Hi-tech Mumbai attacks pose forensics problems for intel agencies
The barriers to government-authorized communications interception posed by the increasing use of Internet-based communications systems by militants or criminals are nothing new. Intelligence and law...
View ArticleFurther technical details emerge on Mumbai attacks
By IAN ALLEN | intelNews.org | On December 9, we reported that the Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, used voice-over-Internet-protocol (VOIP) software to communicate with the perpetrators of...
View ArticleUnprotected Wi-Fi now seen as security threat in India
By IAN ALLEN | intelNews.org | IntelNews has been reporting on the interesting technical intelligence details of the November 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. On January 7, we explained that...
View ArticleComment: EU wants to intercept encrypted VOIP communications
Italian authorities are taking the initiative in a European Union (EU)-wide effort to terminate the tacit immunity of voice-over-Internet-protocol (VOIP) communications from authorized interception....
View ArticleHas Skype’s VOIP encryption been broken?
I have explained before that the US National Security Agency (NSA) and other intelligence agencies have found it impossible to intercept Skype's instant messaging and voice traffic. Remarkably, on...
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US state governors receiving suspicious laptops. Blackwater training foreign mercenaries in the Philippines. Swiss government agency is able to wiretap Skype.
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Is Afghan President's brother a US informant? Fatah dismisses spy chief in West Bank. Indian Intelligence Bureau wants to block all VOIP Services.
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US government appeals judge's order in Cuban Five spy case. Indian spies want access to missed calls. New book investigates Stasi's scientific espionage.
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Email trojan targeted at US .gov, .mil accounts. ACLU concerned about Google-NSA partnership. Analysis: Smuggling secret information through VOIP.
View ArticlePolice see ‘professional job’ in British spy’s death
By JOSEPH FITSANAKIS | intelNews.org | As authorities investigate the recent death of British spy Dr. Gareth Williams, the country’s notorious tabloid media industry is having a field day disorienting...
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Has Microsoft broken Skype’s encryption? Ex-CIA agent loses legal battle over ‘unauthorized’ book. Family of accused Australian spy seeks support.
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Western-aided Libyan rebels use child soldiers as young as seven. Human Rights Watch says Libyan rebels loot towns and abuse civilians. UK politicians demand extra powers to hold spies to account....
View ArticleNews you may have missed #689: NSA edition
Ex-NSA Director calls Stuxnet a 'good idea'. NSA develops secure Android phones. Senior US Defense official says DHS should lead cybersecurity.
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MI6 officer murder inquest to be held in secret. GCHQ warns it is losing terrorists on the internet. Israel pressures Obama to release Jewish spy.
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US Supreme Court to consider case on secret wiretapping. Why is CIA applauding DoD’s intel grab? FBI forms secretive online surveillance unit.
View ArticleSkype set up secret project to enable government snooping
Skype, the world-famous company that provides Internet-based communications between registered users, set up a secret project five years ago to facilitate persistent requests by government agencies to...
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