Collaborate Disseminate
We loved it a few weeks ago when an international team of hackers managed to record and decode telemetry and images from SpaceX launches. And now it looks like SpaceX …read more Continue reading The Last Days of the Wild West
Spooked by evil aliens? Did the Klingons did it again? Worry about your latest and very greatest porn collection leaking online? Thinking about your IP (Intellectual Property) as if it were U.S National Security? Want to find a meaningful way to contri… Continue reading Current and Future Assessment of U.S U.K and German Cyber Intelligence and Cyber Surveillance Programs and Tradecraft – An Analysis
Dear blog readers,Continuing the “FBI’s Most Wanted Cybercriminals” series I’ve decided to share some of the actionable intelligence that I have on GRU’s involvement in the 2016 U.S Election interference with the idea to assist U.S Law Enforcement and … Continue reading Exposing GRU’s Involvement in U.S Election Interference – 2016 – An OSINT Analysis
The microphones on voice assistants are very sensitive, and can snoop on all sorts of data:
In Hey Alexa what did I just type? we show that when sitting up to half a meter away, a voice assistant can still hear the taps you make on your phone, even in… Continue reading Eavesdropping on Phone Taps from Voice Assistants
The team that hacked Amazon Echo and other smart speakers using a laser pointer continue to investigate why MEMS microphones respond to sound. Continue reading Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa
Researchers have unveiled an attack that allows attackers to eavesdrop on homeowners inside their homes, through the LiDAR sensors on their robot vacuums. Continue reading Robot Vacuums Suck Up Sensitive Audio in ‘LidarPhone’ Hack
Electronic devices can be surprisingly leaky, often spraying out information for anyone close by to receive. [Docter Cube] has found another such leak, this time with the speakers in iPhones. While repairing an old AM radio and listening to a podcast on his iPhone, he discovered that the radio was …read more
Researchers are using recordings of keys being used in locks to create copies. Once they have a key-insertion audio file, SpiKey’s inference software gets to work filtering the signal to reveal the strong, metallic clicks as key ridges hit the lock’s pins [and you can hear those filtered clicks online here]. These clicks are vital to the inference analysis: the… Continue reading Copying a Key by Listening to It in Action
Attackers can listen in on internet traffic for high-value targets a continent away, like shipping fleets and oil installations, using some basic home-television gear. Continue reading Black Hat 2020: Satellite Comms Globally Open to $300 Eavesdropping Hack
iOS apps are repeatedly reading clipboard data, which can include all sorts of sensitive information. While Haj Bakry and Mysk published their research in March, the invasive apps made headlines again this week with the developer beta release of iOS 14. A novel feature Apple added provides a banner warning every time an app reads clipboard contents. As large numbers… Continue reading iPhone Apps Stealing Clipboard Data