A BRIT teen hacker posed as a CIA boss to access secret military files – and sent lewd rape threats to a Homeland Security chief, a court has heard. Kane Gamble, 18, hacked into intelligence head John Brennan’s email account, made hoax calls to his family home and even took control of his wife’s iPad, […]
CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump’s Request…
CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee’s emails during the 2016 presidential campaign was an inside job, rather than a hack by Russian intelligence. Pompeo met on October 24 with William […]
FDA Is Recalling 465k Pacemakers…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling nearly 500,000 pacemakers — the device that controls one’s heartbeat — citing concerns that they are vulnerable to hacking. The FDA issued the recall Tuesday for 465,000 pacemakers created by health company Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude Medical)…
Ukraine Hacker Cooperating with FBI in Russia Probe…
A hacker in Ukraine who goes by the online alias “Profexer” is cooperating with the FBI in its investigation of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, The New York Times is reporting. Profexer, whose real identity is unknown, wrote and sold malware on the dark web. The intelligence community publicly identified code he had […]
This Is How CIA Disables Security Cameras During Hollywood-Style Operations…
In last 20 years, we have seen hundreds of caper/heist movies where spies or bank robbers hijack surveillance cameras of secure premises to either stop recording or set up an endless loop for covert operations without leaving any evidence. Whenever I see such scenes in a movie, I wonder and ask myself: Does this happen […]
How CIA Agents Covertly Steal Data from Hacked Smartphones (Without Internet)…
WikiLeaks has today published the 16th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time instead of revealing new malware or hacking tool, the whistleblower organisation has unveiled how CIA operatives stealthy collect and forward stolen data from compromised smartphones. Previously we have reported about several CIA hacking tools, malware and implants used by the […]
iPhones Are iSpies (VIDEO)…
Most of us carry smartphones and watch web-enabled TVs without much thought. But the revelations found in Wikileaks’ “Vault 7” release warn that we should consider the sinister capabilities that such devices could lend to those who might abuse them. Since launching in 2006, Wikileaks has reportedly released over 10 million documents, including controversial disclosures […]
Meet FlexiSpy, The Company Getting Rich Selling ‘Stalkerware’ to Jealous Lovers…
Atir Raihan likes to flash his cash. Bald, bulky Raihan poses in personal photos with fine wine and cheese next to his grey feathered fedora. In another, he parties with semi-naked escorts in a nightclub while sipping liquor. A white powder and a crumpled note appear in a third. Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, New York: […]
Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Are a Hit on the Dark Web…
Underground hackers are now sharing, promoting and working to adopt executable computer code evident in NSA documents that were published last week by the Shadow Brokers, private sector intelligence analysts tell CyberScoop. Tutorials on how to utilize some of the tools began appearing the same day the NSA documents were originally published, according to researchers […]
EU Seeks Assurances from Trump Administration over Data Privacy Agreement…
The European Union’s commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova, has flown to Washington to seek urgent assurances over the Privacy Shield agreement, adopted July 2016 between the EU and the US to ensure EU citizens’ data on US servers was secure from surveillance. Privacy Shield is the deal between the EU and […]
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