Nashville, TN, police arrested a man after they say he used a baby monitor to spy on a female coworker in her Sylvan Heights home. Baby monitors and other off-the-shelf communications devices work well as tools for eavesdropping and surveillance. Be on the lookout for any unauthorized or out-of-place devices that may be spotted in your place of business or your home. ...and you may want to check under your bed before you go to sleep tonight.
News reports revealed that bugging and listening devices were recently found in a number of offices around the world- foreign government offices and a school administrator's office. Spy devices abound - Casey Neistat reviews a spy camera from B&H photo.
A military unit that helped secure U.S. diplomatic compounds for decades has seen its mission grow as security threats have escalated from bugs buried in embassy walls to car bombs driven up to embassy gates. A small group of Navy Seabees, known as the Naval Support Unit - State Department, has played a largely behind-the-scenes role implementing technical measures to combat threats abroad since the 1960s.
Kevin Fu and Wenyuan Xu, researchers with the University of Michigan and Zhejiang University in China, study the use of ultrasonic waves that may have been a possible source of recent ailments of diplomats living in Cuba. Causes of the symptoms of the diplomats and their families have not yet been confirmed, but one of the possible causes offered was the use of some sort of sonic "weapon". Hearing about this caused Fu and Xu to wonder if ultrasound could be the culprit. Their research tries to explain possible ways the effects that were described could have been created leading them to also investigate ultrasonic eavesdropping and microphone jamming.
A civil lawsuit against several large oil companies for allegedly failing to act when a female drill rig engineer discovered a spy cam in her room is one step closer to a jury trial... it is one expensive reason why corporations need to take unauthorized surveillance seriously- and have a professional TSCM sweep team on call.
From the “just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean…” department.
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Evi and Randy Quaid might be justified in some of their paranoia. They say they were among the victims of wiretapping private eye Anthony Pellicano and his inside man at the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Mark Arneson.
If you are going to record -video or audio- there is a good chance you may be breaking the law. You may have good motivation, but don’t expect the courts – or your co-workers- to see it that way.
Such devices can appear anywhere, at home or in the work place.
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The last month has been a bit busy so we were not able to post articles as regularly as we had hoped. News hasn't stopped though. Here are a few recent articles worth looking at. >The Corporate Ecosystem >Loss of Confidential Thumb Drive >Is Facebook Listening?
A camera was discovered on September 14 in the office of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno when staff noticed a warm spot on the wall. Moreno later claimed that former President Correa was spying on him. The camera was apparently installed many years ago but his daily countermeasures sweeps didn't notice it.
A look into the anatomy of a bug. Reports reveal that a bugging device was found installed in a Coat of Arms plaque in the office of the Ghana Lands and Natural Resources Minister. A previous occupant of the office claimed to have installed the bugging device over two years ago for his own security, but for the past two years the office was occupied by someone else who was unaware of the bug's existence. A new minister who took office in January, 2017, had the TSCM sweep performed that found the bug.
A recording device found in the Ray County, MO commissioners’ office. The device was discovered late Friday morning, May 19, just before a meeting among the commissioner, a prosecuting attorney, and the sheriff. The secretary discovered it lying on the chair when she was arranging chairs for the meeting.
Sports teams should be concerned about privacy and confidentiality. A listening device was apparently discovered in the coaches' room of the Russian hockey team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg.
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Lawyers must protect communications and information for both their own firms as well as their clients. TSCM electronic security sweeps are necessary for insuring confidentiality.
I was recently interviewed by Sharon Nelson and John Simek on the Legal Talk Network for their Digital Detectives Podcast. I gave an overview of TSCM and reviewed a number of concerns, […]
I had the privilege to be interviewed by Chuck Harold of SecurityGuyRadio.com. He has a weekly podcast and YouTube channel discussing all aspects of security. We discussed TSCM, eavesdropping detection, bug sweeps and other security concerns.
A lawsuit has been filed claiming that a unit of Panasonic Corporation secretly bugged a conference room where a business partner was holding a confidential meeting. Panasonic Avionics is accused of stealing confidential, proprietary information related to the software used to run in-flight entertainment systems.
Too often employees do not understand that they are the caretakers of privileged information and the must treat it with confidentiality and respect.
Even basic information such as the time and place of a meeting could give an enemy or competitor a chance to set up unauthorized surveillance or other attack. Be sure to educate your employees, staff, […]
During a routine TSCM sweep a bugging device had been found embedded in a chair in the hotel room used by the All Blacks rugby team. Sweeps can be important for any business, and sports teams as well. Information discussed prior to major games could be desirable from many directions- the opposing team, news media, not to mention gambling and possible organized crime activities. In this case however, it appears that the security consultant hired to help protect the team had ideas of his own and is now charged with planting the device himself. The risk posed by insiders to any corporation is significant. Employees, executives, vendors, and consultants could all come under suspicion.