Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

The Register reports that the secret structures of GCHQ are part of the surveillance programme codenamed “CIRCUIT” and also refers to an Overseas Processing Centre 1 (OPC-1), while another centre, OPC-2, has been planned, according to documents leaked by Snowden. In the documents, the company is referred to as a “partner” codenamed Gerontic.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2020

The feature that prevent s the execution of JavaScript code on specific sites is essential for the privacy-friendly Tor Browser that uses it to prevent online surveillance. Malicious JavaScrip codes could reveal the real IP addresses of Tor users if executed.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The campaign has been active since at least 2013, but the Goontact malware samples were first observed by Lookout in November 2018. ” conclude the experts.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The campaigns have been conducted since 2015 and are aimed at conducting information collection and surveillance operations against individuals and organizations of strategic interest to Teheran. ” The surveillance operations conducted by the APT group involved the distribution of Android malware such as VINETHORN and PINEFLOWER.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Edward Snowden’s book includes details of the author’s life, including the description of his activity at the US intelligence agencies while they were buiding the Prism surveillance system. The government of the United States has just announced a lawsuit over my memoir, which was just released today worldwide.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2020

The feature that prevents the execution of JavaScript code on specific sites is essential for the privacy-friendly Tor Browser that uses it to prevent online surveillance. Malicious JavaScrip codes could reveal the real IP addresses of Tor users if executed.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

The battle had roots in the past, precisely in 2013 when the privacy activist and NOYB founder, Max Schrems, filed a complaint about Facebook’s handling of his data following the revelations of Edward Snowden about the global surveillance program operated by the US.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Identity, citizenship, and surveillance are all societal concerns. In today’s technological environment, cryptography is frequently employed as a method of information security.

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In a year of high-profile ransomware incidents and data breaches, security is near the top of the agenda as never before. One way to do this is to become certified to the ISO 27001 information security standard. The last major revision to the standard happened in 2013 and the next update is expected around 2022-2023.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers. So, in 2013, I also started working as a penetration tester doing web application penetration tests or application security tests, mostly code audits, code review.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers. So, in 2013, I also started working as a penetration tester doing web application penetration tests or application security tests, mostly code audits, code review.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

The NSA used the surveillance platform XKeyscore , which was described in the documents leaked by the popular whistleblower Snowden, to spy on communications passing through the Sandagergårdan hub in Dragor, near Copenhagen.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden (37) has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer announced on Thursday. In 2013, Edward Snowden shed the light on the mass surveillance program operated by the US government to spy on its citizens and allies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2024

APT42 focuses on highly targeted spear-phishing and social engineering techniques, its operations broadly fall into three categories, credential harvesting, surveillance operations, and malware deployment.

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