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Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security
The Five Eyes — the intelligence consortium of the rich English-speaking countries (the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand) — have issued a "Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption" where they claim their needs for surveillance outweigh everyone’s needs for security and privacy. …the increasing use and sophistication of certain encryption designs present challenges for… Continue reading Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security
Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hijacked for Eavesdropping
Using a known vulnerability, the threat actor is listening to a variety of ports. Continue reading Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hijacked for Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping on Computer Screens through the Webcam Mic
Yet another way of eavesdropping on someone’s computer activity: using the webcam microphone to "listen" to the computer’s screen…. Continue reading Eavesdropping on Computer Screens through the Webcam Mic
Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple
Apple’s working to keep iPhones from eavesdropping on us, through privacy policies, short buffer windows, local storage, and app review. Continue reading Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple
Hacking a Robot Vacuum
The Diqee 360 robotic vacuum cleaner can be turned into a surveillance device. The attack requires physical access to the device, so in the scheme of things it’s not a big deal. But why in the world is the vacuum equipped with a microphone?… Continue reading Hacking a Robot Vacuum
What’s the real value—and danger—of smart assistants?
Smart assistants are programmed to eavesdrop on you in order to await commands. Sometimes they’re dangerous, and other times downright hilarious. What’s the real value in these devices?
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Details on a New PGP Vulnerability
A new PGP vulnerability was announced today. Basically, the vulnerability makes use of the fact that modern e-mail programs allow for embedded HTML objects. Essentially, if an attacker can intercept and modify a message in transit, he can insert code t… Continue reading Details on a New PGP Vulnerability
Details on a New PGP Vulnerability
A new PGP vulnerability was announced today. Basically, the vulnerability makes use of the fact that modern e-mail programs allow for embedded HTML objects. Essentially, if an attacker can intercept and modify a message in transit, he can insert code that sends the plaintext in a URL to a remote website. Very clever. The EFAIL attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the… Continue reading Details on a New PGP Vulnerability
Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you
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