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Istanbul, Turkey: Prime Minister’s bugging suspect found to be bodyguard of Yasin al-Qadi
Lessons can be learned about who plants bugs and why by reviewing international incidents. 25 February 2014 TODAY'S ZAMAN A police officer only known as S.D., allegedly responsible for placing a bugging device in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's study inside his Ankara residence, [...]
Could lonely hearts lead to theft of data? Report breaks down security risks on 5 online dating sites.
from Mobile Enterprise by Stephanie Blanchard: Online Dating Leads to Data Online dating. It’s not going away. In fact, according to Pew Research Center, 11% of American adults have used online dating or mobile dating apps in 2013. Many are looking for love, not cyber [...]
Admitted stalker and eavesdropper appeals conviction
Melbourne, AU, Herald Sun News A MAN who planted tracking devices on his ex-wife then threatened to “f*** up” her new lover has launched an appeal, despite pleading guilty to his offending. Peter John Gale planted tracking devices, and a listening device, on his wife [...]
Julia Lipnitskaia’s coach blames Russian media and a bugged locker room for skater’s performance.
From Yahoo Sports: SOCHI, Russia – Julia Lipnitskaia's coach blamed the Russian media's intense coverage of the teen figure skating star for her subpar performance in the Sochi Olympics figure skating competition. Eteri Tutberidze said reporters bugged the locker room at Lipnitskaia's practice rink in [...]
Listening Devices Found in Jakarta Governor’s Residence
By Jakarta Globe on February 20, 2014. Jakarta. Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) members conducting a sweep of Governor Joko Widodo’s official residence allegedly discovered listening devices spread throughout the home in the second spying attempt on a prominent member of the opposition party, an official revealed [...]
Bug sweeps were daily routine for News Corp
Corporate eavesdropping events rarely make the news. Most companies strive to handle incidents in house and keep them out of the press, so there are very few accurate statistics available. This report emerged from the News Corp trial and reveals how serious many businesses are [...]
Eavesdropping Fallout: jobs lost and law suits, the Devil Wears Ultimo
We reported back in September how executives in Michelle Mone's bra company, Ultimo brand lingerie, had bugged the office of another executive, Scott Kilday. Along with the drama of marital breakup and corporate hijinx, some other results of that episode are now coming to light. After [...]
International eavesdropping: When Irish ears are smiling…
Garda Ombudsman HQ bugged, The Irish Mirror Justice Minister Alan Shatter had been asked to respond to reports that the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission was under surveillance It was revealed today that the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) offices on Abbey Street in Dublin was under [...]
International eavesdropping: U.S. Points to Russia as Diplomats’ Private Call Is Posted on Web
WASHINGTON — After months of taking grief for snooping on foreign leaders, the Obama administration found itself on the other side on Thursday after a private telephone call between two American diplomats appeared on the Internet in a breach that the White House tied to [...]
Story of a modern spy, who didn’t make it.
Robert Hoffman had a risky perspective on life- "I plan to have fun with this until someone does kill me or I have enough money to disappear." Hoffman wrote in his diary. [He] also said he didn't trust his handler. "My thought that Vladimir is an idiot, or [...]