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Israeli Spy Equipment Found with Spy

Ultra sophisticated spy equipment of Israeli origin
was found in the possession of a spy for the Mossad.
He, along with his brother, had been performing surveillance
on specific targets in Beirut.

The spy equipment they had with them were top notch
communication equipment. As well as cars fitted with cameras,
capable of taking clear pictures of license plates and faces.

Continue reading...
http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/11
/04/lebanon_busts_israeli_spy_ring/5383/

My Spy Prediction Materialized

Remember when i predicted the ipod would be used as a spy tool
to conduct industrial or corporate espionage?

Well we just had one of the rare proof of that, although
I bet you it happens a lot all year long.

This time, the case comes from India and involves the good
ol' ipod.

The company isn't named, and most of the time corporate
espionage cases are not even shared with authorities, although
this is slowly starting to change.

Get the scoop on this spy case at:
http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/10/29/ipod-used-as-
data-stealing-tool-in-indian-corporate-espionage/

The Strangest Spy Equipment Ever - Not For Sale..

Ok...There won't be much information here because very little
is known about this very weird piece of spy equipment
that's straight out of the most out of this world movie
you've ever seen...

Thing is, this is a true story.

Here it is...

Iranian security has caught a bird fitted with spy equipment.
True story!

It was on a tree near an underground uranium enrichment plant.

This is the strangest spy equipment and story I've ever
heard of...

Find out more at http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081020/oddities
/iran_spy_offbeat

My Spy Gadget Prediction For 2009

Here is my prediction for spy gadgets in 2009...
Well there are a couple..

1- Spy camera sales will grow even more than in the past.
We are at a point where the technology is so mature and so is
the manufacturing, that prices will drop quite a bit next year.
Easily by 20%. And this will result in even more sales.

2- Billions of people will own spy equipment.
Well this has already happened actually.
Here I'm talking about cell phones.

They are starting to have video capabilities
and they're as slim as they ever been.
Not to mention their memory capacity makes it that you
can let it sit anywhere and record a lot of video.

3- Billions of people are more and more prone to
be the victim of their own "spy tool".
This again related to cell phones. In this case tho,
the problem is that spy software are more and more popular.
And once installed on your cell phone, people can spy
on you from far away.

Well just felt like sharing these predictions with you.
Keep an eye around you. You just never know who may be
watching...

Great Spy Glasses Just For You

Hello Folks. Just found out about brand new pairs of spy glasses
which I think quite a few of you will reallybe interested in.
Any fan of portable spy gear? Of course, we are always on the look
out for the most portable in security products.

Well here it is...

Check out my short and sweet article on these brand new spy glasses.

Record audio, video, picture... you can even listen
to music while you're doing covert ops...... not recommended : )

Spy Cameras Are Nothing Compared To This Threat

Forget about little spy cams...

The big boys from Russia, an army of spies, are swarming
the UK.

This is straight from an ex head of KGB who has fled
to the U.S. in 2003 for fear of his safety.

While UK counterintelligence estimates there
are about 30 Russian spies on it's soil, this
ex spies estimates it could now be as high as
700+ people.

No matter how many TSCM sessions you do, if
the culrpit is a person, your counterspy equipment
won't be able to detect it - especially the Russians...

http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_headline=russia-floods-
uk-with-700-spies&method=full&objectid=20735872&
siteid=93463-name_page.html

The Myth Of Xray Cameras

There is a big myth surrounding xray cameras.
Well, let's say there is half truths.

It is true that cameras with IR filters like Sony
nightshot can see through some fabrics, including some clothes,
but most of the time it doesn't, if the fabric has
a decent thickness.

Yes you can see through many types of swim wear
but the technology and the products using this tech
were certainly not developed for those peeping tom
purposes. It has law enforcement purposes.

Protect Yourself From GPS Trackers

With the spread and abuse of car tracking systems,
we need a way to counter this threat. This is something
I have long been an advocate of. Countermeasures for GPS
technology. In recent news we have discovered that even police
is using this tracking spy technology without any warrants.

The solution is getting a GPS jammer.
This will block the gps device, even if you can't
find it in your car, from ever sending your GPS coordinates.
As long as it is turned on.

If you want to learn more about this, look for "GPS JAMMER"
down the following page:
http://www.advanced-intelligence.com/counter.html

Finally Revealed: Well known people that spied

Some well known figures were part time spies. Did
you know that..?

