Installing Spyware With Drones Could Lead to Linking People To a Bitcoin Address
The recent media storm about Hacking Team has shed light on some things most people would have rather never known. And despite all of the negative parts, there are major companies still showing a legitimate interest in hacking Team and what they can bring to the table. Building more drones to inject spyware through Wi-Fi networks is just one of the many possibilities. It goes without saying that user privacy is a thing of the past, as much as the everyday consumer would like to think otherwise. Regardless of where you are or what you are doing, government surveillance is all around you. In....
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Following the hacking incident on Italian spyware company Hacking Team, the issue on whether bitcoin transactions can be linked to addresses has been raised. In particular, drones that can install spyware through wifi networks are seen to be a potential threat to bitcoin network anonymity. On the one hand, this could have advantages since it could allow governments and authorities to track down criminal activity that involves bitcoin. After all, several drug deals and terrorist attacks have reportedly been linked to bitcoin transactions. On the other hand, it could lead to a massive loss....
Drones, you may or may not own one, but you’ve probably heard about them in the news. As you may have suspected, the use of drones is on the rise. Today, drones are more accessible to the masses than ever before due to their availability online and inexpensive cost. Thanks to online retailers like Amazon, it doesn’t cost much to buy a drone, less than $50. Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), can be used for a multitude of things ranging from practical, entertaining, or just plain scary. With a camera or recording device attached, drones have even greater potential. A drone in the....
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Whenever the terms “government” and “surveillance technology” are mentioned in the same sentence, people will hold their breath in anticipation of another scandal. A recent report, published by Privacy International, documents the campaign to vanquish Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s opposition movements. If that wasn’t enough, the report also claims a new communications monitoring center is on the horizon. In this day and age of technological innovation, it doesn’t take that much effort to spy on people. One particular type of spyware called FinFisher, can easily remotely monitor....
Italian spyware vendor Hacking Team's internal data was hacked and released this week, leaking research and information on how its bitcoin spyware called "Money Module," which was used to spy on protesters and political dissidents works. The Italian spyware vendor has been selling the software that surveils computers or smartphones to a range of clients, including international law enforcement agencies. The software was launched in January 2014, and has been used to track down transactions of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, litecoin, feathercoin and namecoin. The software targets one key....