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Video report on business espionage
Below is a ten minute video report on business espionage from France24.com. The information is certainly relevant to anyone in business today. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1twb9o_05-10-2014-beyond-business-05-10-2014-beyond-business_news Electronic trackers, scramblers and wiretapped computer keyboards. Those are some of the tools used in modern-day corporate espionage. It sounds like a James [...]
International Industrial Espionage: Zimbabwe- Savanna Tobacco says espionage is hurting exports.
from The Herald Savanna Tobacco says industrial espionage by its tobacco industry arch rivals is suffocating its potential and capacity to increase exports by a factor of at least 50 percent.Executive chairman Mr Adam Molai said in an interview last week that customers were being haunted and [...]
International: Georgian TV CEO office bugged, video and audio recordings leaked.
Probe Launched into Rustavi 2 TV Bugging ClaimsCivil Georgia, Tbilisi / 6 May.'14 / 14:58Prosecutor’s office said it has launched investigation into claims by Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 TV channel that offices of its top executives were bugged. Head of Rustavi 2 TV Nika Gvaramia claims he is [...]
Hidden cameras doing their job properly- Clever country music star catches criminal.
We often read reports of people spying through the use of covert video cameras. Sometimes it's good to be reminded of how they can bew put to good use. Country music singer Rhonda Vincent was able to record a video of a robbery in progress by the man [...]
Barclays Bank Cyber Crime Gang Sentenced.
Last September we reported (See London banks attacked) that Barclays and Santander banks in London had been attacked by criminals using remote KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch controllers. The London Metropolitan Police just announced that the gang members involved have received their sentencing.from met.police.uk:Nine members of a [...]
Eavesdropping as art? NYC ‘artists’ install listening devices in lamps in public places then posting tweets of conversations.
As reported in Wired magazine, artists Brian House and Kyle McDonald have been installing wifi listening devices in lamps in public areas around New York City. The intercepted conversations are uploaded to a server and parts of the transcription gets tweeted live. The components of Conversnitch, including [...]
Hotel eavesdropping fears and security tips.
TURKISH AK PARTY CHANGES HOTEL OVER WIRETAPPING FEARSANKARA — AK Party officials decided not to hold their biannual meeting at the Asya Termal, a hotel run by a Gülen Movement affiliate, over concerns that the venue may be bugged. The hotel in Ankara's Kızılcahamam district was [...]
Hidden Cameras In Boardroom And Toilets
Why pay attention to the many reports of covert cameras? They can be like termites or cockroaches, if you see one, there are probably many more in place you do not want them to be. Professional sweeps may be in order.Leeds Owner Orders Security Sweep, [...]
More covert video found… “video for dummies”?
More stupid people, doing very stupid things. Perpetrator recorded himself installing illegal cameras. Davenport perp caught on his own video. Students may not be the only victims of restroom cameras in Davenport IA school An affidavit filed in federal court April 14, 2014, [...]
As Seen on TV: Jay Leno the eavesdropper?
It is unfortunate for those tasked with protecting privacy and confidential information that the public does not understand eavesdropping as a threat. I'm referring to the actual meaning of the word eavesdropping- secretly listening to private conversations of others. Current use of the term in the media covers everything from the NSA recording phone call data to the local drug store collecting your shopping habits from your CVS card. Real eavesdropping can be a very focused as well as personal attack on private and confidential information. Many consider eavesdropping to be a joke. In this interview with Jay Leno, he admits hiding in a closet and listening to an executive meeting, then going back to do it again on a second day: