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Insider cyber security threats increasingly worrisome to corporate security execs
John Mello reports in TechNewsWorld Security Execs Sweat Insider Threats Insider threats are becoming increasingly worrisome to corporate security executives. That is one of the findings in a survey of C-level business people Nuix released last week. "The insider threat seems to be a bigger concern [...]
Ireland: Listening device found in ceiling
Here is a little news from earlier in the year that we overlooked. The photos show the extent that some will go to in order to accomplish their eavesdropping. The Irish News, 5/13/2015 A former republican prisoner has discovered a sophisticated listening device embedded in the [...]
Spy toys for Christmas?
Every year there is an increasing number of spy-themed toys for kids. This year, one company wants the adults to get into the fun, spying on Santa, as well. The Santa Stake Out Kit by OpticPlanet For only $6499 you can get: [...]
Stories of a spy, Hugh Montgomery, 63 years in the CIA
Ambassador Hugh Montgomery is considered one of the founding fathers of the CIA after serving 63 years in the agency. Recruited as an OSS officer, Montgomery recounts his most harrowing and memorable experiences behind enemy lines.
New Orleans: PI arrested for installing a tracking device
When the victim believed he was being followed, he made a call to police who asked him to give his car a physical inspection. After he found the device the police detectives arranged to follow him until they saw the private investigator following as well. The GPS technology [...]
The effects of bugging an office, 12 years later, FBI bugger reflects on Phila incident.
A bug in your office could hurt you in many ways. Theft of information is one, but the revelation that the bugging took place can have other ramifications as well. The discovery of an FBI bug in the mayor's office by the Philadelphia Police, may have [...]
Happy 101st Birthday of Hedy Lamarr, and thanks for frequency hopping.
November 9, the Google Doodle (on Google's home page) celebrated the birthday of Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, 9 November 1914 – 19 January 2000. She is most known for being a beautiful movie star, but she was also a talented inventor who [...]
Did Anti-Francis Cabal Plant a Spy in the Vatican?
The Daily Beast reports: VATICAN CITY — For many inside the Vatican, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui was trouble from the start. The willowy 32-year-old brunette raised eyebrows almost immediately in 2013 when, at 30, she was handpicked by Pope Francis as the only laywoman on an [...]
Ohio dispatcher resigns following eavesdropping investigation
from cleveland.com LORAIN, Ohio — A Lorain police dispatcher handed in her resignation after officials said she eavesdropped on a call between her supervisor and another dispatcher and improperly accessed her co-workers' schedules. LeeAnne Failing — who is married to Lorain Police officer Lt. Michael Failing [...]
China: Spywatch, keeping an eye on your neighbors, dial 12339 to report a spy.
New York Times reports: Seen a Spy? With New Hotline, China Invites You to Call It In To the tangle of emergency phone numbers in China — 110 for the police, 119 for fire, 120 for ambulance — add another: dial 12339 to report a [...]