Identity theft occurs when a cyber criminal compromises private data such as your social security number, credit card, or even your name without your permission and uses it to commit fraud. It always begins with a data security breach of some kind but can end in ruin for your credit score, bank account, healthcare, and… Read More »
Law Enforcement Must “Immediately Destroy” Collateral Data Collected
Privacy advocates recently won a victory against the unrestricted use of “stingray” cell-site emulators. On November 9th, Illinois judge Iain D. Johnston ruled law enforcement agencies must take steps to minimize the impact on innocent bystanders caught up in the stingray surveillance dragnet and that law enforcement must “immediately destroy” collateral data collected. So how is… Read More »
Why Are So Many Prison Calls Being Recorded and Stored?
On November 11th an anonymous hacker leaked records of more than 70 million calls stolen from Securus Technologies. Securus provides phone service to land line phones in jails and prisons across the country, covering 1.2 million inmates. The Intercept examined 37 gigabytes of leaked data and found it consisted of databases that included the prisoners’… Read More »
Is a serial hacker stalking Rutgers University?
Since spring of 2014, Rutgers has been targeted by a hacker or group of hackers in a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. A DDoS attack uses a network of compromised computers called a botnet to access the targeted site simultaneously. The increase in traffic overwhelms the targeted network and causes it to… Read More »
How Can Military Drones Be So Vulnerable to Hacking Attacks?
United States military and intelligence agencies are increasingly relying on unmanned aerial vehicles but these military drones have long been an attractive target for hackers. And lately, it seems as though the hackers are gaining entrance more easily. How is this possible? In 2011 a CIA drone was captured by Iranian hackers who managed to… Read More »
Is FAA Registration Closing the Hangar Door After the Drone Has Already Launched?
The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week that it will soon start requiring civilian drone owners to register their aircraft. Current regulations for commercial drones already require FAA registration and a pilot’s license for the operator, so this decision will mostly impact recreational drone owners, hobbyists and startup businesses not yet licensed to fly commercially… Read More »
What’s The Best Way To Steal Credit Info? Hack A Credit Processing Company Like Experian
On October 1st T-Mobile released a statement revealing approximately 15 million existing and potential customers had their personal identification data stolen. The hack was not against T-Mobile itself but against Experian, the company that runs credit verification for postpaid accounts for T-Mobile. What Was Stolen? According to T-Mobile, anyone who submitted a credit application between… Read More »
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detector Interesting Side Effect
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detectors Have Interesting Side Effect: They Help Protect Your Privacy Monitoring a suspect’s phone calls is an essential part of many criminal investigations, but tapping a wireless or landline phone requires a court order. Now law enforcement agencies have another option for keeping tabs on wireless phones that may not necessitate going… Read More »
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