His posts on body hacks have gone viral and include a range of tricks and trips.
He also revealed how you can get rid of hiccups. more
Of course, none of this is new – we’ve been writing about it for aeons now. But because so much time has lapsed since this story initially broke in SA, perhaps a recap is in order.
Years ago, BAT took off the gloves in a bid to claw back market share from competitors who emerged selling the same product, but cheaper.
BAT’S strategy was simple: disrupt its competitors to the point of making it impossible for them to operate.
To do this, BAT relied on a security firm — Forensic Security Services (FSS) — to co-ordinate activities, under the guiding hand of British American Tobacco SA’s (BAT SA’s) anti-illicit trade head. But it also used a series of in-place “agents” at its competitors’ businesses even as it co-opted law enforcement agencies and deployed a shared agent with the State Security Agency (SSA): triple agent and honey trap Belinda Walter.
All of this was monitored from BAT’s global headquarters, Globe House in London.
One
former employee explained it as follows: “Our primary work description
was to spy on competitors and disrupt business operations on behalf of
BAT SA, [which] was fully aware that FSS was obtaining information
illegally, and these (sic) included obtaining recorded conversations.” more
As a result of the global pandemic, millions of employees are working
from home, with many teams turning to group calling methods to ensure
business continuity. However, enterprises and government officials
around the world are increasingly being targeted by coordinated
eavesdropping attacks. SecuSUITE protects these individuals against
identity spoofing, metadata harvesting and communications interceptions,
which can compromise sensitive discussions and major operations. more infographic
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recover-your-hacked-email-or-social-media-account
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/what-to-do-if-your-email-account-has-been-hacked
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6294825?hl=en
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3617849/15-signs-youve-been-hacked-and-how-to-fight-back.html
The complaint alleged that SpyFone’s apps provided real-time access to the data of smartphone owners through a hidden device hack that allowed others, including stalkers and domestic abusers, to track the smartphones on which the apps were installed. In addition, SpyFone’s lax security measures, including storing sensitive information without encryption, exposed consumers to hackers and other cyber threats, including through a 2018 breach of SpyFone’s servers in which the personal information of 2,200 consumers was accessed and stolen.
Under the terms of the proposed consent order, SpyFone will disable its stalkerware apps and destroy all personal information collected through these apps. more
The tech giant's security note for iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 says: "Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited." Apple also released WatchOS 7.6.2, MacOS Big Sur 11.6 and a security update for MacOS Catalina to address the vulnerability.
The fix, earlier reported by The New York Times,
stems from research done by The Citizen Lab, a public interest
cybersecurity group that found a Saudi activist's phone had been
infected with Pegasus, NSO Group's best-known product. According to
Citizen Lab, the zero-day zero-click exploit against iMessage, which it
nicknamed ForcedEntry, targets Apple's image rendering library and was
effective against the company's iPhones, laptops and Apple Watches. more
“Cobalt’s technology increases the number of exploitable drone
signatures for detection and tracking,” said Dr. Jeff Randorf, DHS
S&T engineering advisor and SBIR topic manager. “As more 5G mmWave
transceivers are deployed in city centers, the ability to detect and
track drones in complex urban geometries becomes easier, while not
contributing to an already crowded radio frequency spectrum.” more
While 5G addresses security issues in previous-generation wireless
networks, for example with enhanced encryption, anti-tracking,
anti-spoofing and network slicing features, security holes
cybercriminals could potentially exploit have been identified. Some of
the security vulnerabilities detected early on were linked to
previous-generation networks loopholes. These included ones that allowed
attackers to expose a user's location, downgrade their service to a
less secure legacy that was more easily attacked, run up costly wireless
bills and track users’ activities. more
...the real danger here isn’t to your data — it’s the fact that you’re
walking around wearing barely perceptible spy glasses, taking videos and
photos of anyone you want, likely without them noticing...
If the idea of camera sunglasses seems familiar, perhaps that’s because it sounds like Snapchat Spectacles, which launched in 2016. In what I can only imagine is a loving tribute, Facebook has named its camera sunglasses “Stories” after the other signature product that Facebook/Instagram lifted from Snapchat. more
Not as dorky as past creepy-peepies, these glasses may not be recognized as spy glasses at first glance. (Maybe a Buddy Holly or Maurice Moss meets Zuck mash-up instead.) In fact, "Facebook says it's a violation of the Terms of Service to cover up the
light that comes on when you're recording." Right, like that's gonna work. Additionally, "Facebook is discussing building facial recognition into its upcoming smart glasses product..." What could possibly go wrong? more
If you're worried about privacy, it might be time to cover up your front door's peephole.
Being able to see inside a closed room was a skill once reserved for super heroes. But researchers at the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab have expanded on a technique called non-line-of-sight imaging so that just a single point of laser light entering a room can be used to see what physical objects might be inside...
It’s an incredibly clever technique, and one day it could be a very useful technology for devices like autonomous cars that would potentially be able to spot potential hazards hidden around corners long before they’re visible to passengers in a vehicle, improving safety and obstacle avoidance...
The research could one day provide a way for police or the military to assess the risks of entering a room before actually breaking down the door and storming their way inside, using nothing but a small crack in the wall or a gap around a window or doorway. more
Doctors, scientists, intelligence agents and government officials have all been trying to find out what causes "Havana syndrome" - a mysterious illness that has struck American diplomats and spies. Some call it an act of war, others wonder if it is some new and secret form of surveillance - and some people believe it could even be all in the mind. So who or what is responsible?
It often started with a sound, one that people struggled to describe. "Buzzing", "grinding metal", "piercing squeals", was the best they could manage.
...Havana syndrome first emerged in Cuba in 2016. The first cases were CIA officers, which meant they were kept secret. But, eventually, word got out and anxiety spread...
Uncovering the truth has now become a top US national security priority -
one that an official has described as the most difficult intelligence
challenge they have ever faced. more history
A press release from China’s National Space Science Center suggests the vehicle, called the “Mars cruise drone,” has passed acceptance and will presumably advance to the next stage of development. Eventually, the Chinese aerial drone could make it to Mars, where it will patrol the landscape and further China’s exploration of the Red Planet. To that end, the Mars cruise drone will be equipped with a spectrometer for performing aerial surveys and for studying the Martian geology. more
The Director General of Mi5 noted in his annual threat update hostile states seeking to spy on certain governments is as old as the hills. Nevertheless, it still happens, and it still matters. Hostile States utilising someone on the ‘inside’ to acquire privileged information makes their job so much easier. Recently we have seen media coverage of a security officer at the British Embassy in Berlin arrested on suspicion of acting on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency.
This blog serves as a reminder that traditional spycraft does exist and importantly provides you with some high-level protective security principles that your organisation should consider. more
“We tested this out in downtown Oakland and were able to trigger payloads at over 1 mile,” he added...
...the new cables now have geofencing features, where a user can trigger or block the device’s payloads based on the physical location of the cable. more
These spy cables come in various configurations, including standard USB charging cables. They look exactly like authentic cables. An electronic test can identify a malicious spy cable easily. In fact, you can do it yourself. Click here for instructions.