|
| |
Archive for the ‘Intellectual Property Theft’ Category
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
The U.S. Department of Defense is holding a Cyber Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from January 20 – 27, 2012.
This program brings together professionals in the following disciplines: Digital Forensics, Forensic R&D, Information Technology, Investigations, and Legal.
Some of the topics include:
- D3 Digital Crime Scene Challenge
- Six People Who Are Changing the World of Security
- U.S. Cyber Challenge
- Forensics
- The Future of Crime
- Computer Crime and Intellectual Property
These are amazing topics! If you are interested, go to: dodcybercrime
Tags: crime, cyber crime training, cyber-crime, hacking, identity theft, investigation, Online Security, spying
Posted in cell phone security, crime, Electronic Countermeasures, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Mobile Phone Security, Online Security, Technology, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
We are all familiar with the influx of knockoff designer goods being sent to the U.S. and the crackdown on the criminal rings who are smuggling these goods into the U.S. Although this problem hurts our economy and supports slave labor, it is not as frightening as the recent discovery that counterfeit parts are being used in our weapons.
A months-long congressional probe found at least 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronics in U.S. weapons. The total number of suspect parts exceeded 1 million.
In more than 70 percent of the cases in which investigators traced parts back to their source, the trail led to China.
The results of the investigation, conducted by the Senate Armed Services Committee, were recently presented at a hearing where senators grilled defense contractors about lapses in monitoring their parts supply chain.
Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich) said, “We cannot allow our national security to depend on electronic scrap salvaged from trash heaps by Chinese counterfeiters.” He called the report’s findings — based on records from 10 defense contractors and their testers — “just the tip of the iceberg.” Levin said that China’s authoritarian rulers could stop the counterfeiting “if they want to stop it.” (more…)
Tags: counterfeit weapon parts, investigation, security
Posted in "Hmm.", Intellectual Property Theft, National News, Security, Technology, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The news has been rampant with stories of stolen laptop and desktop computers. Whether you are running your business from your computer or keeping confidential information on your personal computer, thieves can do irreparable damage with your information – either by stealing your customer’s information or your personal information. Identity theft crimes have also grown exponentially over the years.
Are you doing anything to protect your computer? Did you know there is “theft tracking software” you can install that tracks and locates lost or stolen laptop and desktop computers? Products exist for both PC’s and Mac’s. Follow the above links to check out our programs. They are available at the U-Spy Store at a substantial discount if you order online. Also, feel free to stop into one of our stores and speak with our staff. They are very knowledgable and can offer great advice. We sell both the PC PhoneHome™ and the Mac PhoneHome™ Theft Tracking Software. Special low-cost Enterprise versions of PC PhoneHome™ are available for large-scale deployment for K-12s, Colleges & Universities, Corporations and Government agencies. We also provide a technical support phone number.
Heres how this tracking software works…Every time a protected computer connects to the Internet, a stealth email is sent to a pre-determined email address of the user’s choice and to a worldwide control center. In the event your computer is lost or stolen, you file a theft report with the local police and then notify us. Recovery agents at our Command and Tracking Center will provide you full tracking and recovery support. We work with global ISPs and local police to recover your lost property fast!
A single copy version is priced at only $29.95 for the life of your computer! There are no yearly monitoring fees, no additional charges and no hidden costs – unlike other retailers who charge upfront fees.
Tags: computer tracking software, security, theft, U-Spy Store
Posted in Electronic Countermeasures, Home, Personal & Travel Security, How to Catch a Thief, Intellectual Property Theft, Technology, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Friday, September 30th, 2011
The selling of counterfeit goods has long been a problem for many manufacturers, but this scam has a new twist. Unlike the numerous street vendors you see on the streets of New York selling fake goods, these retailers actually opened stores that used the name “Apple,” making them seem as though they were Apple owned stores. Fake Apple products were then sold in these stores. Names such as, “Apple Story and Fun Zone” were being used.
Apple has reached an agreement with the Flushing, New York store owners to stop using the Apple name and to hand over all goods with Apple packaging or the Apple logo. The items in question include cases and headphones branded with the Apple logo. Apple intends to destroy the fake goods.
“Apple representatives visited the Apple Story and Fun Zone stores on multiple occasions over several weeks and purchased an assortment of cases and stereo headsets bearing one or more of the Apple trademarks, but which are not made or authorized by Apple,” Apple said in its original August filing. (more…)
Tags: countefeit goods, investigation, scams
Posted in busted, Crime News, Gadgets, Intellectual Property Theft | No Comments »
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
Spokeo is part phone book, and part social media monitoring site…”monitoring” being that users can monitor other’s activities online. Unlike the services that offer to find information for people when you look up a phone number on the White Pages site, Spokeo is pretty accurate with its information, and it doesn’t cost the $16.95 per search that other similar searches charge.
In fact, its free for basic stuff. If you want to check out how accurate the information is, type in your name or email address. Spokeo will either return nothing, or a number of “hits” that will show people with your name, or others with the same name. Then, narrow that down by location, and the site comes up with your address–and possibly a couple of addresses for places you’ve lived, a general statement regarding your demographic information (age, sex, etc) and maybe even a general income. Weirdly, it integrates with Google maps, and shows pictures of your neighborhood (if not your house).
Spokeo is one of several information-gathering companies–or, social media aggregators–that collect information. A one year membership allows for users to aggregate information from local, state and federal government databases and hundreds of social-networking sites. A kind of line computer surveillance warehouse, if you will.
