Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An anonymous hacker has accessed 70 million phone calls placed by inmates in at least 37 states by breaching Securus Technologies, a prominent telecommunications provider for correctional institutions. Of these, at least 14,000 were confidential conversations between inmates and their attorneys….
Prison phone company recorded private lawyer-inmate calls, hack reveals NYSE Post
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Calling it “the most massive breach of the attorney-client privilege in modern US history”, the American Civil Liberties Union told The Intercept that while prisoners lose many of their constitutional rights, the right to speak privately with an attorney – related…
ZTE executive calls Google Nexus 6P a ripoff of ZTE Grand S
ZTE blames Google of copying its design, claims Nexus 6P is a clone of ZTE Grand S (Anthena) It took only a few days for ZTE to make a claim that Google and Huawei copied of its smartphone design after the Nexus 6P was announced. Google had unveiled two Nexus…
Latest rumor calls for the Snapdragon 801 SoC to power the OnePlus X
The second OnePlus phone expected to launch in 2015, is currently dubbed the OnePlus X. Some have called it the OnePlus Mini, expecting a smaller screen and less powerful specs. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has previously alluded to the phone as something made for those into design and fashion instead…
Edward Snowden Calls on UK Students to Rise Up Against Spying
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Former CIA contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed the extent and methods of mass surveillance used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s GCHQ spy agency, has called on students to oppose plans to increase surveillance powers. Snowden was speaking…
SS7 Phone network security flaw lets anyone bug your calls
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Billions of mobile phone users at risk as network flaw allows hackers to intercept calls and track location 60 Minutes uncovers huge mobile phone security susceptibilities raising security concerns on SMS verification According to Australian TV program 60 minutes, billions of…
Huge phone network security flaw lets anyone bug calls and text messages
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Spy agencies like the NSA and many others aren’t the only ones able to bug your calls and text messages, a new investigation shows. It turns out that anyone with the right equipment and know-how can tap into a carrier’s phone network…
Car Hacking: Consumer Reports Calls On Members To Pressure Congress For New Mandatory Protections
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In an email blast to subscribers today filled with ominous warnings, Consumer Reports, the nation’s biggest consumer watchdog and advocacy organization, called on its members to write congress looking for more government-mandated security for car-based computer systems. Citing a report released…
Easier Conference Calls With ‘Talk’ by AnyMeeting
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AnyMeeting is a communication startup that offers free web conferencing tools for online meetings and general conferencing needs. More recently, though, it has reached a new niche with the release of Talk: a free and simple to use service that allows the creation of…
Hackers developed a new tool that can flood networks with spam phone calls
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers are selling a new tool that lets anyone flood a phone network with spam phone calls. The Register reports that Eastern-European hackers have developed a new piece of kit that is being sold online. The TNT Instant Up can be…