Page 5 - Spying

Iran news agency CEO convicted for interviewee's criticism of spying

The case originates from a complaint filed by the intelligence arm of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It involved an extensive interview ISNA published in January 2019

DuckDuckGo releases Tracker Radar tool to help curb online tracking

Online trackers not only keep a tab on your shopping history, but they can also pick up your location history, search history, and browsing history to infer age, ethnicity, gender, interests, and habi

Credit Suisse probe reveals another bank executive under surveillance

The probe was launched following media reports last week that spying at Credit Suisse ran deeper than one case

Google sent 12,000 warnings of govt-backed attacks in Q3, 500 in India

This is consistent with the number of warnings sent in the same period of 2018 and 2017, Google said

Data privacy: WhatsApp says it agrees with govt, has taken strong action

The company had said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus

Former Twitter employees charged with spying on users for Saudi Arabia

The lawsuit comes as US-Saudi relations continue to suffer strains over the brutal, Riyadh-sanctioned murder one year ago of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

'Dishonest' BJP govt mum on key questions about WhatsApp breach: Congress

The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the snooping controversy, saying a "dishonest" government is refusing to answer key questions like who purchased and deployed the illegal spyware used for the alleged surveillance. On Thursday, Facebook-owned company WhatsApp had said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using Israeli spyware Pegasus, leading to a furore over breach of citizens' privacy. Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala attacked the government saying that in May, WhatsApp had "quickly resolved a security issue and notified relevant Indian and international government authorities". "A dishonest BJP Govt refuses to answer relevant questions on #WhatsAppSpygate - 1. Who in GOI purchased & deployed the illegal spyware? 2. Who-PM or NSA-authorised the purchase? 3. If Facebook had informed GOI in May 2019, why was govt mum? 4. What action against the guilty," he said in a tweet. Following ..

WhatsApp hacked to spy on govt officials in 20 countries, including India

The revelation comes as more than a dozen Indian journalists and human rights activists said on Thursday they were also targeted

Huawei technicians helped Uganda, Zambia govt spy on political opponents

Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation

Pakistan police arrest Indian who 'admitted' that he was a spy: Reports

Reportedly, Lakshman was arrested while entering the town from Balochistan province, the same province from where Pakistan claimed it arrested Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav

US foreign intelligence surveillance requests more than doubled: Microsoft

Scope of spying authority granted to intelligence agencies under FISA has come under scrutiny

Former Indian student pleads guilty in webcam spying case

Dharun Ravi was convicted in 2012 over bullying his roommate Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide in 2010

8 ex-servicemen arrested for spying for Pakistan

The govt has been pursuing a well-coordinated and multi-pronged approach to tackle the activities of ISI.