espionage, historyofsecurity, intelligence, Security technology, torture
The International Spy Museum has reopened in Washington, DC. Powered by WPeMatico
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espionage, leaks, nsa, Security technology, whistleblowers
In 2015, the Intercept started publishing “The Drone Papers,” based on classified documents leaked by an unknown whistleblower. Today, someone who worked at the NSA, and then at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, was charged with the crime. It is unclear how he was initially identified. It might have been this: “At the agency, prosecutors said, … Read More “Another NSA Leaker Identified and Charged” »
dns, espionage, hacking, maninthemiddleattacks, Security technology
DNS hijacking isn’t new, but this seems to be an attack of unprecedented scale: Researchers at Cisco’s Talos security division on Wednesday revealed that a hacker group it’s calling Sea Turtle carried out a broad campaign of espionage via DNS hijacking, hitting 40 different organizations. In the process, they went so far as to compromise … Read More “New DNS Hijacking Attacks” »
backdoors, china, espionage, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, supplychain
Supply chain security is an insurmountably hard problem. The recent focus is on Chinese 5G equipment, but the problem is much broader. This opinion piece looks at undersea communications cables: But now the Chinese conglomerate Huawei Technologies, the leading firm working to deliver 5G telephony networks globally, has gone to sea. Under its Huawei Marine … Read More “China Spying on Undersea Internet Cables” »
espionage, kaspersky, malware, nsa, Security technology, stuxnet
Flame was discovered in 2012, linked to Stuxnet, and believed to be American in origin. It has recently been linked to more modern malware through new analysis tools that find linkages between different software. Seems that Flame did not disappear after it was discovered, as was previously thought. (Its controllers used a kill switch to … Read More “New Version of Flame Malware Discovered” »
camouflage, espionage, military, Security technology
They have advantages: Pigeons are certainly no substitute for drones, but they provide a low-visibility option to relay information. Considering the storage capacity of microSD memory cards, a pigeon’s organic characteristics provide front line forces a relatively clandestine mean to transport gigabytes of video, voice, or still imagery and documentation over considerable distance with zero … Read More “Military Carrier Pigeons in the Era of Electronic Warfare” »
china, espionage, hardware, Security technology
I’ve blogged twice about the Bloomberg story that China bugged Supermicro networking equipment destined to the US. We still don’t know if the story is true, although I am increasingly skeptical because of the lack of corroborating evidence to emerge. We don’t know anything more, but this is the most comprehensive rebuttal of the story … Read More “More on the Supermicro Spying Story” »
cia, disguise, espionage, Security technology, video
The former CIA Chief of Disguise has a fascinating video about her work. Powered by WPeMatico
espionage, malware, Security technology, spyware
Citizen Lab has published a new report about the Pegasus spyware. From a ZDNet article: The malware, known as Pegasus (or Trident), was created by Israeli cyber-security firm NSO Group and has been around for at least three years — when it was first detailed in a report over the summer of 2016. The malware … Read More “Pegasus Spyware Used in 45 Countries” »
edwardsnowden, espionage, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
The Intercept has a long story about the NSA’s domestic interception points. Includes some new Snowden documents. Powered by WPeMatico