Oct 28, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Security New findings have shed light on what's said to be a lawful attempt to covertly intercept traffic originating from jabber[.]ru (aka xmpp[.]ru), an XMPP-based instant messaging service, via servers hosted on Hetzner and Linode (a subsidiary of Akamai) in Germany. "The attacker has issued several new TLS certificates using Let's … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover Wiretapping of XMPP-Based Instant Messaging Service
Wiretapping
A new method of wiretapping smartphones using an accelerometer
In late December 2022, a team of scientists from several US universities published a paper on wiretapping. The eavesdropping method they explore is rather unusual: words spoken by the person you’re talking to on your smartphone reproduced through your phone’s speaker can be picked up by a built-in sensor known as the accelerometer. At first glance, this approach doesn’t seem to … [Read more...] about A new method of wiretapping smartphones using an accelerometer
Researcher Uncovers Potential Wiretapping Bugs in Google Home Smart Speakers
Dec 30, 2022Ravie LakshmananBug Bounty / Privacy A security researcher was awarded a bug bounty of $107,500 for identifying security issues in Google Home smart speakers that could be exploited to install backdoors and turn them into wiretapping devices. The flaws "allowed an attacker within wireless proximity to install a 'backdoor' account on the device, enabling them to … [Read more...] about Researcher Uncovers Potential Wiretapping Bugs in Google Home Smart Speakers