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"Is my cell phone bugged?" Could be.

Nov 14, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
According to MWR InfoSecurity, at least two mobile phones that are being sold around the world are capable of being turned into Mobile bugging devices. The company says that most mobile phones are open to immediate cyber attack and network providers are doing little to help.

Recently MWR InfoSecurity alerted users worldwide that the Palm Pre mobile phone could be used as a bugging device without the user’s knowledge, and that phones using the Google Android system could be easily interrogated for passwords. They have now discovered that a HTC phone can be also be compromised and used as a remote bugging device. (more)

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Dumb, de dumb, dumb…

Nov 14, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
PA – A member of a private Poconos homeowners association board has been charged with wiretapping for allegedly using his cellphone to record a board meeting that included a speaker-phone call with a lawyer.
Joseph O’Lall, 39, of 7030 Whitetail Lane, Long Pond, recorded the April 13, 2010, Emerald Lakes Association board meeting without the knowledge of the board members or the lawyer, and then played back the recording for others, Pocono Mountain Regional police said this week.
O’Lall was charged with intercepting, using and disclosing wire, electronic and oral communications, and with criminal use of a communication facility, which was his cellphone. (more)
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Acting COO Fired for Eavesdropping

Nov 14, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
File photo. Not Charlotte.
Charlotte Mampane, the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) acting chief operations officer, who was caught on security camera eavesdropping outside a board meeting earlier this year, has stepped down from the post…

At the meeting in question, Solly Mokoetle, the SABC’s chief executive, was discussing Mampane’s performance, as he apparently wanted to remove her from her acting position. Her eavesdropping was discovered after she sent a text message asking why certain allegations had been made about her in the meeting. The board requested security camera footage, which allegedly showed that she listened outside the boardroom door for about 20 minutes. (more)

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Über SpyCam – Sight, Sound and Smell

Nov 13, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
A Global Hawk robotic plane, hovering more than 11 miles above Afghanistan, can snap images of Taliban hide-outs so crystal clear that U.S. intelligence officials can make out the pickup trucks parked nearby — and how long they’ve been there.
Halfway around the globe in a underground laboratory in El Segundo, Raytheon Co. engineers who helped develop the cameras and sensors for the pilotless spy plane are now working on even more powerful devices that are revolutionizing the way the military gathers intelligence.

The new sensors enable flying drones to “listen in” on cellphone conversations and pinpoint the location of the caller on the ground. Some can even “smell” the air and sniff out chemical plumes emanating from a potential underground nuclear laboratory. (more) (sing-a-long)

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PI Spy vs. The Fecal People

Nov 11, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments

UK – A private detective agency is using spy cameras to catch dog walkers who don’t clean up after their pets. Investigator Mark Halstead, 35, uses all-weather infra-red cameras hidden in trees and hollowed-out stones… At the moment he is offering his services for free around Milton Keynes, but hopes to go nationwide. (more)

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