Australian Spycatchers Snatch Pair of Married Russian Operatives
A 40-year-old Australian Defence Force (ADF) army private and her 62-year-old husband have been arrested and charged with spying for Russia, as part of a sting operation named BURGAZADA. The pair, Kira and Igor Korolev, have lived in Australia for more than a decade and were arrested at home in Brisbane on July 11. Each…
Unpatched Akuvox Smart Intercom Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited for Spying
The vulnerabilities were discovered by researchers at industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty. The company — along with CISA and CERT/CC — has attempted to report the findings to the vendor over the past year, but without success, and the security holes remain unpatched. Claroty this week disclosed technical details of its findings and CISA…
Zoom Got Big Fast. Then Videobombers Made It Rework Security
Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the U.S., a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight. And just as quickly as Zoom became a household name for connecting work colleagues, church and school groups, friends, family, book clubs and others during stay-at-home lockdowns, it also gained a reputation…
Dutch Probe China’s Huawei for Possible Spying: Report
The probe, reported by De Volkskrant newspaper, comes as a series of western countries weigh the risks of allowing the Chinese telecoms giant to become involved in the new 5G mobile phone infrastructure. Volkskrant said the AIVD refused to confirm the report. AIVD spokesman Hilbert Bredemeijer declined to comment, saying the spy agency “does not…
Russian hackers used NSA’s leaked EternalBlue exploit to spy on hotel guests
A Russian government-sponsored cyberespionage group has been accused of using a leaked NSA hacking tool in attacks against one Middle Eastern and at least seven European hotels in order to spy on guests. Why reinvent the wheel, or a hacking tool, when the NSA created such an effective one? The NSA’s EternalBlue was leaked online…