Even a famous cook we often saw on TV!!

Can you guess who they are?
Of course not!

You can take a guess, but unless you had a hidden
camera catching them in action or a well known source,
chances you would have called me crazy if I'd told
you that some of them were spying for the government.

Find out for yourself...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas
/article4535088.ece

Spy Scientist designed A Stealth Missile for China

Noshir Gowadia, the same spy scientist who sold classified
information about the U.S. B2 apparently designed a stealth
cruise missile for China, right from his home in Hawaii.

Not only that, he gave them slteathy parts as well.

Any stealth technology can be implemented to build
extraordinary surveillance equipment flying platform or weapons.

I'm still shaking my head in disbelief.
How could this SUPER top secret knowledge and technology
leak so much...?

We need to revisit out counterspy capabilities and weaknesses.

Cold War-era Spy Gear On Display By The State Department

The state department decided to put on display
what was once top secret spy gear used by our goverment
and other governments.

These include audio transmitters, devices that detect the
presence of spy devices and many other interesting pieces
of history.

The reason they are now willing to display those is because
now they are obsolete, as we evolved into the digital age.

Very interesting nonetheless.

Check out these cold war-era spy gear now!
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cold-ware-counter-
surveillance

Counterintelligence - Countering The Spying

If you really know what it is like and what it takes to
counter the spying and spy equipment business, then you
definitely need to read one hell of a good article that
covers all about it. What organizations perform this,
what power they have, counterintelligence for businesses
as well as against foreign governments trying to
steal our secrets.

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/33277.html

Just a quickie on new biometric solutions

Here's an article on new security products,
biometric products using your blood vessels
for authentication.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=palm-reading-devices

UK government again embarrassed by lost of top secret docs

It seems you often don't even need to be a spy or use
spy equipment to get top secret information.

For the 2nd time in a week, government employees have
forgotten secret documents on the train.

Crazy isn't it.

It got recovered but it became a big story.
Being able to handle those secrets is important
and serious.

To learn more about the story:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/home-secretary-
faces-commons-grilling-over-loss-of-secret-papers-847834.html

The FBI counterintelligence program to the rescue

If you have read my posts for a while, you are well aware
of all the possible spy threats from various countries,
governments and businesses.

It has always been a struggle for everybody to cope and
counter such threats.

Well things are slowly beginning to change thanks to one
of the FBI's program. It's called the Counterintelligence
Domain Program and it empowers and help protect people,
organizations and businesses from the threats of spying.

A great article...

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/print/Security-Technology-
and-Design/Cover-Focus/Helping-Hands/15731SIW2

Chinese computer spying - Take 245 675 and counting..

Boy oh boy... it seems this agressive chinese spying sees
on end in sight, but it keeps scoring big intel victories
all the time.

This time there's an investigation as to whether or not
the Chinese have secretly copied the hard drive of Commerce
Secretary Carlos Gutierrez's laptop.

What i don't understand is that there are many ways of
protecting yourself and limiting potential damages that are
still not implemented to this day, in my government agencies
and businesses, and there's no excuses why they shouldn't.

Agressive technical spying using spy equipment from countries
like China and man other countries is even more damaging
than anything we've seen in the past and it needs to stop.

For more on this and to learn how to protect yourself
better while on the road with your laptop and cell phone
communications...

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/05/30/us-investigates-
laptop-spying-suspicions/?mod=googlenews_wsj

Great article on intelligence role and terrorism

Just a quick one to let you know there's a great article
on the Intelligence community, capabilities, and realities,
when it comes to terrorism.

Great stuff.

Spy equipment and personnels have their roles, but this
article will show you there are limitations to everything
we have in our intel arsenal.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/
05/22/AR2008052202961.html?hpid=opinionsbox1?hpid=opinionsbox1

Modified IT equipment with back doors resurfaces

I've talked about this before. There are investigations
of counterfeit electronic devices and equipment that has
been sold to U.S. government agencies. And there is
a possibility that it has been tampered with, with
back door access to the systems these devices might
be attached to. The equipment was manufactured in China.

Solid investigations into this are being conducted.

Pure counterfeiting, or espionage operation..?

read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/technology/
09cisco.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=espionage&st=nyt&oref=slogin

Quick post on cyber warfare

Just a quick post on cyber surveillance, warefare and hacking...

