No One is Safe, Microsoft Caught Spying on Skype Messages
Showing blatant disregard for personal privacy, Microsoft has been called out for intercepting, decrypting and reading private Skype conversations. According to a research project by ARS Technica, “The corporation is intercepting, decrypting, and reading at least some Skype messages to the point where URLs embedded in Skype chat are being visited by machines.” Microsoft acquired […]
Dogtown Media Urging Congress to Reject “CISPA” Digital Spying Law
New privacy invasion legislation moves closer to become Federal law. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act also known as CISPA gives Government agencies the ability to invade the personal digital privacy of Americans. The proposed law forces privately owned tech companies to comply with Government institutions requests for sensitive user information. The legislation also […]
Hacker Claims Remote Hijack Of Airplanes Using Android App
A security consultant who is also a trained commercial pilot has developed an Android app that he claims can take over flight management systems. The hack was demoed at the “Hack In The Box” conference in Amsterdam. Hugo Teso showed how the app called PlaneSploit can locate targets on the ground by infiltrating radio broadcasts between aircraft and air traffic control. The system then […]