With the usual fanfare, Wikileaks fugitive-in-chief Julian Assange yesterday released the group's latest treasure trove of stolen secret documents: the CIA Vault 7 leak, comprising some 8,700 CIA documents describing, and in some cases providing specific code for, Zero Days, malware, Trojans, proxies and other forms of intrusive programs designed by the US's top intelligence … [Read more...]
Tor OONIprobe Mobile App Outs Censorship and Surveillance
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), an affiliate of the Tor project, has released a mobile app called OONIprobe that lets Android and iOS users test to see if they are blocked from visiting specific websites, and if their device is subject to "equipment interference" by government or law enforcement agencies using surveillance technologies. The OONIprobe mobile … [Read more...]
Cybergeddon: China’s Move on Quantum Cryptology
China has hacked Anthem, Bank of America, top U.S. military contractors and even the White House -- to name just a few targets -- but formidable as their cyber capability may be, it could pale alongside the feat they’re expected to achieve next: the first long distance fiber network protected by quantum cryptology. Quantum cryptology has long been touted as the “next big … [Read more...]
Fortress Apple: Does it Really Repel FinFisher and The Hacking Team?
When it comes to “lawful malware,” no two players are better known -- or more frequently vilified -- than FinFisher and The Hacking Team. The dynamic duo is widely recognized for pioneering the field of malware used by law enforcement and intel agencies to penetrate and take over targets’ communications devices. Not to mention spreading the technology around the globe in … [Read more...]
Intercept Monitoring Systems – Russian Amazon.com of Surveillance
C5IS closes our October 2014 review of Russia’s surveillance vendors with a look at IMS -- the Russian Amazon.com of Surveillance. It’s not every day one sees an ISS manufacturer sending out customer alerts on the dangers of fraudulent copycat products. Such is the case with Intercept Monitoring Systems (IMS), a division of Moscow-based Discovery Telecom Technologies … [Read more...]