There's another great article on this cyber reality,
some of the players involved in it, who gives sanctuary
to powerful criminal hacking groups and more...

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Art-of-Cyber-Warfare-
Part-1-The-Digital-Battlefield-62779.html?welcome=1209476415

A spy bug that looks like a fly?

Yes!. And there's much more than spy flies in the air.
Well, let's be realistic here...

There are many spy robots, even in the form of flying
bugs and birds in development. But there is not
flying spy bug fly yet. But it's getting there and is in
development. Stanford University has a mechanical fly that's
extremely small, but needs to be attached to a wire for it's
power.

Work on spy insects has been going on at DOD
and at the CIA since the 70's.

Also, the CIA is quoted as saying it cannot say what happened
in this area of spy bugs research, since they've developed some
early "bid-like" flying spy equipment, many years ago.

DARPA has actually worked on installing some kind
of control mechanism on insects!

A lot of very interesting projects you can read about..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/10/08/AR2007100801434.html

Another Case Of Chinese Espionage Attempt

Yes, these espionage cases, whether using spy equipment
or not, seem to come up again and again.

And again, in this espionage attempt, China was to be the
beneficiary of the secrets. Again, it involves military
technology and secrets. And again, it involves a person
of chinese descent.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/
showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001607

Chi Mak gets 25 years for espionage conspiring

Chi Mak, this Chinese-born engineer which we heard a
lot about over the past 2 years, has finally been convicted
of conspiring to pass sensitive U.S. military technology to
China, involving submarine technology. He got a 24 years
sentence. A couple other Chinese or Chinese-born people have
faced similar charges in recent months.

More here:
http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=206905727

What if Spies were Stuffing Your Elrectronics?

So you just bought these networking gear to have your own
little computer home network. And you've srt it up so it's
secure, and you feel good about this fact.

Well you shouldn't feel secure!
Actually you shouldn't worry so much cause you're
a "nobody' so to speak. But your government IS worried!

What am I talking about?

Well it seems there is an increase in sale of counterfeit
computer equipment, like network cards.

And foreign spies could potentially be in the mix,
and could resell counterfeit network adapter cards and
other equipment to military organizations.

Think this spy stuff is far fetched?

Read here
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20080313.aspx

..and realize it is already happening...

Future Spy Gear Could Read Your Mind?

Could it be possible in the future for some spy gear to read your
mind? Well this is pretty far fetched. But some new technological
discovery points to some abilities to "read minds".
Sort of...

Scientists at the University of California were able to know what
picture a person was seeing by looking at their brainwaves
pattern. And with pretty good accuracy.

The catch?
First, the scientists first need to catalog what the brain
activity of the person has he looks as specific image,
using a type of magnetic resonance imaging brain scan.

Who knows what the spy gear of the year 2100 will be like...

For more:http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10990

Fascinating Studies On the New Generation of Terrorist

This post is slightly different than usual.
But it still has to do with espionage and spying.
It's about how young people all over the world are being drawn
into terrorism, how they communicate together, how they operate.

But this is not the "professional" type of terrorists.
And the article is not about operational techniques.
But it's a fascinating read into the mind and the making of the
newest generation of terrorist.

Spy equipment, when it comes to resolving the terrorist cause, is
not the answer, as you will find out in the following article:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39361&dcn=e_hsw

Iran spies and Revolutionary Guards in Nicaragua?

The iranians opened an embassy over there, and there are reports
the local government is letting some revolutionary guards sneek
into the country completely covertly, without any trace of their
presence.

Very strange. Very alarming for the United States for sure.
While espionage definitely must be one of their concern, the
terrorist possibility (in case Iran feel the need to retaliate in
any confrontation) is even more worrisome for many.

To read more on this...
http://www.nysun.com/article/70934?page_no=1

CIA's technological and operational Marvel Of the Past

There's is one technological(spy equipment) and operational
achievement of the CIA that will always be remembered as
"one of the greatest" in espionage history. That is the
tunnel it secretly constructed in Berlin to tap into
the communications of the germans and soviets.

Have a look at what this achievement looked like...

It extended 300 yards into the Soviet sector.
For about a year it it allowed the U.S. and Britain to
record and listen to all the conversations going through three
large cables that carried most of the telephone and telegraph
traffic between East Berlin and points farther afield.

Very fascinating.

