internet traffic through China, the report finds. more
Monday, June 8, 2020
Lawsuit Disputes Google's Private or Incognito Mode
Search engine behemoth Google found itself in the middle of a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California for invading the privacy of users even when they are browsing the web in what is called the private or incognito mode.
The $5 billion class action suit alleges that the tech giant collects user's data by tracking his activity on the web even in the private mode through Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager and website plug-ins, a Reuters report said.
Users normally login through the incognito mode assuming that it's safe as their search history isn't being tracked. The petitioners have alleged that Google collects the private data even as the users are under the impression that their data is safe and that amounts to misrepresentation. more
Users normally login through the incognito mode assuming that it's safe as their search history isn't being tracked. The petitioners have alleged that Google collects the private data even as the users are under the impression that their data is safe and that amounts to misrepresentation. more
Foreign Spies are Exploiting the Instability
Intelligence officials among US allies are deeply concerned that the
political instability triggered by more than a week of occasionally
violent clashes between police and protesters across the United States
has opened a new front for hostile foreign intelligence collection.
..The situation will make it that much easier to determine potential
targets for recruitment as much of these conflicts are playing out in
the open. Social media is an excellent source for finding people who are
disgruntled, disillusioned, or potentially ideologically suitable to
recruit. more
Frederick Barclay’s Nephews Thought Bugging Ritz was ‘Necessary and Reasonable’
Sir Frederick Barclay’s nephews bugged the conservatory of the Ritz hotel after becoming “seriously concerned” about the billionaire property magnate “posing a significant risk of harm” to the family business, according to documents lodged with the High Court.
The 85-year-old businessman is involved in a bitter High Court battle with three of his twin brother Sir David’s sons over 94 hours of secret recordings made over a number of months as part of what his lawyers have described as “commercial espionage on a vast scale”.
Sir Frederick and his daughter Amanda are suing Alistair, Aidan and Howard Barclay, Aidan’s son Andrew, and Philip Peters – a director of a number of companies in the Barclay Group – after the “elaborate system of covert recording” was discovered in January.
Last month, Sir Frederick released footage appearing to show his nephew Alistair handling a listening device which is said to have been used to capture more than 1,000 separate conversations. more
The 85-year-old businessman is involved in a bitter High Court battle with three of his twin brother Sir David’s sons over 94 hours of secret recordings made over a number of months as part of what his lawyers have described as “commercial espionage on a vast scale”.
Sir Frederick and his daughter Amanda are suing Alistair, Aidan and Howard Barclay, Aidan’s son Andrew, and Philip Peters – a director of a number of companies in the Barclay Group – after the “elaborate system of covert recording” was discovered in January.
Last month, Sir Frederick released footage appearing to show his nephew Alistair handling a listening device which is said to have been used to capture more than 1,000 separate conversations. more
Sunday, June 7, 2020
On the techy side... Protest Surveillance, or How Bad Guys Eventually Get Caught
It has been interesting watching the amateur-on-the-street protest reporting on Periscope and YouTube, along with the police scanner and Filghtradar24 (to track the surveillance planes / helicopters). NYC police frequencies buzzed all week.
Here we see two helicopters and two planes circulating Philadelphia during the protest/riots (left).
N878ST (the red plane) belongs to the PA State Police. The others are government as well. Many of the rioters will be surprised when they are later charged.
NYPD helicopter (right) making spot checks.
Vice reports...
The Military and FBI Are Flying Surveillance Planes Over Protests
"Multiple federal agencies are flying surveillance planes over protests, and it's likely that some of these planes are outfitted with a Dirtbox or similar technology," Martin Shelton, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation told Motherboard. "What this means for protesters and journalists covering these events is that phone numbers, as well as voice calls and text messages, are likely being scooped up for analysis," he added. more
In NYC there were news helicopters mixed in throughout the week. Their soundless feeds to the newsroom could be seen on Periscope. People are monitoring in other cities as well.
Not that I think you need it, but... here is Wired's advice for when you are out there protesting.
Here we see two helicopters and two planes circulating Philadelphia during the protest/riots (left).
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NYPD helicopter (right) making spot checks.
Vice reports...
The Military and FBI Are Flying Surveillance Planes Over Protests
"Multiple federal agencies are flying surveillance planes over protests, and it's likely that some of these planes are outfitted with a Dirtbox or similar technology," Martin Shelton, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation told Motherboard. "What this means for protesters and journalists covering these events is that phone numbers, as well as voice calls and text messages, are likely being scooped up for analysis," he added. more
In NYC there were news helicopters mixed in throughout the week. Their soundless feeds to the newsroom could be seen on Periscope. People are monitoring in other cities as well.
Not that I think you need it, but... here is Wired's advice for when you are out there protesting.
A Fortnight of Spycam News
Singapore jails man who took 1,400 videos of women and girls. The 35-year-old used his mobile phone and spy devices to carry out the crimes in toilets and changing rooms on more than 800 occasions. more
UK- Victim living with anxiety after man set up hidden cameras in bedroom and bathroom.
