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“Spy Wednesday” – Trusted advisors can become internal threats- for thirty pieces of silver.
The Wednesday before Easter is known to many as "Spy Wednesday". It is recognized as the day on which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. It can serve as a reminder that internal threats and betrayal can lead to very serious damages indeed! Judas receives thirty pieces [...]
Smart phones not limited to smart people. Stupid criminals can still use technology.
Everyone seems to like stupid criminal stories. Wanted by police in Maine for theft of a wood stove, Christopher Wallace announced his location on Snapchat. One of his trusty followers was kind enough to report it to police. While the police were searching his girlfriend's [...]
Walkie-talkies lead to eavesdropping accusations at SF Zoo
Many modern two-way radios have a feature that can allow a supervisor to remotely turn on the transmitter of one of the units of the connected radios. The user of that radio will be automatically put into hands-free communication with the supervisor or with others in [...]
Tap, tap, tap, “is this thing on?”, from embarrassment to murder conviction- check your mic, you may be bugged.
Robert Durst should have paid more attention to Leslie Nielson in "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!". For those who missed it, check out the clip below to see the type of embarrassment that can come from forgetting that your microphone is still [...]
Covert cameras found at Denver area Post Office
FOX31 Denver: Mysterious spy cameras collecting data at post offices DENVER — Within an hour of FOX31 Denver discovering a hidden camera, which was positioned to capture and record the license plates and facial features of customers leaving a Golden Post Office, the device was ripped from [...]
Move over Furby, Eavesdropping Barbie is here.
A number of years ago, while performing an electronic countermeasures sweep in a Manhattan apartment, our non-linear junction detector (locates hidden electronics) alerted to one Barbie doll that was on display among a few other dolls. To further inspect the Barbie to be sure there was no [...]
Spoofing the boss’ email nets big profit.
Report from Brian Krebs www.krebsonsecurity.com explains how scammers are spoofing emails pretending to be from heads of corporations and requesting funds through wire transfer. Known variously as “CEO fraud,” and the “business email compromise,” this swindle is a sophisticated and increasingly common one targeting businesses [...]
Eavesdropping through web service- spoofed phone calls; NJ corrections deputy director on trial.
Just as employees, secretaries, and anyone handling confidential information need to be aware of phishing and spoof email scams, they should also be attentive to any phone calls that come through odd or suspicious circumstances. Kirk Eady, a Hudson County Corrections deputy director, is on trial in [...]
Automotive industrial spy for hire
Brenda Priddy takes photos, good ones, of cars, and they're in great demand. She is careful not to break any laws. Her targets are out in the open on public roads and highways, usually found in Death Valley. That is where many car manufacturers test [...]
Canada kicks out spies, sending them where? Mostly to the US…
Spying is a two way street. An article in OurWindsor.ca reveals that during the past decade, Canada has given the boot to 21 spies, 5 of them returned to the US. From 2004 to 2014 Ottawa sent back to the U.S. five of a total [...]