It sounds ominous, but Spokeo isn’t perfect. For instance, I conducted a couple of searches where the site had my name correct, but but didn’t accumulate any other correct information. I searched for a couple of friends, and it found what could have been accurate information (income level, age, etc.) but got the address wrong.
According to Spokeo, the information is “garbage in, garbage out,” meaning that if anything, the information should be considered “kinda accurate” and used for reference only. One thing I noticed was that my household income was way over what it should have been…like six-fold…which I attribute to the fact that I am a normal person in a wealthy zip. Or, maybe I’m secretly rich…
A lot of the data comes from public databases, and would already be available, as federal agencies have gone to electronic record-keeping. To read more, check out the Fox News Investigation.
In the future, Spokeo might be something to be wary of, but right now it’s only half right half the time.
Tags: cameras, cell phone, crime, invasion of privacy, spy, spying, surveillance, U-Spy, U-Spy Store
Posted in "Hmm.", cell phone security, Intellectual Property Theft, Local News, Online Security, Security, Technology, Technorati, U-Spy, U-Spy Questions, U-Spy says, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Be very careful where you download your copy of “Angry Birds”, “Monkey Jump 2″, “Presidents vs. Aliens”, “City Defense”, “Sex Positions” (REALLY?) and “Baseball Superstars 2010″ from as well as other Android programs. A new trojan labeled “Gemini” has been found and is making its rounds on the interwebs.
(more…)
Tags: android malware, android virus, cell phone virus, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, invasion of privacy, security, smart phone virus, voyeur
Posted in cell phone security, crime, Crime News, eavesdropping, Home, Personal & Travel Security, Intellectual Property Theft, privacy, U-Spy says, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Friday, September 10th, 2010
With the release of the hugely popular Cell Phone Recon software, we have been trying to update the compatibility list as fast as possible. Since there are so many different smart phones and so many carriers as well as the various types of service available from the same carrier, we are trying our best to update this. Please bear with us as the information is comping in fast and we are updating as fast as possible.
Disclaimer: The software must only be used to monitor cell phones when the owner/user has given permission for you to do so. If the software is installed on a mobile phone whose owner/user has not given permission, then you could liable for legal action.
(more…)
Tags: cell phone spy, eavesdropping, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, invasion of privacy, spy, spying, surveillance
Posted in cell phone security, eavesdropping, Home Surveillance, How To Catch a Criminal, How to Catch a Thief, Intellectual Property Theft, Online Security, privacy, U-Spy, U-Spy Product Reviews, U-Spy says, U-Spy Store | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 30th, 2010
There were over 5,500,000 computers stolen in the USA in the last three years. Worldwide statistics are proportionally similar. The epidemic of computer theft has reached historic proportions. According to the FBI, only 3% of unprotected (those that do NOT use a software tracking and recovery software) stolen computers are EVER recovered…
Click Here for Key findings of the 8th Annual 2010 BSI Computer Theft Survey of appoximately 20,000 Education and Corporate sector IT professionals!
(more…)
Tags: busted, chicago crime, police, spy, surveillance, theft, theft by unlawful taking, theft investigations, U-Spy, U-Spy Store
Posted in busted, Caught!, crime, Crime News, Criminal Foolishness, hacking, How to Catch a Thief, Intellectual Property Theft, Online Security, U-Spy Product Reviews, U-Spy Surveillance Equipment | No Comments »
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
This 16 Hour workshop includes 2 days of instruction and hands-on lab work with actual cell phones in a fully equipped lab setting. Mobile Forensics topics that will be covered include: Acquisition, Preservation, Analysis and Presentation of CDMA, GSM, and iDEN cell phone evidence, SIM Cards, and Memory Cards, Faraday Preservation, and applicable Laws.
The U-Spy Store is proudly participating by hosting an Orlando, Florida class at their Sea World location on October 28th & 29th. For more details, check the Cellular Forensics Website. At the conclusion of the workshop, students will have a strong fundamental knowledge of cell phone forensics with the ability to do full mobile acquisitions on their own. Each student will be provided with a certificate of completion for 16 hours of Continuing Education Units.
(more…)
Tags: cell phone, cell phone bug, cell phone privacy, cell phone security, cell phone spy, eavesdropping, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, U-Spy
Posted in cell phone security, Crime News, eavesdropping, Electronic Countermeasures, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, Gadgets, Home, Personal & Travel Security, How To Catch a Criminal, How to Catch a Thief, Intellectual Property Theft, privacy, U-Spy, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
The U.S. Copyright Office announced that jailbreaking (software modifications that liberate iPhones and other handsets to run applications from sources other than those approved by the phone maker) the iPhone, and basically any Apple O/S, is legal. The decision stems from a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the new ruling rewrites the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). (more…)
Tags: Apple, Apple Mac, Apple O/S, applications, cell phone, cell phone applications, chicago, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy, iphone, jailbreak, Mac, Macintosh, mobile phone, spy, spying, surveillance, unlocking iPhone
Posted in "Hmm.", cell phone security, crime, Crime News, eavesdropping, Electronic Countermeasures, Electronic Countermeasures - Debugging, Gadgets, hacking, Home, Personal & Travel Security, Intellectual Property Theft, Online Security, privacy, Technorati, U-Spy, U-Spy Product Reviews, U-Spy Questions, U-Spy says, U-Spy Store | No Comments »
| |
|
