Navy's Cyberwar Expert - New Director of NSA, replacing Gen. Keith Alexander

It is very clear that when we talk about Intelligence and Surveillance, the first name comes to our mind is the U.S National Security Agency NSA and, the second is Gen. Keith Alexander, the Director of NSA..GEEK behind the massive surveillance Programs. Many documents revealed by the former NSA’s...

Google Chrome Eavesdropping Exploit Published

The developer of the annyang speech recognition JavaScript library has published exploit code for a bug in Google’s Chrome browser that could allow a malicious website to eavesdrop using a computer’s microphone long after a visitor has left a website. The code disclosure is in response, said...

Converting Google Chrome into a Bugging Device by exploiting Speech Recognition feature

How many of you use Google Chrome for surfing the Internet and feel safe while working on it? I think many of you. Chrome is one of the most trusted Web Browsers that provide a user friendly environment and cyber security, but this we all know that every product has its negative side too, and so...

Smartphones, A Perfect Cyber Espionage and Surveillance Weapon

The use of mobile devices in government environments concerns the secret service of any states, cyber espionage more often exploits the mobile platforms. Mobile devices are reason of great concern for governments, they have a great computational capability, huge memories to store our personal dat...

Unbreakable Apple's iMessage encryption is vulnerable to eavesdropping attack

Though Apple claims iMessage has end-to-end encryption, But researchers claimed at a security conference that Apple’s iMessage system is not protected and the company can easily access it. Cyril Cattiaux - better known as pod2g, who has developed iOS jailbreak software, said that the company’s...

Vulnerability in WhatsApp allows decrypting user messages

A serious vulnerability in WhatsApp allows anyone who is able to eavesdrop on WhatsApp connection to decrypt users' messages. Whatsapp, the mobile application for instant messaging platform has become one of the main communication tools of the present day and its popularity makes it attractive fo...

CVE-2013-0531

The SSL implementation in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.7.0.1 enables cipher suites with weak encryption algorithms, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network...

Yahoo! Japan Shopping for Android contains an issue where it fails to verify SSL server certificates

Overview Yahoo! Japan Shopping for Android provided by Yahoo Japan Corporation contains an issue where it fails to verify SSL server certificates. Zachary Mathis of Proactive Defense Kobe Digital Labo reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information...

FBI using malware to turn your Android into surveillance device for Spying

It's not the new facts that the FBI has used hacking methods in the past to spy on suspected criminals, including keyloggers and remotely turning on the microphones in mobile phones, in order to spy on suspected criminals. Computer viruses and spyware are an unavoidable part of life. You can...

Karotz Smart Rabbit 12.07.19.00 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Trustwave SpiderLabs Security Advisory TWSL2013-021: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Karotz Smart Rabbit Published: 08/01/13 Version: 1.0 Vendor: Electronic Arts http://www.ea.com/, formerly Mindscape, formerly Violet Product: Karotz Version affected: 12.07.19.00 Product description: Karotz is the...

Verizon Wireless Network Extender multiple vulnerabilities

Overview iSEC Partners has reported that the Verizon Wireless Network Extender models SCS-26UC4 and SCS-2U01 made by Samsung are susceptible to a local compromise using a custom HDMI cable. Once compromised the device can be used to eavesdrop on voice, text and data communication for mobile devic...

Snowden says, NSA works closely with Germany and other Western state for spying

In an interview to be published in this week's of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said the US National Security Agency works closely with Germany and other Western states. The interview was conducted by US cryptography expert Jacob Appelbaum and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras using encrypte...

Snowden says, NSA works closely with Germany and other Western state for spying

In an interview to be published in this week's of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said the US National Security Agency works closely with Germany and other Western states. The interview was conducted by US cryptography expert Jacob Appelbaum and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras using encrypte...

NSA can eavesdrop traffic in Real Time, more PRISM slides leaked

The NSA surveillance program PRISM story was started with four leaked slides from the Washington Post weeks before and today they has revealed four more annotated slides about the NSA operation, along with detailing the various levels of scrutiny from the FBI and NSA that happen before, during an...

British spy agency has secret access to Global Internet and telephones

The Britain's spy agency GCHQ is running an online eavesdropping operation that has gained secret access to more than 200 optical fiber cables carrying global Internet traffic and telephone calls. The existence of the program has been disclosed in documents shown to the Guardian by the NSA...

British spy agency has secret access to Global Internet and telephones

The Britain's spy agency GCHQ is running an online eavesdropping operation that has gained secret access to more than 200 optical fiber cables carrying global Internet traffic and telephone calls. The existence of the program has been disclosed in documents shown to the Guardian by the NSA...

Phil Zimmermann on Mobile Encryption and Privacy

Dennis Fisher talks with cryptographer and PGP inventor Phil Zimmermann about the specter of mobile eavesdropping, his new venture Silent Circle and how the threat landscape has changed in recent years. Download: digitalunderground110 Related: Phil Zimmermann: ‘We Really, Really Don’t Have the...

Phil Zimmermann: 'We Really, Really Don't Have the Keys'

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Phil Zimmermann has seen more changes in the the threat landscape in his career than he may care to remember. The inventor of the PGP encryption software and one of the key movers in the crypto wars of the early 1990s, Zimmermann is back in the game now with a new mobile...

Yahoo Makes SSL Option Available For Mail Users

Following a trail cut several years ago by Google and Microsoft, Yahoo has now given users of its webmail service the option of using an SSL connection for their sessions. The HTTPS option is not enabled by default, but users can turn it on with a couple of clicks. Yahoo has been slow to make the...

Cisco VoIP phone vulnerability allow eavesdropping remotely

Cui, a fifth year grad student from the Columbia University Intrusion Detection Systems Lab and co-founder of Red Balloon Security, has demonstrated an attack on common Cisco-branded Voice over IP VoIP phones that could easily eavesdrop on private conversations remotely. The vulnerability Cui...