Continue at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/
01/27/ST2008012702568.html?hpid=topnews

Cuba's Spy Apparatus Goes Global

As Cuba's spy apparatus received several blows in the
past years,with intelligence centers closed etc, it
decided to go global and perform spy operations not only
on U.S. soil, but in different spots in the world where
there is a U.S. presence and operations.

Cuban intelligence has always been regarded as among the
best in the world, so it will definitely have an effect in
different regions and situations in the world.

Read more at:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/384091.html

Chinese Response To Alledged Penetration Of NSA

Just a quick post to let you know that the Chinese have
responded to their alledged penetration of the NSA's listening
post in Hawaii.

If you want to read what they had to say, head to:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/ea_china_
01_11.asp

USAF Gets A Cyber General

Well The U.S. Air Force recently has shown how serious it
takes the "cyber medium" by elevating and caracterizing it as
another element, alongside Air and Sea.

It also has just appointed it's first cyber general.
This would be Lt. Gen. Robert Elder Jr.

We are really taking the cyber medium and threat seriously
nowadays it seems. A good thing indeed...

Breaking News - China's Penetration of NSA's Listening Post

This is a major story. It has been known very recently
that China ran a major successful operation to gain access
to the NSA's listening post in Hawaii.

This is one of the most sensitive and most important such
facility of the NSA and for the intelligence community.
It really is the state of the art when it comes to spy equipment,
interception technology, and any type of signal intelligence.

China got access to both raw data and analysis from it.
The facility targets countries including China itself,
and other asian countries.

Because of their knowledge of what was intercepted, they were
able to run "disinformation" operations.

This is an absolute must read.

Head over to the article below right now!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2007
1221/NATION/676409066/1002

Investigation lead to uranium seizure and sellers

Great surveillance and investigative work has led Slovakian
police to a gang that was trying to sell uranium - 98% pure
uranium.

While seizure of uranium in republics of the former Soviet Union
has happened several times in the past, the uranium being seized
is usually of much lower quality than this time around.

Police had been monitoring the sellers and the potential buyers,
although not much details are known about the buyers.

An effective intelligence system must be behind the constant
monitoring of possible uranium illegal "trading", and everything
must be in place and used to make sure criminals aren't
successful in selling any of it - including using the most
sophisticated surveillance equipment the state and police has.

To find out more about this story...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article296
8535.ece?token=null&offset=0

U.S. sees China cyber spying and attacks as WMD

A U.S government national security panel which main focus is
on analyzing the "China threat" has come to the conclusion
that the Chinese not only are a dangerous spy threat, but also,
and even more alarming, a terrifying cyber attack threat, which
could unleash a "weapon of mass destruction" type of effect, if
and when it launches such an attack.

People in the intelligence community are very concerned as well.
Resources are not able to keep up with all of the threat the
nation faces today. This leads to gap or weaknesses which foreign
spy agencies exploits.

Read more on the subject at:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/16/china_cyber_wmd_space_
plague_horror/

Spies shut down Al Qaeda sites, Revenge Coming

It is said that Al Qaeda is preparing a cyber attack revenge.
Altough many specialist doubt there is such a big danger from the
group.

Read more at http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=202800885

More Oversight Of Government Surveillance

The many controversial governement surveillance programs that
have been in the news for quite some time will be subject to more
oversight.

Of course, as with anything, some people are for this and some
are not happy with this decision. A new legislation has been
voted on for tightening of court oversight of the government
surveillance.

To learn more about the implications of this, simply go to
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/19/
AR2007101900430.html

Red Alerts Brits - Your government keeps track of all your calls!

Britain's Government will now have unprecedented access to all
telephone calls on britain soil.

And we're not just talking about security agencies having
that kind of eavesdropping power. No...
...We're talking about several agencies and bodies, including
the Food Standards Agency, local councils and many other bodies.

They will all have access to all phone records which includes
who called who, at what time, and for how long.

If you live in Britain, these "Big Brother-esk" new laws
coming into force today should definitely concern you.
And you should definitely head over to the article here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=484752&in_page_id=1770

Secret CIA Spy Plane Declassified

As part of the 60th anniversary of the CIA, the agency
declassified a spy plane it flown decades ago.

The once secret surveillance plane, named the A-12, will
now be on display in the parking lot of the CIA.

This plane is the result of the highest technical achievements
in the CIA's history. It could fly over mach 3 and the
temparature around the plane was over 550 fahrenheit.

