Corporate Espionage and Countermeasures News
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Intrigue in Copenhagen: High Stakes Corporate Espionage
At TDC in Copenhagen, senior managers were potential suspects. The company’s offices were compromised, people were getting tailed. And then there were the drones and hidden microphones …
Courthouse officer arrested for eavesdropping at Ontario County courthouse: Update officer exonerated.
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – A corrections officer in Ontario County is under arrest, accused of using an electronic device to spy on conversations. Click for details.
Exploding USB drives!
If you didn't know this before, don't plug an unknown USB drive into your computer... ever! Threats hidden in a USB drive can include malware, fried computers, and now explosives. "Flash drive" takes on a new meaning...
CISO pleads guilty to sharing confidential discussions.
Loss of control of confidential information is a big deal. It can happen in many ways, deliberate espionage using wiretapping, bugging, and cyber breaches are a few methods that are commonly recognized, but there can be many more serious vulnerabilities. Learn how TSCM helps to protect confidential information.
Spy Balloons and TSCM- Do you have a Domain Awareness Gap?
When you first heard of the detection of the spy balloon, did you think “I’m glad this doesn’t affect my security department…”? If so, you may be mistaken. There is clearly a “domain awareness gap” in information security. It is the role of TSCM, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures, to help fill that gap. Click to read more on how TSCM looks carefully and meticulously at the gaps in information security that exist between physical, cyber, and other security areas.
New year, new efforts, eavesdropping and espionage continue.
Espionage news continues! Here are a few interesting articles worth checking out- Appliances may be listening - Banker concerns - High tech scare in Paris - and Spying cows!
Hidden cameras in the workplace (again, and again)
Hidden cameras in the workplace are a serious concern. Here are a few tips as well as two reports of recent camera incidents in Georgia.
Housekeeper at Israeli Defense Minister’s home was sentenced to 3 years in prison for spying.
A man employed as a cleaner in Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz's home was sentenced to three years' prison for attempting to spy for Iran-linked hackers, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
School administrator planted “spy pen” in a closed meeting.
Another episode of "Thinking of Eavesdropping? -- Don't Do It!" Throughout the TSCM industry, reports of eavesdropping devices being discovered are often found to have been placed by executives or other trusted individuals who feared that they may be fired or passed over for a promotion. They typically want to know what is going on behind the closed doors of a meeting they were not invited to. This case appears to fall into this category.
Lawyer and client sued for eavesdropping.
Another episode of "Thinking of Eavesdropping? Don't Do It!" PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Supreme Court says an invasion of privacy claim shouldn’t have been dismissed in favor of the defendants involving recordings that a wife secretly made to use against her [...]