Surveillance News
A popular GPS tracker — used as a panic alarm for elderly patients, to monitor kids and track vehicles — contains security flaws, which security researchers say are so severe the device should be recalled. The Chinese-manufactured white-label location tracker, rebranded and sold by more than a dozen companies — including Pebbell by HoIP Telecom,... Read More »
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Audio and video recordings of doctors’ visits can be used to improve patients’ and families’ understanding of medical conditions and care instructions. In some situations, however, providers may be concerned that recordings could be harmful or illegal or may cause liability down the line. What legal protections apply to recordings of doctors’... Read More »
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Earlier this week, it was reported that a vulnerability in Facebook's popular WhatsApp messaging service made it possible for attackers to spread spyware to smartphones via phone calls made through the app.... [I]ntruders exploited the buffer-overflow bug through the app's phone-call function to install spyware on smartphones without the phones' owners... Read More »
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The NBC 10 I-Team has learned there will be no criminal charges after a recording device was found in the ceiling of the Scituate Police Department. In February, a technician working for a computer company discovered a camera and active microphone attached to the ceiling of the department’s building on Tunk Hill Road. The discovery immediately... Read More »
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For many years, we've been concerned about attacks on our computers. But the bad guys are now going after our phones, which contain a lot of our personal information. Spyware called Exodus has been discovered by security experts in Europe. Once Exodus is installed, it can access a cellphone's contacts, photos, videos and location. It can also be... Read More »
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Airbnbs have changed the way we vacation, offering accommodation that adds a whole new dimension to travel. Sometimes that extra dimension is delightful -- a unique place to crash in a cool neighborhood, or the chance to experience life like a local. But lately, there have been a few incidents where the extra dimension is downright creepy. In the... Read More »
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We’ve seen malicious government cyberweapons leaked out of the National Security Agency (NSA) and injected via ransomware, but security researchers recently found government spyware squatting in plain sight, pretending to be harmless vanilla apps on Google’s Play store. This time around, the malware doesn’t come from the NSA. Rather, it alegedly... Read More »
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"Stalkerware" apps let abusers monitor their partner's phones and track their locations—without them knowing. When you think of “stalkerware,” what comes to mind is probably a spy-movie hacker planting chips on shoes or placing tiny video cameras on flies that hover around their targets. In reality, however, the stalkerware industry is much more... Read More »
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Pennsylvania Superior Court determined last week that video images can be used in the trial for a nanny accused of shoving and striking a child. The appellate court also ruled that audio must be omitted from the recording of Beth Ann Mason, who was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child.... Superior... Read More »
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A former firefighter received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine after secretly recording a fire department meeting. The conviction stems from an investigation conducted by the Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney’s Office into the planting of electronic recording devices inside the Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department.... Read More »
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