It flew several secret missions over Vietnam and other countries
during which it took aerial spy photos.

For more on this technical marvel,
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2007/09/20/
a-short-lived-highflier.html

Russian anti spy campaigns in the news this past year

It's no secret that the Russian government is cracking down
hard on what it perceives as espionage activities.

Now many experts would agree that several of the cases appears
to be legitimate, while others are doubtful or at the very least,
lack in evidences.

Nonetheless, many spy cases are of interest.

Take for example the investigation of a russian biologist whose
under investigation for supposed attempt at smuggling
of material and knowledge about biological warfare.

From a glimpse at the case, there doesn't seem to hard
evidence that the men did anything wrong, yet russian
authorities and the company where he worked are giving him more
than a hard time.

There's also cases involving China.

To learn more, have a look at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/
AR2007091400645.html

Chinese cyber spying very sophisticated and successful

It has surfaced recently that hackers from China has been
successful on a number of occasions at hacking into government
computer systems of several nations.

The latest ccyber espionage headline concerns the United States.
But several nations went on record confirmind they too, had been
the victim of hacking to their government computer networks -
including germany and Britain.

Wheter these network penetration and theft of digital information
has been perpetrated by the government itself or by individual
hackers is still not known. But most experts agree that the
chinese governemnt is most likely involved behind these actions -
either directly or indirectly.

Chinese use of computers as spy equipment, or even for attacking
purposes as cyber warfare, is something that has been on the
drawing boards of the chinese for several years now.

The chinese see this form of warfare as a highly effective
asymmetrical weapon. Especially against highly networked
dependent countries like the United states.

If you want to learn more about this,
have a look at the following:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/04/news.internet
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2934356.ece

New Technology could decipher all spy messages very quickly

Ok. The technology involved, involving "quantum dots",
would indeed allow to decode highly secure encoded mesages in a
matter of seconds, literally.

The world of security and espionage may well change forever.

Spies have relied on the sending of encrypted communications from
embassies for decades. While security services can sometime
access or intercept those spy messages, they usually can't decode
and read them.

"Thanks" to this quantum dots trechnology, in the future, sending
encoded messages in the open may no longer be an option for
foreign spies operating in your country.

Continue This fascinating technology breakthrough at
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33425/108/

Classified Spy Programs are Big Dollars

I have just seen budget numbers for the U.S. classified
programs which are mind boggling.

It's from a short article at
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.
jhtml?articleID=201201310

It seems that classified, or unaccounted for programs,
many of which are about surveillance, make up around 32 billion
dollars - or around 18 percent - of the department of defense's
spending this year. Nearly double that of what it was in 1995.

Many of those classified programs are related to intelligence
gathering, such as surveillance satellites.

Many of the "customers" of these classified spying programs
and equipment are from the NSA, the CIA, and the NRO.

So much money poured into these programs.
One has to wonder what is the return on investment for those.

The answer may evade us forever...

More Nuclear Espionage and Security Problems

Remember how there were so many nuclear security and espionage
problems over the past several years?

Well another story just broke out on the same topic.
Although of much less significance, a low-level contract worker
for one of the department of energy's center has attempted to
sell stolent uranium enrichment equipment to a supposed french
spy agent.

Turns out the spy agent was actually an FBI undercover agent.

What I find particularly strange, is how that worker actually
believed that such information would be interest to the french.

As far as I know, the french are as advanced as we are when it
comes to enrichment technology, and would not have much interest
in this equipment.

The countries that would be most interested in using spy
equipment and agents to acquire such things are North Korea,
and Iran.

In any case, you can get the rest of this story at:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/20/question-of-trash-
or-treason/

NSA to approve two new anti spy phone

The NSA is in the process of certifying two
phones for the department of defense that are ultra
secure - or spy proof if you will.

These are the Sectera Edge by General Dynamics
and the Guardian handheld by L-3 Communications.

While there are some form of security on today's handhelds,
when you're dealing with classified and top secret information,
you really want the most secure equipment to communicate.
The possibility of having foreign countries using spy gear
to intercept communications of DOD handhelds is something
The NSA want to make sure will not happen.

Find out more here:
http://www.intomobile.com/2007/07/09/nsa-working-on-two-super-
secure-spy-worthy-handhelds.html

Signs of a spy

Some interesting signs pointing to a potential spy hasbeen put up in an
article referring to NCIX.

