Philippines - Two Filipinos and a Jordanian national in the Philippines are facing possible extradition to the United States for hacking into the telephone systems of large US corporations and selling the information to Pakistani nationals living in Italy, the United States Department of Justice said over the weekend...
The three are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of unauthorized access to computer systems and possession of unauthorized access devices including passcodes to US telephone systems. They each face a 25-year maximum prison sentence and a hefty fine...
...telecom companies lost an estimated $350 million in stolen revenue as a result of the phreaking syndicate. (more) (more)
(The Captain's story)
Even with "free" VoIP telephone service there is still a niche market ($350 million) for phone phreaks to plunder. In this case, they were selling phone service. Remote eavesdropping is another service. Make sure your business phone systems have been hacker-proofed. The Captain has many, many mates out there. ~Kevin
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Laid-off employees have emerged as the single biggest threat to data security...The biggest security breaches in corporations these days are employees who have been laid off or who are about to get laid off.When employees leave an organization on their own terms, particularly in good times, many companies scramble to figure out what they had access to and what the value of that information would be to a competitor. There is a large body of case law in the technology industry involving theft of trade secrets, and globalization has added a new twist because laws in some countries are either unenforceable or nonexistent. But in a downturn where millions of workers are being cut, the scale of the problem grows by several orders of magnitude.So how does a CIO minimize data theft when so many employees are being cut? I posed that question to security guru Phillip Dunkelberger, CEO of PGP Corp. His answer: Once employees get their pink slips, it's already too late. He said the real work has to be done well before the termination notices go out. In fact, it has to begin even before the rumors start swirling that layoffs are imminent and employees have time to gather up their contact lists and whatever else they might deem necessary for their survival in case they get laid off. (more)Some employees facing the poop-chute won't be satisfied with old data. Their egos and wallets crave more. Be sure to check for bugs, wiretaps and secret tunnels back into the corporate network. Keep an eye on their friends and lovers who still work for you, too...
Make your own "Official Pink Slip" Click here. ~Kevin
You can now purchased corrupted files on-line; only $3.95 each.Definition: Corrupted File ~ (n.) A file that contains scrambled and unrecoverable data due to hardware or software failure.
"Q: Can my teacher trace the file back to your website?A: No. Our files cannot be opened, traced, or reverse engineered. We also upload new files periodically to make sure our files always stay “fresh.” We didn’t just change a .jpeg extension into a .doc. We take pride in our corruption!"Corrupted files are often signs of viruses, or glitches in the transmission process. Now, corrupted files can be a red flag that your colleague or student is a slacker, or a human engineer...
aka Spy:
"This is a copy of the Compensation Committee's Report your boss wants me to work on. See... it came through corrupted. Could you send me another copy of the file? I'm working from home today, let's try my private email account. That might work better. Thanks!""Keep this site a Secret!" is at the top of every page at Corrupted-Files.com So, don't spread this around. Ok? ~Kevin
Pilot Japan has broken the barrier between pencils and erasable gel pens! To highlight this fact, their newest FriXion pens have plastic bodies reminiscent of wooden pencils. These erasable gel pens write in vibrant gel colors that are unattainable with colored pencil lead. The pens are so erasable, you'll be amazed. An incredible selection of 24 colors is available. (more)Here's the secret spy pen rub...The ink is thermo-sensitive! Heat it. It disappears. Cool it. It reappears. All you need is a hair dryer and a refrigerator. (video)
From those wonderful folks who brought you Fruit Loops... ...a TV that stares back, figures out who you are, and chooses the next commercial just for you.
It knows you are more likely to buy Count Chocula or Lucky Charms.
"Kill the bird. Cue the Count."How are they going to do this? Well, by targeting the ads to individual households using a technology called “community addressable messaging,” which allows “advertisers to select cable households within particular areas that have demographic factors, such as income, in common,” says the WSJ." (more)Funny thing is... you may like this! You've never purchased a Shamwow in your life and the sight of Vince makes you run to the bathroom, or change the channel. But, you might be interested in a special on high-quality Viva towels. ~Kevin
Eavesdropping and info-leak concerns create a modern version of, "Park your weapons at the door, partner."
Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat...
