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PA Spycam Suit Settled – Lawyers Win

Oct 15, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
PA – A suburban Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students using school-issued laptops has agreed to pay $610,000 to settle litigation stemming from its controversial practice.
Under the proposed settlement, the Lower Merion School District will pay $185,000 to two high school students who had sued the district earlier this year for allegedly snooping on them. The remaining $425,000 will go to attorneys fees. (more)

Business Espionage – Conference Call Eavesdropping

Oct 14, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
State Republican Party staff members eavesdropped on a conference call organized by party activists to strategize ways to convince GOP candidates adopt more of the party platform, according to several people who participated in the meeting.

S.C. GOP 1st Vice Chairman Patrick Haddon organized the call with party activists including Randy Page, Chad Connelly and Justin Evans. Organizers said the call was intended as brainstorming session for fall campaigns, and not to discuss party leadership or direction.

But when the call ended, the list of participants contained an unknown number. Organizers called the number and reached a phone within Republican Party offices. State party officials declined to discuss the conference call.
No comment,” S.C. GOP executive director Joel Sawyer said. “I’m not confirming or denying anything.” (more)

To all Murray Associates clients, please re-read the Conference Call section of your reports again. This problem is real and surfaces in the news quite often. Thank you, Kevin

Spy Products Everywhere!

Oct 14, 2010   //   by Julian Claxton   //   Blog  //  No Comments

It amazes me just how easily one can buy spy products. I’m now up to day three of my trip to the US and have so far seen hundreds of spy products openly available for sale.

The in-flight shopping magazine on American Airlines is full of them. They have microphones and recorders hidden in just about every item you can imagine. One that caught my eye, was a desk pen holder. It was a regular square box for pens, that had a built in mic and recorder. Then there were cameras, microphones and recorders built into pens, watches, sunglasses, ornaments, clocks, USB’s and more!

At the ASIS 2010 Conference here in Dallas, there are a number of exhibitors selling the same type of gear. At one stand, I watched three separate purchases of covert surveillance equipment, in under five minutes!

Whilst it’s not the items themselves that have me surprised, it’s the fact that these items are so openly accessible and easily purchased by all and sundry!

How does this make sense? Whilst purchasing surveillance products is not a crime, the use of them is in most states. Go figure.

I’d be interested in your thoughts and feedback…

A New Suite of Phone Espionage Software

Oct 13, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
Phone Creeper V0.9 (BETA) for Windows Mobile Cell Phones – “This is a phone espionage suite. It can be silently installed by just inserting an SD card with the files below on it. The program does not show up under installed programs or running programs and allows for a useful array or features. Phones running this software can be remotely controlled by SMS text messages. All commands will be silently received and deleted immediately and results will be issued back to sender. Pre-configured settings can be added to the installer to have your own default password and phone number to receive live updates. By default, this program will silently reinstall itself even after a hard reset, if the memory card with these files is still in the device.” (more)
P.S. There is even an Anti-Creeper app. Both are FREE but donations are solicited.

"Used car… or ‘copter, Mr. Bond?"

Oct 13, 2010   //   by Kevin's Security Scrapbook   //   Blog, News & Updates  //  No Comments
Three James Bond sports cars – and one helicopter – will be auctioned Oct. 27 at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of London sale at the Battersea Evolution arena.
The highlight of the lot is a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery in “Goldfinger”. There’s also the green 1998 Jaguar XKR driven by the villain ‘Zao’ in “Die Another Day” and the 1969 Lamborghini Islero GTS driven by Sir Roger Moore in “The Man Who Haunted Himself”.

The helicopter at stake is a 1960 Hiller UH -12 E4, which was flown by actress Honor Blackman in her role as Pussy Galore. (Its first time on film was for a 1963 movie called “The VIPs”, which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.) RM says the chopper will likely go for nearly £400,000. (moore, Roger Moore)

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