So what are some of the signs pointing to a possible spy?

http://weblog.infoworld.com/zeroday/archives/2007/06/to_catch_a_spy.html

BlackBerry a spy device? French government thinks so

The french government mistrust of the blackberry made it decide
to ban all blackberry from government and security agencies.

Yep, rumours have been flying around in France for the past two
years that the blackberry enterprise version can be snooped on
By the United States NSA, or National Security Agency.

Of course the company behind the blackberry states that it's
device is secure. But there seems to be many one government which
believes the same as many countries including Canada, Great
Britain and Germany soon, all studies and evaluated the
blackberry, and decided it was secure enough to be in use in
their own government and security agencies.

So are french knowing something other don't?
Or are they playing an ecomonical game?

You can read more at these two websites:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/wireless/57966.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1963996.ece

Suspected Russian Spy arrested in Austria

A Russian and his autrian contact were arrested on espionage
charges.

The russian, a russian space agency employee, has allegedly
been trying to get radar technology through his autrian contact,
who in turn was im contact with German producers of radar
technology.

All the ingredient of an international spy story.

More at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a3z_9
.dXGvw0&refer=germany

Article on deleting computer evidence from people and spy software

If you are concerned someone may look through confidential data
or any data on your computer, using recovery spy software or just
by searching through your computer while you are not there -
there's an article that you should read.

It talks about the pros and cons of the different methods for
erasing and destroying data on a computer, so that others don't
get their hands on it.

Very interesting indeed...

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=
9276300

Unprecedented: U.S Intelligence Budget to be Disclosed!

Believe it or not, after so many years of people and groups
asking the government to disclose thhe U.S intelligence budget,
which has been classified for so long - their wishes will come
become reality!

The Governement WILL have to disclose the budget, thanks to
a measure provided by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
There has been so many cost overruns over, for example, big spy
satellite programs of the NRO, the national reconnaissance
office, that public awareness of these things looked more
important than the so called "downsides" of having Al-Qaeda
and our ennemies know about the budget as well.

To learn more:br>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/washington/25intel.html?_r=
1&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fE%2fEspionage&
oref=slogin

Chi Mak in the end found guilty

Chi Mak, this Chinese-born engineer who was working
for a U.S. defense company and who was part of family
spy ring to export sensitive military technology to China -
has been found guilty.

To find out more about this espionage case, read this...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070510-115455-7838r.htm

Exhibit of Hollywood movie Spy Gadgets In Long beach

While this website is all about real life spy equipment which
gathers evidence someone like you and me may need, I tought
I'd let you know about an event that is somewhatrelated, but more
on the fun entertaining side.

Tons of hollywood movie gadgets on display.

It's in Long beach and there's more than 4000 of themon display!

If this is something you're interested in have a look at http://www.dailybulletin.com/entertainment/ci_5819085

New article on home security

Just a little note to let you know we have writtena new article on home security.

Here it is...

high security entry lock

Espionage alert: Major vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office put you at risk

I will make this short.
For all you business people who work with Microsoft Office, be aware
that it has vulnerabilities being exploited by foreign governments such as Taiwain.

It allows these people to gain access to information on your systems.

read more right now at http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/88823

Espionage case involving F1 racing technology

Well, it seems some technical people who used to workfor ferrari
took sensitive technical f1 informationfrom their former employer,
Ferrari, to their newemployer, Toyota.

The story is short but is a great reminder that espionageis alive
and in every sector.

here it is:http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=81141

Judge ask for unprecedented access to US/UK Super
secret Spy Base!

Have you ever heard of the following spy base in th UK... RAF
Menwith Hill?

Well it just happens to be the NSA's most important electronic
concerns surveillance hub in europe.

House within big "globes", it can intercept almost all form
of communications imaginable.

Well not too long ago there was an "incident" where to women
tried to get on the base. And this whole story with the base and
the law got us where we are today...
...A judge asked to be given information about what is really
happening on that base, what they're doing over there.
And who's calling the shot. Reason is, while it is in the UK, the
US seems to be running the show.

Anyway, this should lead to some very interesting findings,
altough most of it will pobably never reach us, for national
security reasons.

Bit I'm ready to bet we will still get some bits of information
here and there as illegal leaks to the press is so common
nowadays...

Even when intelligence agencies and top secret operations are
concerned...

