Geek Out

Mysterious Russian ‘Numbers Station’ Changes Broadcast After 20 Years

The bizarre, constant audio output of one particular mysterious Russian “Numbers Station” has changed, for the first time in 20 years. This might mean something bad is about to happen, or simply that someone finally remembered to switch tapes.


July 22, 2010

CIA Drone Guy Becomes New Top Spy

How crucial have drone strikes become to the CIA? A senior official involved with them just became the agency’s new top spy.


July 2, 2010
Computing

Tech Support Team To Russian Spy: "If This Doesn’t Work We Can Meet Again In Six Months"

Looks like those Russian spies who’ve been lurking around the US recently aren’t so different from you and I. They also have to deal with incredibly crappy tech support representatives, long wait times and stupid suggestions.


June 30, 2010
Online

FBI: Spies Hid Secret Messages On Public Websites

Moscow communicated with alleged spies in America by encoding instructions on public websites. It’s a process called steganography. And it’s one of a slew of high-tech and time-tested methods that the deep-cover agents and their Russian handlers used to pass information


Geek Out

What It’s Like To Be A Russian Spy Undercover In The US In 2010

“You were sent to USA for long-term service trip. Your education, bank accounts, car, house – all these serve one goal: fulfil your main mission…to search and develop ties in policymaking circles in US and send intels to [Center] .”


June 12, 2010
Online

Spies Want To Stockpile Your YouTube Clips (And Scan Them For Terror Threats)

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Your YouTube videos could soon be scanned and evaluated for terror threats, thanks to a new project funded by the US intelligence community that’ll create a searchable warehouse of open-source clips.


May 30, 2010
Gadgets

Spy Versus Spies

This is Kevin Murray. When multimillion-dollar corporations want to smoke out espionage, he’s the man they call. And this? This is his gear.


May 14, 2010

Confessed Spy Convicted Of Exporting US Crypto Gear To China

A Chinese national was convicted this week of smuggling and other charges over his efforts to acquire sensitive military and NSA-encryption gear from eBay and other internet sources.


February 2, 2010

China Using Freebie Flash Drives To Spy On Britain

UK security agency MI5 has issued a warning regarding freebie flash drives and cameras. Apparently Chinese spies are handing them out to UK businessmen in hopes of infecting their computers with trojans and gaining access to corporate secrets.


September 17, 2009
Gadgets

Coming Back From China? Throw Your Phone Out

According to the US government, if you’re coming back from China you probably want to ditch your phone. You know, just in case.