S. Korea - KBS released an official statement on Wednesday saying it felt great responsibility for a spycam incident involving a comedian who appears on TV show “Gag Concert.” He is suspected of having installed hidden cameras (disguised as phone chargers) in the women’s restroom inside one of its buildings. more
FL - A man hired to install security systems inside a home along Florida’s Treasure Coast found himself behind bars after allegedly setting up a hidden camera inside a bathroom to spy on teenage girls. more
WY - One after the other on Tuesday, four women urged the District Court Judge Bill Simpson to impose the maximum sentence on the man who secretly videotaped them in a workplace bathroom last year...In a rare move, Simpson told the Park County prosecutor and Abraham’s defense attorney that he wanted to add four years of supervised probation onto the stipulated two to four years of prison time. more
KY - A lawsuit has been filed against an Elizabethtown-based tanning salon chain after police say a customer used a selfie stick to secretly shoot video of a nude woman tanning at a Louisville salon. more
WY - A suspect was arrested and is facing a felony charge of Voyeurism, after being accused of taking photos under the door of a Cheyenne store changing room. more
N. Ireland - A former contestant on TV talent show The Voice from Co Down has been revealed as a self-confessed sex offender who secretly recorded women for his own sexual gratification. more
LA - An Eros teen is facing multiple charges after he allegedly captured images of a juvenile nude by leaving his cell phone recording in a bathroom. more
VT - Eike Blohm, 38, (a UVM professor and doctor) was originally arrested on multiple counts of voyeurism April 17 for placing hidden cameras in staff bathrooms at UVMMC. He was charged with production and possession of child pornography May 22 and was subsequently fired from both the University and UVMMC. more
SC - A former Limestone College employee accused of recording women at a West Virginia university is now a person of interest in a voyeurism case on the Limestone campus. Gaffney Police Chief Chris Skinner said Collins Brandon Murphy, 32, has been named a person of interest in an incident which occurred at Limestone College. more
Learn how you can detect spy cameras.
UK- Victim living with anxiety after man set up hidden cameras in bedroom and bathroom.
S. Korea - KBS released an official statement on Wednesday saying it felt great responsibility for a spycam incident involving a comedian who appears on TV show “Gag Concert.” He is suspected of having installed hidden cameras (disguised as phone chargers) in the women’s restroom inside one of its buildings. more
FL - A man hired to install security systems inside a home along Florida’s Treasure Coast found himself behind bars after allegedly setting up a hidden camera inside a bathroom to spy on teenage girls. more
WY - One after the other on Tuesday, four women urged the District Court Judge Bill Simpson to impose the maximum sentence on the man who secretly videotaped them in a workplace bathroom last year...In a rare move, Simpson told the Park County prosecutor and Abraham’s defense attorney that he wanted to add four years of supervised probation onto the stipulated two to four years of prison time. more
KY - A lawsuit has been filed against an Elizabethtown-based tanning salon chain after police say a customer used a selfie stick to secretly shoot video of a nude woman tanning at a Louisville salon. more
WY - A suspect was arrested and is facing a felony charge of Voyeurism, after being accused of taking photos under the door of a Cheyenne store changing room. more
N. Ireland - A former contestant on TV talent show The Voice from Co Down has been revealed as a self-confessed sex offender who secretly recorded women for his own sexual gratification. more
LA - An Eros teen is facing multiple charges after he allegedly captured images of a juvenile nude by leaving his cell phone recording in a bathroom. more
VT - Eike Blohm, 38, (a UVM professor and doctor) was originally arrested on multiple counts of voyeurism April 17 for placing hidden cameras in staff bathrooms at UVMMC. He was charged with production and possession of child pornography May 22 and was subsequently fired from both the University and UVMMC. more
SC - A former Limestone College employee accused of recording women at a West Virginia university is now a person of interest in a voyeurism case on the Limestone campus. Gaffney Police Chief Chris Skinner said Collins Brandon Murphy, 32, has been named a person of interest in an incident which occurred at Limestone College. more
Learn how you can detect spy cameras.
Top 10 Intelligence Agencies Of The World 2020
Intelligence agencies are assigned with the task
of gathering intelligence, conducting various forms of surveillance
activities, play a vital role in recommending the government
specifically when it comes to national security matters, spreading fake
information, and, in the case of some agencies, even carrying out
assassinations.However, not all of these intelligence agencies are the same.
Some of these are known better than others. These agencies will be based on absolute determination on dealing with problems swiftly. Many of us really don’t know about different intelligence agencies in the world. So here we have gathered details to classify the top 10 intelligence agencies in the world.
(List created by Dawood Hassan.)
- Ministry of State Security (MSS)
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE)
- Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI)
- Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
- Federal Intelligence Service (BND)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
- Mossad
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Data Breach Report: 28% Involved Small Businesses
Almost a third or 28% of data breaches involved small businesses. The data comes from one of the most acclaimed cybersecurity reports in the industry, the Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (2020 DBIR).
Currently, in its 13th year, the DBIR is an industry-standard when it comes to gauging the state of cybersecurity around the world...
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With small businesses making up 28% of the breaches, owners have to be more proactive in protecting their digital presence. Whether it is an eCommerce site, blog, V-log, podcast, or other digital assets, you have to protect your domain. This not only ensures your data is safe, but it is one more tool you can use to attract new customers; robust security. more
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