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#Documentary Exposes How The #FBI Tried To Destroy #MLK With #Wiretaps, #Blackmail

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail

The #Spanish #government is using #Huawei to manage and store judicially authorized #wiretaps in the country used by both #law enforcement and #intelligence services, despite concerns about how the #Chinese government could compel Huawei to assist Beijing with its own intelligence activities.

https://therecord.media/spain-awards-contracts-huawei-intelligence-agency-wiretaps

https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web

#NSA #Wiretaps #wiretapping #eavesdropping #intelligence #surveillance #spying #CivilLiberties #security #privacy #oversight

#China #Wiretaps #Americans in 'Worst Hack in Our Nation's History'
China's gov. hackers were able to deeply penetrate U.S. #telecommunications in ways that Biden's administration hasn't yet acknowledged. Hackers were able to listen to calls and read text messages, reportedly exploiting system #US authorities use to #wiretap Americans in criminal cases. Worst part? Networks are still compromised and it may take incredibly drastic measures to boot them from U.S. systems.
https://gizmodo.com/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history-2000528424

#China #Wiretaps Americans in 'Worst #Hack in Our Nation's History'

America's aging #infrastructure seems to be the culprit.
#wiretap #security

https://gizmodo.com/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history-2000528424

Not reassuring. It's not the first time #wiretaps are wiretapped by adversaries. Think Greece/vodafone. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/ #security #breach #adversaries #threat #ISP

Chinese government #hackers penetrated the networks of several large US-based Internet service providers
and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized #wiretaps of communications networks,
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

"People familiar with the matter" told the WSJ that hackers breached the networks of companies including #Verizon, #ATandT, and Lumen (also known as #CenturyLink).

"A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of US broadband providers,
potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests," the WSJ wrote.

"For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful US requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter."

These "attackers also had access to other tranches of more generic Internet traffic," according to the WSJ's sources.

The attack is being attributed to a Chinese hacking group called #SaltTyphoon.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/

#Chinese govt #hackers penetrated #networks of several large US-based #Internet service providers, may have gained access 2 systems used 4 court-authorized #wiretaps of communications networks "People familiar w the matter" told WSJ that hackers breached networks of companies including #Verizon #AT&T, #Lumen #CenturyLink "For months or longer hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate w lawful US requests for communications data https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/ #cybercrime

Top #FBI Official Urges Agents to Use #Warrantless #Wiretaps on US Soil

An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial #spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
#privacy #surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-section-702-us-person-queries-email/

Illinois bill banning eavesdropping by IoT devices defanged by tech lobby - Enlarge / Illinois' Senate had a bill that would ban devices from eavesdropping without telling you... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1489569 #illinoissenate #amazonecho #googlehome #wiretaps #biz&it #policy