If you own a computer, chances are you have experienced the aftermath of a nasty virus at some point. In contrast, there have been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection, despite the fact that over 80 percent of Americans now use these devices. A team headed by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, director of the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, set out to explain why this is true...
"We haven't had a problem so far because only phones with operating systems, so-called 'smart phones', are susceptible to viral infection," explained Marta Gonzalez, one of the authors of the publication. "Once a single operating system becomes common, we could potentially see outbreaks of epidemic proportion because a mobile phone virus can spread by two mechanisms: a Bluetooth virus can infect all Bluetooth-activated phones in a 10-30 meter radius, while Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) virus, like many computer viruses, spreads using the address book of the device. Not surprisingly, hybrid viruses, which can infect via both routes, pose the most significant danger."(more)
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(cover story - Plaintiff Magazine, June '09)
Who are these snoops?Snoops can be competitors, vendors, investigators, business intelligence consultants, colleagues vying for positions, overbearing bosses, suspicious partners, the press, labor negotiators, government agencies. The list is long.Why would I be a target?Money and power are the top two reasons behind illegal surveillance. If anything you say or write could increase someone else’s wealth or influence, you are a target.Is snooping common?Yes. The news is full of stories about stolen information. In fact, many news stories themselves begin with leaks.Can I protect myself?Yes. Espionage is preventable. If... (full article)
Philippines - A three-pronged probe by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and possible wiretap charges await celebrity doctor Hayden Kho over his sex videos posted online. PMA spokesman Bu Castro said in a radio interview the PMA has formed a committee to look into the claims against Kho for conduct unbecoming of a doctor. (more)
Thanks to its status as a financial centre, Switzerland is seeing a sharp rise in spying activities amid the global economic crisis, the Swiss intelligence service told AFP.
"We have seen a general interest for financial information," Juerg Buehler, who heads the service, part of the defence ministry, said in an interview. "This trend is reinforced with the financial crisis and competition between financial centres..."
Given the rising risks of foreign intelligence penetration, Buehler said his service is trying to make the banking industry aware of the dangers.
But he acknowledged that "we cannot have police patrolling in front of every bank". (more)Side note: Most financial institutions already retain the services of eavesdropping detection / counterespionage consulting firms. ~Kevin
"Ok, mom, we get it."MA - Two sisters in Quincy say a roommate they found on Craigslist was spying on them.Police arrested 42-year-old Deryck Reid after one of the sisters says she stepped out of the shower and Reid was pointing a cell phone camera in her direction.Police searched the apartment on Nightingale Avenue in South Quincy and found video equipment, laptops and a camcorder in Reid's room.Police say that Reid may have committed similar crimes in the past. (more)
US - State and Federal Wiretapping Decreases in 2008
A recent report releases information on 2008 state and federal wiretapping programs.
1,891: Wiretaps authorized by federal and state courts in 200814: Percentage decrease in wiretaps from 2007 to 2008386: Number of applications by federal authorities for wiretaps in 2008
1,505: Number of applications by state authorities for wiretaps in 2008
41 days: Average operating time for a wiretap
92: Average number of people whose communications were intercepted per wiretap order
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The Colombian government offers a 200 million peso (US$ 90 thousand) reward for information leading to those who ordered the illegal wiretapping carried out by Colombia's intelligence service DAS. (more)
Until recently, it has been a one-way transmission path for spycamers. They see you. (click photo to enlarge)A few years ago, a product came on the market that lets you see what the stalkers are stalking using their wireless cameras in the 900 MHz - 2.4 Ghz frequency range. Great, but what about all the new spycams being sold which operate in the 5.8 GHz range? Just released is the VS-125 by Suresafe Technology, Inc. It covers the missing band 5.8 GHz band and has a few other surprises as well. It scans the 1.2 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands... simultaneously. It also demodulates audio so you can hear as well as see. (more)How much does it cost? $450.USD, plus any bank transfer charges and shipping. ~Kevin
Philippines - Two Filipinos and a Jordanian national in the Philippines are facing possible extradition to the United States for hacking into the telephone systems of large US corporations and selling the information to Pakistani nationals living in Italy, the United States Department of Justice said over the weekend...
