OpenAI employee arrested for hiding recording device in executive meeting room
The Saudi engineer allegedly concealed a tiny recording device in toilet paper and plugged it into a TV's USB port
What we know so far: In a prime example of the cloak-and-dagger world of tech espionage, a Saudi national has been arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in OpenAI's executive conference room. It's claimed that Abdulrahman Alfozan wrapped the device in toilet paper and inserted it into a USB port on the back of a TV.
SEC bought access to over a billion airline records to track travelers, no warrant required
Records included passenger names, itineraries, and credit card numbers
Researchers found a way to spy on your browsing by watching your SSD's activity
The FROST side-channel attack turns storage requests into a tool for detecting background apps, open tabs, and user behavior
A $5 Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard exposed a warship's movements
A journalist slipped the device into the mail and mapped a Dutch frigate during deployment
Two New Jersey men jailed for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 100+ companies
Eight other suspects are on the run
US government hires BlackSky to build next-gen AI surveillance satellites for Earth and beyond
The "world's most advanced space-based intelligence system" is going to become even better now
Using a VPN to hide your location could expose you to government surveillance
"Unknown" origin traffic may default to foreign status and open the door to broader intelligence collection
A hot potato: The growing popularity of commercial VPN services – long promoted as essential privacy tools – has prompted a new warning from Capitol Hill: the same technology that hides Americans' online footprints could be placing them under surveillance as if they were foreign nationals.
North Korea deployed 100,000 fake IT workers to infiltrate Western companies, making $500M a year for Kim Jong Un
With a little help from collaborators in the US
Spy basement or cafe? China's UK embassy has a hidden chamber next to "sensitive communications cables"
Beijing dismisses spying concerns, says the project is purely diplomatic
A German startup is turning cockroaches into cyborg spies
Strapping electronics to insects and calling it robotics, but will it work?
Texas sues the 5 biggest Smart TV makers, claims they secretly track viewing habits
Some TVs are accused of acting as Chinese surveillance tools
Russia is testing brain-implanted pigeons as remote-controlled "biodrones"
These pigeons carry solar backpacks and brain implants
Seduction is the new spyware: US tech startups are now the target of "sex warfare"
The spy who shagged me?
Mail-order spies: Tech companies employ some of the most robust network security to protect against IP theft. However, no amount of network security protects against theft from within. While corporate espionage is largely digital these days, good old-fashioned infiltration is still in use. China and Russia increasingly use sexual honeypots to compromise employees and gain access to sensitive technology.
Your gaming mouse could eavesdrop on you, study reveals surprising vulnerability
Study shows standard optical mice can detect and reconstruct speech from desk vibrations
Instagram boss says it's not secretly using your phone's microphone to record you – here's why you still believe it
Meta wouldn't even need to these days
Venezuela's so-called president calls Huawei Mate X6 the "best phone in the world," says "Americans can't hack it"
Everyone thinks their new phone is the best
How North Korea infiltrated remote US jobs through a TikTok user in Minnesota
American freelancers unwittingly enable North Korean tech scheme
Apple users can now claim their share of $95 million Siri spying settlement
Users can claim $20 per Siri device, up to $100 per claimant
EU provides burner phones to officials traveling to US amid espionage concerns
Washington isn't Beijing, but you can never be too careful
This powerful "spy camera" can capture facial details from over 60 miles away
It can even read serial numbers of satellites in orbit
AI can see what's on your screen by reading HDMI electromagnetic radiation
Researchers say the technique is already being used in the wild
Shiver me timbers: Security researchers have demonstrated that it's possible to spy on what's visible on your screen by intercepting electromagnetic radiation from video cables with great accuracy, thanks to artificial intelligence. The team from Uruguay's University of the Republic says their AI-powered cable-tapping method is good enough that these attacks are likely already happening.
Airbnb continues to have a serious hidden camera problem
Banning all indoor cameras has done little to nothing to prevent hosts from illegally recording guests
Amazon denies reports it started a business just to spy on rivals
Amazon's shell company sold products on multiple platforms
Russia warns US, again: SpaceX satellites used for military purposes may become targets
Following reports of SpaceX building a spy network for the US