January 2012
Over 100 Private detectives to spy on New Year... →
Concerned parents and spouses have hired private investigators to snoop on the activities of their kith and kin in the party capital of the nation With Goa taking the honours of being the hedonistic…
Facebook Wreaks Havoc on One-Third of Marriages in... →
Husbands and wives in the United Kingdom headed for divorce are increasingly citing Facebook in their petitions, according to a survey from Divorce-Online, a website that focuses on divorce in the…
December 2011
How China May Use US Business for Intelligence... →
“Chinese human-intelligence operations primarily rely on collecting a small amount of information from a large number of people”, said Peter Grier, “Spy case patterns the Chinese style of espionage”….
What Will Mobile Security Look Like in 2012? →
In the past 12 months, we’ve seen how easily we become victims of malicious acts in the form of malware, hacktivists, cyber criminals, as well as other methods of breaching security in our mobile…
Private security hired for church service →
Two men in brown sport coats and the word “security” on their black turtlenecks were standing outside Friendship Baptist Church Christmas morning. They identified themselves as employees of Morgan…
Protect yourself from computer skimming →
Do you use public computers? Maybe to check in on a flight at a hotel? Or a convention kiosk? We have a warning: Criminals could be watching every move you make and recording every key you type. When…
Occupy Wall Street Gets A Surveillance Drone: The... →
The police may soon be watching you in your garden picking your vegetables or your bottom. As police plans for increasing unmanned aerial surveillance take shape, there is a new twist. Private…
DARPA to start checking your email for threats →
Troops’ emails will be under surveillance as part of a new Defense Department project to help detect potential “insider threats,” or potential traitors or terrorists inside the military. A new…
BBC admits using notorious private investigator to... →
The BBC has admitted hiring a notorious private investigator who was convicted of supplying newspapers with illegally obtained private information about celebrities and public figures. The…
Cheating is easy nowadays, but catching on is... →
Pants on fire no more. Lipstick on the cyber collar is washable. Cheating, like other art forms, has kept up with technological advances. Informal workplaces, availability of public places to hang…
June 2010
Ispla’s director of government affairs represents... →
ISPLA’s Director of Government Affairs, Bruce Hulme will be representing the Investigative profession at the American Bar Association 36th Annual National Conference on Professional Responsibility in…
Hear Author and Private Investigator Philip Becnel... →
In the June 2010 podcast of The American Private Investigator with your host, Paul Jaeb, hear from Philip Becnel, managing partner of Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group, and author of Private…
Medical records found in DMV’s dumpster →
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Who dumped medical records, containing confidential patient information, at the DMV?
These are some of the most sensitive, intimate personal medical records a person can…
FBI’s “Investigative Kiosks” allow quick data... →
It seems that every day, manufacturers add features to the garden-variety cell phone that make these mobile devices increasingly valuable as items of evidence. Text messages, call logs, e-mails,…
FTC slaps down keylogger firm →
CyberSpy Software, which markets the controversial RemoteSpy commercial keylogging application, has agreed to rewrite the software and clean up its business practices to settle a case brought by the…
Fraudsters limber up for World Cup themed scams →
Fraudsters as well as footballers are gearing up for this month’s World Cup extravaganza in South Africa.
Football governing body FIFA has already warned supporters to be wary over various forms of…
Man accused of trying to swap baby for cocaine →
A not guilty plea has been entered for a man accused of offering to trade his 3-month-old daughter for crack cocaine.
Matthew Brace of Northampton was arraigned Tuesday in Chicopee District Court on…
What it takes to get a job as a forensic... →
THE POPULARITY of scripted television programs like CSI is a cultural phenomenon. But the press coverage regarding the “CSI Effect” or “CSI Syndrome” has not been totally complimentary.
In fact, most…
Lieberman Bill Gives Feds ‘Emergency’ Powers to... →
Joe Lieberman wants to give the federal government the power to take over civilian networks’ security, if there’s an “imminent cyber threat.” It’s part of a draft bill, co-sponsored by Senators…
WikiLeaks Was Launched With Documents Intercepted... →
WikiLeaks, the controversial whistleblowing site that exposes secrets of governments and corporations, bootstrapped itself with a cache of documents obtained through an internet eavesdropping…
Texas ‘Dog Scent Lineup’ Called Junk Science →
HOUSTON (CN) – The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Department, north of Houston, used fraudulent “dog scent lineups” and testimony from a jailhouse snitch to send a man to prison for 2½ years for a…
Report says Google plans to dump Windows on... →
Months after the Aurora attacks in which attackers successfully penetrated Google systems by targeting a vulnerable version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google is phasing out the Windows operating…
RateMyCop User Ensnared in ‘Dumbest Case Ever’ →
A Florida man arrested and briefly jailed for posting a local police officer’s home address on a cop-rating site said Wednesday his ordeal was “completely crazy.”
“Just because I posted it, I got…
Studio Swiped ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ Man Says →
LOS ANGELES (CN) – A man claims he pitched the idea for the movie “Kung Fu Panda,” to Dream Works Animation, which turned him down and then made the movie behind his back. Terence Dunn claims he…
Apologies can help resolve legal disputes →
Apologies can potentially help resolve legal disputes ranging from injury cases to wrongful firings, according to new research.
