Canberra is seen as the soft underbelly of the Western intelligence club. Photo: Louise Kennerley
CYBER espionage is being used against Australia on a ”massive scale” and some foreign spies are using Australian government networks to penetrate the cyber defences of allies such as the US, ASIO chief David Irvine has told business leaders.
By on 02/08/2011
Next court appearance date set in eavesdropping case
Published 7/29/2011 in Local News
By The Telegram
Another case management court appearance has been set for a Garden City businessman and former vice president of the USD 457 Board of Education who is accused of using a concealed camcorder to eavesdrop in the women’s bathroom at his business.
John Scheopner, 56, is charged with four counts of use of a concealed camcorder to eavesdrop and two counts of intimidation of a witness. A case management hearing was held Thursday afternoon, and another is set for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Law Enforcement Center.
Scheopner was arrested June 22 on allegations that on April 30 he used the camcorder to eavesdrop on a 53-year-old Garden City woman, a 28-year-old Lakin woman and a 32-year-old Garden City woman in the women’s bathroom at Scheopner’s Water Conditioning, 2203 East Fulton Plaza.
The two counts of intimidation of a witness or victim stem from Scheopner allegedly attempting to deter the 53-year-old woman and 28-year-old woman from testifying.
Scheopner’s resignation from the school board was accepted May 23 after 14 years on the board.
By on 01/08/2011
Are you looking for a blackberry spying software that will make it easy for you to spy on some one who uses a blackberry phone? Recently, it has become quite easy to spy on any Blackberry phone using the relevant blackberry spy software. These are software packages anyone can use to track a Blackberry phone device once you have discreetly installed them on the device you intend to spy. Once installed, you’ll be able to monitor all the incoming and outgoing calls recorded on the phone. Using this software, you’ll be able to monitor anyone ranging from your teenage kids to spouses and even employees if need be.
By on 01/08/2011
As British lawmakers and Scotland Yard investigate allegations of illegal phone hacking by News Corp. and its now-closed News of the World tabloid, old accusations of corporate espionage made against the media giant in the United States could receive new attention in the weeks ahead.
Over the last decade, several lawsuits against units of News Corp. alleged corporate espionage — specifically, hacking into computer systems of business rivals to gain competitive information. In some cases, the companies that filed claims were acquired by News Corp. and the suits went away.
Most of these cases are likely past the time when legal action could be brought, but these allegations could provide a hook for a fishing expedition by the government to determine whether hacking was limited to News Corp.’s British tabloid or part of the broader corporate culture.
By on 01/08/2011
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) – Taiwan’s former Army Major General Lo Hsien-che has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Military High Court for spying for China, according to an announcement by the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
Lo was found guilty of passing confidential military information to Chinese intelligence agents on five occasions in exchange for bribes, meaning he had seriously violated his duty to serve his country, the MND said in a statement.
He could have been executed for violating the Armed Forces Criminal Code, however, as he already confessed his crime and cooperated during the investigation, the Military High Court decided to sentence him to life in prison, the MND statement said.
By on 28/07/2011