The vulnerability of the SSH-server software used in Bosch BVMS video surveillance systems allows a intruder to gain unauthorized access to the network.

The vulnerability of the SSH-server software used in Bosch BVMS video surveillance systems is related to insufficient protection of operational data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to the network by using port redirection requests...

Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets

Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists...

Power LED Side-Channel Attack

This is a clever new side-channel attack: The first attack uses an Internet-connected surveillance camera to take a high-speed video of the power LED on a smart card reader­--or of an attached peripheral device--­during cryptographic operations. This technique allowed the researchers to pull a...

The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans...

An Anti-Porn App Put Him in Jail and His Family Under Surveillance

A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond. Now he’s back in jail, and tech misuse may be to blame...

Stealth Soldier Strikes North Africa with Espionage Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Stealth Soldier is a backdoor malware that conducts surveillance and espionage attacks. It targeted North Africa by mimicking Libyan websites to distribute malware. To receive real-time threat advisories...

Stealth Soldier: A New Custom Backdoor Targets North Africa with Espionage Attacks

A new custom backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier has been deployed as part of a set of highly-targeted espionage attacks in North Africa. "Stealth Soldier malware is an undocumented backdoor that primarily operates surveillance functions such as file exfiltration, screen and microphone recording,...

Stealth Soldier: A New Custom Backdoor Targets North Africa with Espionage Attacks

A new custom backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier has been deployed as part of a set of highly-targeted espionage attacks in North Africa. "Stealth Soldier malware is an undocumented backdoor that primarily operates surveillance functions such as file exfiltration, screen and microphone recording,...

The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea

New testimony from defectors reveals pervasive surveillance and monitoring of limited internet connections. For millions of others, the internet simply doesn't exist...

Snowden Ten Years Later

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. But I had a more personal involvement as well. I wrote the essay below in September 2013. The New Yorker agreed to publish it, but the Guardian asked me not to...

KbDevice digital video recorders 授权问题漏洞

KbDevice KB-AHR04D is an AHD hybrid recorder from KbDevice. A security vulnerability exists in KbDevice digital video recorders that stems from improper authentication...

The vulnerability of the Siveillance Video Open Network Bridge software for IP video surveillance systems allows a intruder to decode all the credentials stored on the ONVIF server.

The vulnerability of the Siveillance Video Open Network Bridge software management system for IP-camera surveillance is related to the use of a strictly encrypted cryptographic key. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to decrypt all the credentials stored on...

The vulnerability of the D-Link 825L surveillance camera lies in its use of a weak encryption mechanism, which allows attackers to carry out a “man-in-the-middle” attack.

The vulnerability of the D-Link 825L surveillance camera lies in the use of a weak encryption mechanism. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to carry out a Man-in-the-Middle attack...

Mercenary mayhem: A technical analysis of Intellexa's PREDATOR spyware

We would like to thank The Citizen Lab for their cooperation, support and inputs into this research. Commercial spyware use is on the rise, with actors leveraging these sophisticated tools to conduct surveillance operations against a growing number of targets. Cisco Talos has new details of a...

GoldenJackal: New Threat Group Targeting Middle Eastern and South Asian Governments

Government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia are the target of a new advanced persistent threat actor named GoldenJackal. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been keeping tabs on the group's activities since mid-2020, characterized the adversary as both capable...

E.U. Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations

Facebook's parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board EDPB, the social media giant has been ordered to...

The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

The USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now...

OilAlpha: Emerging Houthi-linked Cyber Threat Targets Arabian Android Users

A hacking group dubbed OilAlpha with suspected ties to Yemen's Houthi movement has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting development, humanitarian, media, and non-governmental organizations in the Arabian peninsula. "OilAlpha used encrypted chat messengers like WhatsApp to launch...

The True Cost of a Free Telly TV

Telly TV tracks you and bombards you with ads on a dedicated second screen. It could help normalize smartphone-style surveillance in your living room...

China-Taiwan Tensions Spark Surge in Cyberattacks on Taiwan

China-Taiwan Tensions Spark Surge in Cyberattacks on Taiwan By Daksh Kapur, Leandro Velasco · May 17, 2023 Figure 1 image from freepik.com “In the past few years, we noticed that geopolitical conflicts are one of the main drivers for cyber-attacks on a variety of industries and institutions...