Collaborate Disseminate
“My apartment was raided by local police this morning 7am my time and all my electronic devices have been confiscated on request of the US Department of Justice.” Continue reading Alleged Hacker Who Broke Into AI Surveillance Company Raided By Police
Google is taking steps to make it harder for someone to push a malicious update that disables the security features on an Android phone. Continue reading Head of Android Security Says Locking Out Law Enforcement Is an ‘Unintended Side Effect’
A New York Times report shows big tech trades personal data like the rest of us trade Pokémon cards. Continue reading Facebook and Silicon Valley Are Colluding to Profit From Your Personal Data
Kaspersky Lab’s found evidence that a small spyware government contractor sells iOS malware, showing it may not be as rare as some people think. Continue reading Malware Companies Are Finding New Ways to Spy on iPhones
Surveillance takes on different character when it trickles down to more ordinary, everyday users. The significance and threat from IMSI-catchers is multiplied when a lot more people can deploy one using cheap tech from Amazon and free code from Github. Continue reading With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes
We’re living in the golden age of spyware and government hacking, with companies rushing to join a blossoming billion dollar market. The weakest among us—activists or journalists—will suffer the consequences if we don’t regulate it appropriately. Continue reading It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
From SIM-jacking, to SS7, to dodgy telco data selling, for some people an iPod may be a better security decision than using a normal phone. Continue reading How to Use an iPod Touch as a Secure Device Instead of a Phone
Saud Al-Qahtani, a close advisor of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, was tasked with buying Hacking Team spyware, and apparently moonlighted as a member of online cybercrime website Hack Forums. Continue reading How ‘Mr. Hashtag’ Helped Saudi Arabia Spy on Dissidents
One one of the firms, Huawei, is on the Pentagon’s no-buy list because of alleged connections to the Chinese government. Continue reading Report: Facebook Gave Chinese Device Manufacturers Special Access to User Data
A hacker has provided Motherboard with the login details for a company that buys phone location data from major telecom companies and then sells it to law enforcement. Continue reading Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US