cyber spying
Brooklyn Music School chairman slapped with $500K verdict for bugging wife's iPhone
Crocker Coulson was slapped with a nearly $500,000 verdict by a Brooklyn federal jury, that found he violated anti-snooping laws by secretly installing software that let him spy on the...
Google, Apple, Mozilla move to block Kazakh surveillance system
Google, Apple and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system using their browsers. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox...
Disney uses apps, 'MagicBands' to track guests: report
The "Happiest Place on Earth" is also one of the most surveilled -- with Disney honchos using the park's wearable "MagicBands" and smartphone apps to reportedly track guests and collect...
Hackers stealing cell records from global telcos to 'spy on high-profile targets'
An ambitious group of suspected state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the world, a US cybersecurity firm said in a...
Snapchat employees abused data access, spied on users: report
Snapchat employees have been using internal tools — which offer them privileged access to user data — to spy on people's pages, a report says. Two workers who are no...
Cybersecurity: A critical, expensive issue heading into 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON — While candidates were focused on campaigning in 2016, Russians were carrying out a devastating cyber operation that changed the landscape of American politics, with aftershocks continuing well into...
US military blocked Russian troll farm's efforts to interfere in 2018 midterms
The US military blocked an infamous Russian troll farm from accessing the internet and thwarted its effort to create discord by interfering in the 2018 midterm elections, according to a...
Former Air Force officer accused of spying for Iran
A former US Air Force intelligence officer is accused of spying for Iran as part of an operation that carried out cyber attacks, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Monica...
Poland arrests Chinese Huawei exec on spying charges
WARSAW — Poland has arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish national involved in cyber business on allegations of spying, Polish media reported Friday, deepening the controversy over...
China using 'economic espionage' to grab US tech
A new report issued by several prominent experts on Chinese and American foreign policy claims that China is using a range of methods to misappropriate US technology. The 200-page report,...
Russian cyberspies stole sensitive US defense technology
WASHINGTON -- Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive US defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation...
Stalkers are using 'commercial spyware' to track their victims
Creepy smartphone apps which can trace your every move and access your camera and microphone are being used by stalkers. Police use “commercial spyware” to track down crooks, suspicious lovers...
Uber to disable creepy customer-tracking feature
Uber is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to track riders for up to five minutes after a trip, its security chief told Reuters, as...
Uber settles federal probe over 'God View' spy software
Uber will submit to 20 years of third-party audits of its privacy practices following a 2014 scandal over its “God View” spy software. The Tuesday truce settles a complaint from...
Cybercriminals could soon be hacking your brainwaves
Headsets that monitor your brainwaves could allow hackers to empty your bank account, scientists fear. High-tech helmets called electroencephalograms or EEGs are often used to diagnose epilepsy, but are beginning...
How the CIA hacks computers that aren’t connected to the internet
Air-gapped computers are supposed to be ultra-secure PCs that can’t be infected with malware that spreads with the help of the internet. That’s because of these computers, often connected to...
You've willingly let Big Brother into your home
Big Brother is watching. Your front door, television and toys could all be spying on you. The internet of things -- everyday objects connected to the web -- can send...
Bose: We're not using our wireless headphones to spy on users
Bose is not using its wireless headphones to spy on its customers, the company insisted Friday. In a statement, the audio giant condemned a recent lawsuit alleging that they had...
Bose wireless headphones are spying on users, lawsuit claims
Tin-foil hats might not protect you from this threat. Audio giant Bose has been spying on customers who use its wireless headphones by using an app that tracks the music,...
Uber allegedly used secret 'Hell' software to spy on rival
Uber used secret software code-named “Hell” to spy on rival ride-sharing app Lyft, according to a report. The program was used by Uber between 2014 and early last year to...