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Tag Archives: spyware
You STILL support encryption designed to be crackable in 1995? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch this week’s “60 Second Security” – the one-minute news roundup video with attitude!
SSCC 199 – Don’t panic, it’s not really as VENOMous as you thought [PODCAST]
Our latest weekly security podcast – the VENOM bug, iris recognition, a spyware company breach, and ID trouble at the Passport Agency. Happy listening!
Mobile spyware customer data leaked online in apparent mSpy hack
The biggest victims of the mSpy ‘hack’ are likely to be those who were unaware their sensitive data was being logged in the first place.
If the government confiscates your spyware, where does it end up? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “60 Second Security” video. An entertaining way to turn news into knowledge…and it only takes a minute!
Spyware app StealthGenie’s CEO fined $500K, forfeits source code
In the first-ever criminal conviction concerning the federal criminal charges of advertising and selling a mobile phone spyware app, StealthGenie’s CEO has been fined $500K for selling the spyware.
Woman charged with planting spyware on cop’s phone
A woman has been charged after eavesdropping on “sensitive law enforcement communications” by tapping the mobile phone of her police officer ex.
Head of ‘StealthGenie’ mobile stalking app indicted for selling spyware
The indictment alleges that StealthGenie can and has recorded all incoming/outgoing voice calls; intercepted calls to be monitored in real time; allowed the buyer to call the phone and activate it at any time to monitor all surrounding conversations within a 15-foot radius; and allowed the buyer to monitor a target’s incoming and outgoing e-mail messages and SMS messages, incoming voicemail messages, address book, calendar, photographs, and videos—all without the knowledge of the phone’s user.
Yes, your smartphone camera can be used to spy on you
A researcher claims to have written an Android app that takes photos and videos using the device camera while the screen is turned off – so you wouldn’t even know the camera was spying on you.
Breach at eBay, bugs in Chip-and-PIN, busts for Blackshades – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Will the breach at eBay beat Adobe for size? Is Chip and PIN really as safe as they say? How many countries took action busting malware crooks? All the answers in 60 Sec Security for 24 May 2014…