Since 1952, the United States’ National Security Agency has been finding wants to listen in on people’s communications around the world, and with the rise of the internet the NSA has been researching hacking techniques. And the agency became quite good at hacking, having a range of software, malware, ransomware […]
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NSA ‘About’ Surveillance on Americans halted by FISC
A halt to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) controversial surveillance program known as “about” collection is now in place. What this program aimed to do was to gain access to emails and messages that contained information about foreign surveillance targets. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) made the ruling to […]
Well known security software targeted by NSA, GCHQ
A new document unearthed from the massive Snowden leak shows the National Security Agency and Government Communications Headquarters attacked Kaspersky security software in an attempt to counter anti-virus efforts. With monitoring often the result of viruses uploaded into targeted systems (or through creating a virus-run network of infected computers), anti-virus software has […]
NSA planned to harvest user’s information from Google’s app store
How far should security go, and how much privacy should be taken from citizens in the name of security is a question asked by many. Is it security if the NSA (National Security Agency.) hack into the Google Play store to put spyware on smartphones? This is something the NSA […]
NSA and GCHQ gained access to Dutch SIM chip maker’s encryption
Reports that the US and UK’s NSA and GCHQ organizations gained access to the encryption keys of SIM chip maker Gemalto has once again underlined the reach and global nature of modern government surveillance. The manufacturer is a Dutch-French security firm that specializes in encrypted SIM cards meant to protect […]
Snowden document shows that NSA still has trouble decrypting…sometimes
When the level of NSA spying efforts began to become apparent thanks to the massive document leak by whistleblower Edward Snowden, encryption was touted as the solution. But as the agency’s ability to decrypt was exposed, the number of viable options has become smaller. Encryption is often promoted as the […]
NSA rules: German servers, privacy seekers and Linux forum all under threat
One of the more alarming reports about NSA activities in the last few months was released today by Daserste.de. Some of it may even surprise you. First on the list is news sure to rile Germany into a rage, once again. Two servers, one in Berlin and one in Nuremberg, […]
