Smashing Security podcast #301: AI chatbot or the start of Skynet? Eufy privacy, and hot desks

An AI chatbot is causing a stir – both impressing and terrifying users in equal measure. A security researcher discovers that a “smart” cam that doesn’t use the internet is err.. using the internet. And university students revolt over under-the-belt … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #301: AI chatbot or the start of Skynet? Eufy privacy, and hot desks

More than a dozen journalists sue NSO Group in U.S. court over alleged spyware targeting

The lawsuit is the third against the Israeli firm in the U.S., but the first brought by journalists.

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Using Wi-FI to See through Walls

This technique measures device response time to determine distance:

The scientists tested the exploit by modifying an off-the-shelf drone to create a flying scanning device, the Wi-Peep. The robotic aircraft sends several messages to each device as it flies around, establishing the positions of devices in each room. A thief using the drone could find vulnerable areas in a home or office by checking for the absence of security cameras and other signs that a room is monitored or occupied. It could also be used to follow a security guard, or even to help rival hotels spy on each other by gauging the number of rooms in use…

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Privacy, compliance challenges businesses face after Roe v. Wade repeal

In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Herold, IEEE member and CEO of Privacy & Security Brainiacs, discusses data, privacy, surveillance, and compliance challenges facing businesses in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s repeal of the Roe … Continue reading Privacy, compliance challenges businesses face after Roe v. Wade repeal

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Tools Leaked

It’s Iran’s turn to have its digital surveillance tools leaked:

According to these internal documents, SIAM is a computer system that works behind the scenes of Iranian cellular networks, providing its operators a broad menu of remote commands to alter, disrupt, and monitor how customers use their phones. The tools can slow their data connections to a crawl, break the encryption of phone calls, track the movements of individuals or large groups, and produce detailed metadata summaries of who spoke to whom, when, and where. Such a system could help the government invisibly quash the ongoing protests ­—or those of tomorrow ­—an expert who reviewed the SIAM documents told The Intercept…

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Eyes in the sky: NATO’s E-3 spy plane fleet watches over Ukraine

The unpredictable nature of the conflict in Ukraine makes it a confusing one from the outside looking in, but Western powers are watching it unfold with intelligence resources that would have been unimaginable half a century ago. Here, New Atlas looks … Continue reading Eyes in the sky: NATO’s E-3 spy plane fleet watches over Ukraine

Your CCTV devices can be hacked and weaponized

In this interview for Help Net Security, Camellia Chan, CEO at Flexxon, talks about the dangers of closed-circuit television (CCTV) hacks and what users can do to protect themselves. More and more homes are being equipped with CCTV. While it can be ver… Continue reading Your CCTV devices can be hacked and weaponized