Israeli Firm Selling Spy Tech Capable of Hacking WhatsApp Encrypted Chats

Israeli Firm Selling Spy Tech Capable of Hacking WhatsApp Encrypted Chats

An Israeli company is marketing what appears to be an astonishing surveillance capability, claiming it can siphon off all WhatsApp chats, including encrypted communications, from phones within close proximity of a hidden Wi-Fi hacking device in a backpack. Brochures leaked to FORBES, and published below, revealed a non-public offering from Haifa-based Wintego called CatchApp. It promises an “unprecedented capability” to break through…

The FBI Recommends You Cover Your Laptop’s Webcam, for Good Reason

The FBI Recommends You Cover Your Laptop’s Webcam, for Good Reason

FBI director James Comey recently recommended that we all cover our webcams with tape for security reasons. Comey believes that doing so is a simple step for people to “take responsibility for their own safety and security.” Apparently Comey doesn’t want to be spied on. In questions during a conference at the Center for Strategic…

Yahoo Hit in Worst Hack ever, 500 Million Accounts Swiped

Yahoo Hit in Worst Hack ever, 500 Million Accounts Swiped

Hackers swiped personal information associated with at least a half billion Yahoo accounts, the internet giant said Thursday, marking the biggest data breach in history. The hack, which took place in 2014, revealed names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and, in some cases, security questions and answers, Yahoo said in a press release. Encrypted…

Whoops: North Korea Accidentally Let the World See Its Internet — And It Only Has 28 Sites

Whoops: North Korea Accidentally Let the World See Its Internet — And It Only Has 28 Sites

It seems that a technical error in the hosting of the reclusive hermit kingdom allowed the world to have a glimpse at the never-before-seen world of the Internet — North Korea-style. Based on what was captured, and subsequently revealed via Github, it seems that Kim Jong Un’s regime has allowed all of 28 websites to…

So Google Records All The Microphone Audio All The Time, After All?

So Google Records All The Microphone Audio All The Time, After All?

It seems Google does record audio from microphones all the time, despite attempts to play down the situation. The “hotword” searching – when you initiate a search by saying “Ok Google” – has been criticized before, when it was downloaded to open-source browsers running Chromium. However, major privacy concerns remain as Google doesn’t start recording…

How to Turn Kids Into Debt Slaves: Toymakers Busted for Data Mining Children

How to Turn Kids Into Debt Slaves: Toymakers Busted for Data Mining Children

There’s no better way to prepare kids for the future than through play.  The lessons we learn during playtime as youngsters will stick with us through life. How else could we learn the rules of society and how we should appropriately work within those rules? Back in the old days, we learned that if we…