One stop spy training school for all of DOD soon

After so many months and years of defense and military
people on the ground saying their highest priorities, what they
need most is human intelligence on the ground....
...finally the DOD has decided to establish a center for
all DOD agencies and personel to get human intelligence training.

Since there aren't that many intel specialists out there,
it only make sense to gather the best veterans out there under
the same roof to teach the next generation of intel people so
that they get the best training possible.

This is definitely a step forward as we really need the best
human intelligence possible these days.

Spy equipment alone just doesnt cut it anymore.

for more information:
www.gxonline.com/gxintelnews?id=40702

International spying against the U.S at cold war level

While it's true every country, including the United States, perform some kind
of spying activities, the level of spying from some countries is quite alarming.

Take the russians for example.It is said their level of intelligence activities
againt the U.S. is as high as it was during the Cold War.

Other countries which are good in getting intelligence and are pushing their
intelligence agencies hard are China, Cuba and Iran.

A country we rarely hear about is France. But so little information has been
released on their espionage operation that it's hard to say if they also increased
their operations against the U.S. .

Of great concern is Cuba.Why? Because they are so good at getting to the U.S.
secrets and there is great suspicion they are sharing their sensitive findings with
several key U.S. "adversaries" or competitors.

There is proof they share key information with Russia and probably with China as well.

Since the U.S. is being increasingly targeted from an ever growing number of
foreign countries, it is increasingly hard for the U.S. to protect itself and counter with
effective counterintelligence operations.

Not long ago, a new U.S. counterintelligence strategy has been drafted and accepted.

This strategy calls for being proactive as countering foreign intelligence services.

It will take a while to see how successful this strategy will bebut it is definitely
a winning strategy, and one the U.S. should have implemented long ago.

We shall have some idea of it's effectiveness in about 4-8 years.

But if you ask me, the U.S. government and establishment has been penetrated
so much...... it'll definitely be a hard road ahead.

But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Let's just hope they stick to that new counterintelligence strategy long enough
for it to work.

-Max Penn

Security topics: The choice is yours!

It is mostly positive messages regarding my articles.
There are some not so positive ones and I also appreciate those as well.

Here's the deal...

This surveillance blog and website is for you.
So I want you to answer this question:
"What security topics would you like me to cover and write about?"

Simply go on to home page, look up at the left for the "contact us"
section and please share your answer with me.

I will do my best to cover all of your intelligence/security topics of interest.

Until next time, look over your shoulder.
... someone may just be surveilling you ;)

Max Penn

The smallest wireless surveillance earpiece you can buy

I've just got word that a brand new earpiece from one of the people
who conceived it.

This really is the smaller rf surveillance earpiece you can get your
hands on.

Great for any surveillance operations.
So all of you private investigators should really consider this one.

For more info:http://coverthearing.com

Great article on industrial espionage

It's a great article touching on the state of industrial espionage, the many
actors playing that game - from private companies to state sponsored
intelligence efforts to gather economic and industrial intelligence.

It also follows the chronology of some of the great intelligence operations
that happened over many years here at home in the U.S. and abroad.

CIA, KGB, France, Taiwan...
..the billion of losses...

...and a whole lot more.

Great lenghty article.

check it out:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/
viewArticle.asp?articleID=21083

Plane seats may spy on you within a few years

I'm not sure what to think of this one, but it seemsspy cameras find their
ways in all kind of places and sometimes being used in very creative ways...

There is research being done in France and Germany where they are
developing technology where plane seats would be outfitted with surveillance
cameras.

These cameras would installed at the back of each seat and pointing at
the person sitting at the seat behind it.

The camera would look for suspicous behavior from the person it is aiming.

If it identifies suspicious behaviors, it would alert people in the cockpit of
such suspicious behavior.

How would it identify suspicious behavior?
Sophisticated monitoring software would look for specific so called
suspicious behavior such as blinking alot and other sort of behaviors.

for more info on this get to...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23385096-details/The%20tiny%20airli
ne%20spy%20that%20spots%20bombers%20in%20the%20blink%20of%20an
%20eye/article.do

China's computer espionage coming of age

China's intelligence abilities and activities are once again part of the news.

This time, there are indications chinese spy agencies as well as hackers,
are highly advanced in computer spying.

After several stories from U.S. government sources about China's multiple
attempts and success at getting access to U.S. government computers
and computer networks, it seems that Britain is also being the victim of
such cyberspace attacks.

