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Adding a Hardware Backdoor to a Networked Computer

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backdoors, firewall, hacking, hardware, Security technology, spyware, supplychain

Interesting proof of concept: At the CS3sthlm security conference later this month, security researcher Monta Elkins will show how he created a proof-of-concept version of that hardware hack in his basement. He intends to demonstrate just how easily spies, criminals, or saboteurs with even minimal skills, working on a shoestring budget, can plant a chip … Read More “Adding a Hardware Backdoor to a Networked Computer” »

Regulating International Trade in Commercial Spyware

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marketing, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance

Siena Anstis, Ronald J. Deibert, and John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab published an editorial calling for regulating the international trade in commercial surveillance systems until we can figure out how to curb human rights abuses. Any regime of rigorous human rights safeguards that would make a meaningful change to this marketplace would require many elements, … Read More “Regulating International Trade in Commercial Spyware” »

Spanish Soccer League App Spies on Fans

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dataprotection, espionage, phones, privacy, Security technology, sports, spyware, surveillance

The Spanish Soccer League’s smartphone app spies on fans in order to find bars that are illegally streaming its games. The app listens with the microphone for the broadcasts, and then uses geolocation to figure out where the phone is. The Spanish data protection agency has ordered the league to stop doing this. Not because … Read More “Spanish Soccer League App Spies on Fans” »

TajMahal Spyware

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kaspersky, malware, Security technology, spyware

Kaspersky has released details about a sophisticated nation-state spyware it calls TajMahal: The TajMahal framework’s 80 modules, Shulmin says, comprise not only the typical keylogging and screengrabbing features of spyware, but also never-before-seen and obscure tricks. It can intercept documents in a printer queue, and keep track of “files of interest,” automatically stealing them if … Read More “TajMahal Spyware” »

The Latest in Creepy Spyware

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airtravel, alarms, google, internetofthings, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance

The Nest home alarm system shipped with a secret microphone, which — according to the company — was only an accidental secret: On Tuesday, a Google spokesperson told Business Insider the company had made an “error.” “The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs,” … Read More “The Latest in Creepy Spyware” »

Skygofree: New Government Malware for Android

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android, implants, italy, kaspersky, malware, Security technology, spyware

Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new piece of sophisticated malware: We observed many web landing pages that mimic the sites of mobile operators and which are used to spread the Android implants. These domains have been registered by the attackers since 2015. According to our telemetry, that was the year the distribution campaign was … Read More “Skygofree: New Government Malware for Android” »

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen

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computersecurity, hardware, keylogging, malware, phones, Security technology, spyware

Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in for repair, and the repair shop would install this malicious screen without your knowledge. The malware is hidden in touchscreen controller software, which is trusted by the phone. … Read More “Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen” »

IoT Teddy Bear Leaked Personal Audio Recordings

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children, hacking, internetofthings, Security technology, securityengineering, spyware

CloudPets are an Internet-connected stuffed animals that allow children and parents to send each other voice messages. Last week, we learned that Spiral Toys had such poor security that it exposed 800,000 customer credentials, and two million audio recordings. As we’ve seen time and time again in the last couple of years, so-called “smart” devices … Read More “IoT Teddy Bear Leaked Personal Audio Recordings” »