Category: Spying

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Feel like your phone’s spying on you? You’re not alone

sudshr47 March 6, 2019

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After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, there’s no question that our personal data is being collected. Exactly how tech companies gather information about our personal lives remains unclear. Can our devices be controlled? Are microphones and cameras being turned on? Though a definitive answer is hard to explain; Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne teamed up to create the The New Organs— an online project showing what it’s like to live under digital surveillance. Read more…

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FBI conducted sting operation on Huawei at CES: report

sudshr47 February 4, 2019

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While companies were showcasing the latest technology at CES this year, the FBI was carrying out a sting operation on the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer.

A small U.S. startup from Illinois, Akhan Semiconductor, reached out to the FBI when the company suspected that Huawei was attempting to steal its intellectual property, according to Bloomberg. After months of investigating, the FBI recruited Akhan founder Adam Khan and COO Carl Shurboff to meet with executives of the Chinese smartphone giant at last month’s CES for a sting operation. 

In 2018, Huawei ordered a sample of Akhan’s Miraj Diamond Glass product, a screen that the company describes as nearly indestructible. Akhan says its 6 times stronger and 10 times more scratch-resistant than the industry standard Gorilla Glass. The two companies had been in discussions since 2016 after San Diego-based Huawei engineer, Angel Han, reached out. Read more…

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It’s increasingly looking like China was behind the massive Marriott data hack

sudshr47 December 12, 2018

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All signs point to China when it comes to the massive Marriott hack that came to light last month.

The data breach that exposed personal data of around 500 million guests of the hotel chain is believed to part of a Chinese state-run espionage operation, according to multiple sources briefed on the U.S. government’s investigation that spoke with the New York Times and Washington Post. 

The intrusion into Marriott International’s Starwood hotel reservation system shared similarities to previous Chinese-government linked intelligence gathering operations. The hackers in the Marriott hotel chain breach used the same cloud hosting service that previous Chinese cyber attacks utilized. The sources familiar with the U.S. investigation also point out that similar techniques, such as server “hopping,” lead to the belief that China is behind the hack.  Read more…

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AT&T collaborates on NSA spying through a web of secretive buildings in the U.S.

sudshr47 June 25, 2018

A new report from the Intercept sheds light on the NSA’s close relationship with communications provider AT&T. The Intercept identified eight facilities across the U.S. that function as hubs for AT&T’s efforts to collaborate with the intelligence agency. The site first identified one potential hub of this kind in 2017 in lower Manhattan. The report […]

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Blacklisted cybersecurity firm Kapersky decamps for Switzerland

sudshr47 May 16, 2018

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Cybersecurity company Kapersky Lab found itself blacklisted by U.S. federal agencies after accusations of enabling Russian spies to steal NSA files. Unloved and perhaps unwanted, the company — which has denied any wrongdoing — is moving a number of its international data servers to neutral territory: ZurichRead more at PC Mag… Read more…

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France to move ministers off Telegram, WhatsApp over security fears

sudshr47 April 17, 2018

The French government has said it intends to move to using its own encrypted messaging service this summer, over concerns of the risks that foreign entities could spy on officials using popular encrypted apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp . Reuters reports that ministers are concerned about the use of foreign-built encrypted apps which do not […]

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German government tells parents to destroy children’s smartwatches

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

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The German government isn’t just banning some children’s smartwatches — its telling people to “destroy” the gadgets already circulating around the country.

On Friday, Germany’s telecom regulator the Federal Network Agency announced that a number of these devices, designed for ages 5 to 12, can allow someone to remotely tap into the watch’s microphone and clandestinely spy from remote locations (just like a wiretap). The regulator isn’t just concerned about the potential of people spying on children — it’s concerned the devices can be used to spy on anyone.

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