theatlantic.comA U.S. Congressional probe is investigating whether China’s state-linked firms, which built much of the communications infrastructure in several Asian countries, is using its access for snooping. Two Chinese telecommunications giants are under scrutiny by a US congressional committee. The outcome of the probe could have revealing implications for Central Asian states, which have used [...]
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Chinese Telecoms May Be Spying on Large Numbers of Foreign Customers
Posted: February 16, 2012 by comsecllc in cell phone, cell phone spying, china, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, electronic eavesdropping, hack, hackers, Spy vs. Spy, spy watch, spying, TSCM0
Traveling Light in a Time of Digital Thievery
Posted: February 14, 2012 by comsecllc in bug sweep, bugging, cell phone spying, china, corporate espionage, covert, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, GSM, hack, hackers, spy watch, spying, surveillance, TSCMNote: Having recently traveled to China, I can attest to Mr. Lieberthal’s concerns….Do yourself (and your company) a favor, Just accept the fact that you “will” be collected against…and take Mr. Lieberthal’s advice…very seriously. JDL nytimes.com SAN FRANCISCO — When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he [...]
Government Investigates Cellphone Wiretapping
Posted: December 17, 2011 by comsecllc in bug sweep, bugged, bugging, cell phone, cell phone spying, cyberespionage, cyberspying, hackers, spy watch, spying, spyware, wiretap, wiretappingtheatlantic.comAs the government begins an investigation into Carrier IQ’s cell phone-tracking software, memories of its own wiretapping scandal resurface“Spy on unsuspecting Americans? That’s our job,” you can imagine federal officials indignantly declaring as they investigate cell-phone tracking by the mobile software company, Carrier IQ. The National Security Agency began secret, illegal surveillance of our phone calls and Internet activities [...]
U.S. Calls Out China and Russia for Cyber Espionage Costing Billions
Posted: November 3, 2011 by comsecllc in bug sweep, cell phone spying, china, cyber ci, cyber counterespionage, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, cyberattack, cyberspying, eavesdropping detection, hack, hackers, spying, TSCMfoxnews Hey, China and Russia, get off of our clouds. That’s the warning from a new U.S. national intelligence director’s report to Congress released Thursday that states China and Russia are the biggest perpetrators of economic espionage through the Internet. The report, Foreign Spies Stealing U.S. Economic Secrets in Cyberspace, also warns that the efforts to calculate the cost [...]
Spouse Spy’s on the case
Posted: October 31, 2011 by comsecllc in bug, bug sweep, bugged, cell phone, cell phone spying, covert, cyber tscm, cybertscm, electronic eavesdropping, GPS, hack, spy phone, spying, surveillance, TSCMscpr.org Tailing a philandering mate used to be so messy, complicated – and expensive. Private detectives aren’t cheap, after all, and someone always seems to end up dead – at least in the movies. But nowadays, suspicious spouses don’t need to call on Philip Marlowe. You can shadow your significant other just by installing Spouse [...]
Welcome to the World of Cyber-Terror Vulnerability
Posted: October 14, 2011 by comsecllc in blackberry, bug sweep, bugged, cell phone spying, cyberattack, cyberspying, cybertscm, spy phone, spy watch, terrorism, TSCMfoxnews.comDid you open your BlackBerry Wednesday or even Thursday morning and find – nothing? No new e-mails, or tweets. No new text messages. Just blackness and that familiar screen saver photo of your child, spouse or dog? Welcome to the world of cyber-terrorism vulnerability.The mysterious, world-wide virus that crippled BlackBerrys this week and spread like [...]
FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Hacked Celebrities to Steal Nude Photos
Posted: October 13, 2011 by comsecllc in bug sweep, bugged, bugging, cell phone spying, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberspying, electronic eavesdropping, Pervert, spy phone, spying, TSCMwiredFederal authorities have arrested and charged a 35-year old Florida man for allegedly hacking dozens of Hollywood celebrities, including breaking into Scarlett Johansson’s phone and leaking nude pictures of her to the internet. Christopher Chaney of Jacksonville, Florida, was charged with 26 counts of accessing protected computers without authorization, identity theft, damaging protected computers without [...]
Devices That Can Listen In on Cellphone Traffic, Control Your Phone
Posted: October 5, 2011 by comsecllc in big brother, bug sweep, bugs, cell phone, cell phone spying, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, electronic eavesdropping, electronic surveillance, GPS, hack, spy phone, spying, surveillance, TSCMwsj.com Law enforcement and military officials are increasingly using secret devices sometimes called “stingrays” to locate people via their cellphones, even when the phones aren’t in use, the Wall Street Journal reported recently. But finding people isn’t all that this type of gear can do. These types of machines mimic a cell tower and cause your [...]
Business travelers should be on alert for cyber-spying
Posted: October 2, 2011 by comsecllc in bug sweep, bugged, bugging, cell phone spying, china, cyber espionage, cyber tscm, cyberespionage, cyberspying, electronic eavesdropping, hack, hackers, spies, spy watch, spying, TSCMdailyherald.com Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos. China’s massive market beckons to American businesses — the nation is the United States’ second-largest trading partner — but many are increasingly concerned about working amid electronic surveillance that is sophisticated and [...]
U.S. spy agency trying to go mobile
Posted: September 23, 2011 by comsecllc in bug sweep, bugged, cell phone, cell phone spying, nsa, scif, smartphone, spy phone, spy watchreuters.com (Reuters) – Troy Lange knows that just mentioning cellphones is enough to give security officers heartburn at the National Security Agency. Lange, as the NSA’s mobility mission manager, is developing a smartphone that he wants to bring inside the super-secret U.S. spy agency to access classified information and apps while on the move. He [...]
