Atlas of Surveillance
The EFF has released its Atlas of Surveillance, which documents police surveillance technology across the US.
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Category Archives: Police
Smashing Security podcast #394: Digital arrest scams and stream-jacking
In our latest episode we discuss how a woman hid under the bed after scammers told her she was under “digital arrest”, how hackers are hijacking YouTube channels through malicious sponsorship deals, and how one phone company is turning the tables on fr… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #394: Digital arrest scams and stream-jacking
Smashing Security podcast #392: Pasta spies and private eyes, and are you applying for a ghost job?
A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smash… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #392: Pasta spies and private eyes, and are you applying for a ghost job?
The AI Fix #16: GPT-4o1, AI time travelers, and where’s my driverless car?
In episode 16 of The AI Fix, Mark and Graham meet GPT-4o1 and ask if it knows how many cousins Alice’s sister has, a top cop wants AI injected into his colleagues “like heroin”, Mark finds an AI that might actually be able to help with that, and our ho… Continue reading The AI Fix #16: GPT-4o1, AI time travelers, and where’s my driverless car?
New Patent Application for Car-to-Car Surveillance
Ford has a new patent application for a system where cars monitor each other’s speeds, and then report then to some central authority.
Slashdot thread.
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Robot dog trained to jam wireless devices during police raids
The US Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a dog-like robot that it says has been adapted to jam the connectivity of smart home devices.
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BlackSuit Ransomware Leaks Kansas City Police Data in Failed Ransom Plot
BlackSuit Ransomware, known as the rebrand of the Conti ransomware gang, has leaked a trove of Kansas City Police data, including evidence records, investigation files, crime scene phones, and much more, after the department refused to pay the ransom. Continue reading BlackSuit Ransomware Leaks Kansas City Police Data in Failed Ransom Plot
Responder drone gets eyes on emergencies – and can even take action
Wouldn’t it be neat to see a drone using flashing blue and red lights and a siren to chase down crooks? Well, the Responder quadcopter comes equipped with both, along with other gear designed to help quicken response times when crimes or other emergenc… Continue reading Responder drone gets eyes on emergencies – and can even take action
Surveillance through Push Notifications
The Washington Post is reporting on the FBI’s increasing use of push notification data—”push tokens”—to identify people. The police can request this data from companies like Apple and Google without a warrant.
The investigative technique goes back years. Court orders that were issued in 2019 to Apple and Google demanded that the companies hand over information on accounts identified by push tokens linked to alleged supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group.
But the practice was not widely understood until December, when Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in a …
Canada’s ‘most prolific hacker’ jailed for two years
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting his part in a series of ransomware and malware attacks that hit more than one thousand individuals, businesses, and organisations — including three police departments.
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