Security Mobile Xiaomi accused of recording users' incognito web browsing The company denies some of the claims By Rob Thubron, May 1, 2020, 9:04 AM 18 comments
Security Industry US urges European countries to tap Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for their 5G needs The trade war is still very much alive By Adrian Potoroaca, February 19, 2020, 9:08 PM 30 comments
Security Huawei to US: Look at your own history of spying before accusing us It says the allegations against it are "impossible" By Rob Thubron, February 13, 2020, 5:20 AM
Security Tech Culture CIA has been secretly selling encryption equipment in 120 countries through Crypto AG for decades Documents describe it as the "intelligence coup of the century" By Adrian Potoroaca, February 11, 2020, 10:46 PM 16 comments
Security Report reveals hackers infiltrated UN servers in Geneva and Vienna last year Unpatched Sharepoint deployment was exploited to access dozens of servers across three offices By Humza Aamir, January 30, 2020, 9:23 AM
Security Electronics Interior Department orders grounding of Chinese drones over national security concerns The restrictions raise questions about filling the gap with American-made drones By Adrian Potoroaca, January 29, 2020, 6:32 PM 13 comments
Security Google Google allows ToTok, the app accused of being a UAE surveillance tool, back on its store It remains absent from Apple's App Store By Rob Thubron, January 7, 2020, 10:19 AM
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft contractors are listening to your Xbox conversations Everyone, everywhere is listening to everything By Shawn Knight, August 21, 2019, 5:26 PM 8 comments
Industry North Korea's 3G network reportedly built in secret with help from Huawei The Chinese company uses US tech in some of its components, thus violating US sanctions on North Korea By Cal Jeffrey, July 22, 2019, 1:11 PM
Google Mobile Google removes seven stalking apps from the Play Store They could be used to surreptitiously track people and spy on their text messages, call logs By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2019, 8:32 AM
Software Security Zoom backtracks on 'legitimate solution' that left Mac webcams vulnerable to highjacking Immediate patch was issued to address the problem By Cal Jeffrey, July 10, 2019, 3:33 PM
Security Software Bug in video conferencing app Zoom allows websites camera access on Macs It's not a bug, it's a feature By Cal Jeffrey, July 9, 2019, 2:42 PM
Mobile China's border police are installing surveillance apps on the smartphones of some tourists Visitors to the country's Xinjiang region are impacted By Cohen Coberly, July 2, 2019, 2:47 PM 25 comments
Security Tech Culture The UK and Huawei, Theresa May and the leaking scapegoat Lack of transparency is an actual issue of national security By James Miller, May 4, 2019, 7:28 AM 11 comments
Security Mobile UK defense secretary fired over Huawei leak Gavin Williamson insists he wasn't responsible By Rob Thubron, May 2, 2019, 8:05 AM
Security Mobile US warns that it could cut intelligence ties with the UK if it uses Huawei's 5G tech The country recently gave Huawei the green light to provide "non-core" infrastructure By Rob Thubron, April 29, 2019, 9:19 AM 16 comments
Industry Security CIA reportedly says Huawei is funded by Chinese state security Huawei denies the allegations By Rob Thubron, April 22, 2019, 7:07 AM 12 comments
Security Arrested Mar-a-Lago intruder had hidden camera detector The plot thickens By Rob Thubron, April 9, 2019, 10:12 AM
Tech Culture 1,600 motel guests secretly filmed, livestreamed on website Two people have been arrested By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2019, 6:16 AM
Google Security Google admits that not revealing the built-in Nest mic was an "error" It only came to light when Google Assistant support was announced By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2019, 8:57 AM 7 comments
Industry Huawei founder says 'there's no way the US can crush us,' calls CFO arrest politically motivated Ren Zhengfei had a lot to say By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 8:51 AM 18 comments
Industry Security UK believes it can manage risks from using Huawei equipment in its 5G networks Going against US advice By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2019, 7:03 AM
Industry Security Super Micro audit is complete showing no signs of spy chips on its motherboards Third-party investigation finds nothing at all By Greg Synek, December 11, 2018, 9:39 AM 10 comments
Security Industry US reportedly asks allies not to use Huawei equipment And is offering incentives to shun the firm By Rob Thubron, November 23, 2018, 5:25 AM 8 comments
Security DoJ charges Chinese spies over hacking of aerospace companies The hacks took place over five years By Rob Thubron, October 31, 2018, 7:05 AM 7 comments