Corporate Espionage and Countermeasures News
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Eavesdropping device installed in vehicle; Dubai man fined and sent to jail for spying on ex-wife
Ex-husband used tracking devices on woman's car to eavesdrop and find out her whereabouts By Eman Al Baik Published Thursday, December 26, 2013 Dubai Courts found an ex-husband guilty of spying by fixing a listening and tracking device in his divorced wife's car and sentenced him to [...]
Virtual Reality, Real Spies- What else goes on in the world of online gaming?
New York Times, World; By MARK MAZZETTI and JUSTIN ELLIOTT (Dec 9, 2013) Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, American and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life, conducting surveillance and scooping up data in the online games played by millions [...]
Spy Shop owner busted- for producing illegal parking permits and identity theft.
Spy shops, in general, are difficult to trust, they often claim to offer "counter-spy" equipment for protecting your privacy, but will just as easily sell you the very devices you were afraid of in the first place. This one, the Queens Spy Shop in New York, [...]
Jury had peek into phone hacker’s routine; News of the World trial
Phone-hacking jury given peek into Glenn Mulcaire's working routine Trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson shown whiteboards and handwritten notes collected from hacker's office and shed Nick Davies theguardian.com, The working life of a phone hacker was exposed in the Old Bailey on Thursday, including [...]
Phone hacking of UK Charity- PBX phone systems have many vulnerabilities
Phone system hacking has been going on for decades and is still a big problem. We have been called to help solve many cases in recent years. Make sure your telecom provider is aware of the security vulnerabilities of your systems and how they can [...]
Corporate Spies, Social Media, and BYOD
Corporate Spies Love Social Media, By Stephanie Blanchard, Digital Editor Mobile Enterprise No one appreciates a fair-weather friend, the kind that is only around when something is in it for them, and quick to disappear when help is needed. But fake friends are even worse, the social profiles [...]
Tech execs urge Obama to limit NSA spying on their users
Washington Bureau, Dec 17, 2013 The nation's top technology executives gave President Barack Obama an earful about the National Security Agency's spying on their users at a White House meeting Tuesday. The president met with 15 tech executives, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, FacebookChief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandbergand Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Apple [...]
Butt-dialing cautions…
It's probably happened to everyone, accidentally dialing the last number dialed or a speed dial from your cell phone, or receiving such a call from someone you recently spoke with and being able to listen to the other party riding in their car, listening to [...]
Speaking of recording… some caution about recording staff meetings.
Should You Secretly Tape Your Meetings with Employees? By Christina Stoneburner, Fox Rothschild Attorneys, November 12, 2013 Although every situation is different, I would think twice before secretly taping employee meetings. With more employees having smartphones that can record high quality digital recordings, I have been asked [...]
LA hoaxer arrested on eavesdropping charges- not for making prank calls, but for recording them.
Man Nabbed Over Prank Calls to Pro Coaches, By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff (NEWSER) – Famous last words: "I'm like the world's most safe criminal." A Los Angeles man has been arrested after allegedly making prank calls to at least a dozen NFL, NBA, and college football coaches [...]