Jennifer Robbennolt, professor of law and psychology, University of…
Google tries to patent tech that snoops Wi-Fi... →
Google is attempting to patent the very same wardriving technology the search giant says it used by mistake to snoop on Wi-Fi users in more than 30 countries, attorneys said Wednesday.
A patent…
South Africa confident in its police, security... →
When South Africa was named the host of next week’s World Cup in 2004, the country was a decade into democracy.
South Africa was still recovering from 46 years of apartheid rule, which deprived its…
Security and compliance issues slow businesses... →
In March, Facebook passed Google as the most visited website on the internet. As a result of the site’s rapidly increasing popularity, many businesses have begun incorporating it into their marketing…
U.S. Law Enforcement Deaths Up 42 Percent →
As another Memorial Day weekend begins to fade, the memories of police officers who died in the line of duty remain during a year that has turned into one of the most tragic years for law enforcement…
Privacy fears ’should not hamper airport security’ →
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told an aviation conference in Abu Dhabi Tuesday that concerns over privacy should not hamper cooperation on airport security.
“I want to stress, I am…
Improvements to eDiscovery technology met with... →
In the past, cases involving eDiscovery cost the enterprises involved a significant amount of money and effort. A Law.com report states that while technology for eDiscovery has improved, the process…
Chinese schools banned from charging security fees →
China has banned schools from charging fees for hiring guards and installing security systems to protect students from violence, after several deadly assaults at schools across the country.
A notice…
Toolkit: A Look at the Gear That Experts Use to... →
When companies like Archer Daniels Midland and Liberty Mutual Insurance are worried that someone is bugging their boardrooms or tapping their phone lines, they call Kevin Murray. He heads one of the…
Panel found ‘distracted’ DNI →
The director of national intelligence should be recognized as the undisputed chief of the intelligence community but has been sidetracked by bitter disputes over his authority and other distractions…
Military Spending on the Rise Worldwide →
Military spending worldwide increased in 2009 to an estimated $1.53 trillion, despite the global economic crisis, according to a report published Wednesday by a Swedish think tank.
The Stockholm…
CheatConfession: new infidelity website is FML... →
Is it just us, or are confessional websites the Internet trend du jour? Between PostSecret, FML, and Texts from Last Night, we’ve been suffering a sinister blend of schadenfreude and TMI….
Spanish Online Piracy Rate Nears 96% →
Almost 96% of all recorded music acquired online in Spain is pirated, according to a new report from the Spanish division of U.S. consultant IDC Research.
The report, published June 1, covers the…
Shouldn’t the MPAA crack down on Ashton Kutcher... →
The Motion Picture Association of America is always talking tough about cracking down on piracy anywhere and everywhere, so much so that it has even been sending out its fabled “you are breaking the…
Some iPads Can’t Take the Heat →
What lovely New York weather we had this weekend: sunny, high 80s and a light breeze. Perfect for lying around outside and reading a good book. That is, if the book you are hoping to read is not on…
Pastor dumped for ‘infidelity’ →
A well-known gospel artist and preacher has been dumped by his wife because of infidelity.
He has also been forced to resign from his church.
Pastor Malibongwe Gcwabe, of the Assemblies of God church…
Google Faces Privacy Investigation in Canada →
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has started an investigation into Google’s collection of data from unsecured wireless networks, the office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Data protection…
Cheaters Beware: Phoenix Lab Uses DNA to Prove... →
If you happen to be cheating on your significant other, you better be prepared to hide, wash, or burn your undies after the deed is done, thanks to a Phoenix laboratory that’s offering its DNA…
Privacy And Data Security – What Counsel Should... →
Introduction
Privacy and data security laws and regulations exist at both the federal and state level and, until recently, there was a fairly clear demarcation between what federal regulations…
World Cup crime: Reality vs. hysteria →
Media-fuelled hysteria about crime in South Africa is scaring some tourists off from attending the World Cup, and prompting others to take unusual measures to ensure their safety.
Of some 350,000…
Bill adds texting, e-mails to Calif. wiretap law →
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Criminals have adopted texts, e-mails, instant messages and other forms of electronic communication, and a state senator says the law hasn’t caught up to the technology.
Sen. Fran…
Aaron Barr: Computer security is a ‘hunt, an... →
With more than a decade as an intelligence and special signals analyst in the U.S. Navy, Aaron Barr spent a significant amount of time learning how systems worked and discovering he had a knack for…
Cybersecurity: A Year in Review →
This past Saturday, May 29 marked the one year anniversary of the President Barack Obama’s speech on cybersecurity where he said “America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on…
Software offers a running commentary to ease video... →
A prototype computer vision system can generate a live text description of what’s happening in a feed from a surveillance camera. Although not yet ready for commercial use, the system demonstrates…
Trial set for 2 accused in shootings, kidnapping... →
A trial date has been set for two men who could face the death penalty for the January murder of a Hooters casino waitress.
Gregory Lee Hover, 38, and his alleged accomplice, 19-year-old Richard…
Society of Surveillance →
I advise people using loaned computers to always assume there is some sort of spyware planted.
The recent flap over a Pennsylvania school district’s use of tracking software on schoolissued laptops,…