Surveillance

Russia wants to recover debris of US surveillance drone from Black Sea

Russian authorities say that they will try to recover the fragments of a US surveillance drone that American forces brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, said in remarks televised Wednesday that Russia planned to search for the drone's debris. I don't know if we can recover them or not, but we will certainly have to do that, and we will deal with it, Patrushev said. I certainly hope for success. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the drone was flying in international airspace and over international waters when the encounter with the Russian fighter took place Tuesday. He stressed that the drone's presence over the Black Sea was not an uncommon occurrence. Kirby said the MQ-9 Reaper drone had not yet been recovered and it was unclear whether it would be. Patrushev claimed the drone incident underlined the U.S. engagement in the hostilities in Ukraine. Sergei

Indian Army to get jetpack suits for efficient surveillance along borders

The Army had issued a request for the purchase of 44 jetpack suits through the fast-track procedure

HBL Power Systems to invest up to Rs 150 cr in defence imaging firm Tonbo

Tonbo India manufactures imaging systems for surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting

Threats from Chinese telecom, surveillance equipment haunt global clients

"It's important that we go through this exercise and make sure that our facilities are completely secure"

DGCA carries record 4,378 surveillances for safety standards in 2022

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has undertaken 4378 surveillances this year, which is the highest-ever number of surveillances undertaken during a year

Indian agencies have real-time, remote access to internet traffic: Report

The revelation was made by the Internet Service Providers Association of India in a filing with the Department of Telecommunications

Personal data protection: Firms need to do more

Corporations need to invest in cybersecurity to not only protect consumer data but also the business at large

2 die, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting rampage on Sunday; suspect dead

Two people were killed and five injured including two police officers when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tacticalgear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Isaiah Steven Williams. They said he was found to have a single gunshot wound to the head, consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound although the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death. It wasn't immediately clear Monday where Williams lived and if he had a criminal record. Police said Williams was wearing a ballistic vest with steel plates in the front and back, a ballistic helmet, a gas mask and knee pads and was armed with a semi-automatic rifle along with several incendiary devices and multiple magazines for the rifle. Kevlar helmet, tactical vest, high-powered rifle this individual was set on doing damage to our community, Phoenix Police

'An invisible cage': How China is policing the future of over 1.4 bn people

The latest generation of technology digs through the vast amounts of data collected on their daily activities to find patterns and aberrations

Make in India: Hyderabad firm makes surveillance tools for security forces

Complying with the 'Make in India' initiative, a Hyderabad-based company is researching, designing, developing and manufacturing customised surveillance equipment for the security forces of the country.The firm, HC Robotics, is backed by research centres in the United States of America and Europe. It specializes in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), EOIR Cameras and AI-based image processing solutions."We manufacture drones, cameras and tac towers. We supply these to the Indian borders for surveillance purposes," Dr Dileep, Project Manager of HC Robotics told ANI.Highlighting the speciality of the drones have by the company, he said that they have 40 minutes endurance with 5 kg payload and provide live feed to the base camp with low latency. These are equipped with advanced collision prevention and obstacle avoidance features supporting the safest possible flights. These drones can be helpful for aerial surveillance, gathering military intelligence, conducting Search & Rescue ...

Is home a free country?

Governments curtail our freedom by making new laws and databases and devising surveillance technologies

Pegasus case: SC postpones hearing to Friday on government's request

The matter was listed for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli on February 23

Israel's attorney general orders probe into NSO spyware claims

Israel's attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police's use of phone surveillance technology

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Meta alerts 50K users on being targeted by 'surveillance-for-hire' entities

The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people across the Internet to collect intelligence, manipulate them into revealing information and compromise their devices and accounts

Top headlines: India Inc faces stricter code, Meta cracks on surveillance

India Inc's corporate governance mettle will soon be put to the test with a stricter framework. More on top headlines this morning

No proposal for banning any group named 'NSO Group': MoS IT tells RS

The government on Friday said there is no proposal to ban any group named NSO Group' and it does not have any information on whether the US has blacklisted the group for providing Pegasus spyware

Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group, saying US citizens were targets

The iPhone maker said it is also seeking to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services or devices to prevent further abuse.

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report

Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists

Top headlines: SC appoints Pegasus probe, Delhi summons Facebook execs

The Supreme Court ordered a panel of experts to investigate whether the government used the Pegasus spyware to surveil opposition leaders, activists, tycoons, judges and journalists.