Wether the Chinese government itself is behind those spy software and
computer breaches is matter of debate.

But so far, most people in the security field which have had a glimpse at
the cases seem to agree that at least part of these cyberspace spy
operations seem to be state sponsored from China.

Here you go...

Any pc can actually act as an advanced piece of spy equipment.

You've been shot with an ID tracking chip!

Read this...

James Bond-style espionage gear just got even more "spooky"...

It seems there is now a sniper gun that shoots ID chips -not at you,
but IN you.

True!

The ID chip gets inside your body and the "gunner" can thenknow your
location and track you, no matter where you are on the face of this earth -
thanks to it's integrated gps tracking capability.

The sniper gun enables the "agent" to aim at his targetfrom far away.

What's more, the target only feel a subtle sting sensationwhen shot
the microchip, a bit like that of a mosquito.

To be frank, I dont know what to think of this one.

Let us know what you think!

Max P

Can China destroy The U.S. Spy Eyes in the Sky?

Very recently, China has made the bold move of testing
an anti-satellite weapon - that is, a balistic missile fired
from the ground that hit one of it's older satellite in low
earth orbit.

This is the first such test in 20 years and obviously the U.S. is
very concerned about it's ability to keep it's edge in terms of
surveillance from outer space as well as it's general military
space edge.

Several country have expressed concerns over this test,
including our Australian friends.

According to some, this doesn't seem to violate agreements on
the peaceful use of space which both China and the U.S. are
signatories of.

To learn more about this anti-satellite test, read on...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16689558/

More on the Russian spy caught in Canada

Just a quick note to let you know about a new article
about that russian spy caught in Canada.

It adds insight from intelligence experts as well.

A good quick spy reading.

read this
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=76cf8a11-
c2ee-4bd5-aa64-9ad0de1fa62c&p=1

Yet again, China is getting our technology

China approaches people of chinese origin to get them
to spills the beans on some secret or technology it wants to get
it's hands on.

Or some person will directly go to chinese autorities
to try and seel what he thinks is of interest to that country.

This time a chinese nationals with Canadian Citizenship has
provided China with software developed by Quantum3d, a U.S.
company, which is used to train fighter pilots in night vision
simulation scenarios.

Even more compromising, this individual provided China with
software to help test military hardware using computer simulation
before it ever get on the production line.

This alone could greatly help China in accelerating it's military
technical developments.

to learn more go to http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2726879&page=1

What A spy tool kit looks like

Hi everybody.If you wonder what a spy tool kit looks like when he's on a
spying mission, wonder no more!

A deep cover agent, one which blend in a foreign country for a long time,
as just been caught in Canada.

He's part of the elite of russian intelligence.

Here's with what he was caught with:

• Over 7000$ in 5 different currencies
• 2 digital small cameras
• encrypted cell phone SIM cards
• several credit cards
• several cell phones
• and of course... a short-wave radio for communications

A rare peek into the secretive world of deep cover agents.

Stealth technology not only given away to China.
Custom designed for them using our very best engineer!!

Its disturbing.
Really really disturbing.

See the United States has always focussed heavily
on technology to do it's spying activity, often to
only limited results and insight.

Foreign governments, on the other hand, can
claim extraordinary successes in their spying
activities again the U.S., using human spying.

Listen to this...

The father of the stealth propulsion technology for the
B-2 stealth bomber approached the Chinese governement,
and not only gave them information on stealth technology...

no no...

He went to China six time and designed and tested the
stealthy propulsion system for China's next generation
stealthy cruise missile that will be really hard to detect.

The U.S. need to invest much more heavily in its
countersurveillance activities.

Control over sensitive military technology seem to go out of
control.

read more here:http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-11-2006/85436-china-0

You get to decide!

Hi fellow readers.
You have been reading and commenting my posts to this spy blog
for quite awhile now. I must say I receive some very good
feedback usualy.

But now I want to serve you even more with all your surveillance information
needs. I'm asking you to email me and tell what is the single most
important security subject you would want me to write about.

And I will write it!

So please email me and let me know.

The most popular topics will be written first.

Until next time,Have a good day.

Max

US spy eyes in the sky now vulnerable to the dragon

US satellites which are spying over enemy territories fromthe ultimate
high ground are now vulnerable... thanks to chinese lasers.

Yes, it has now been proventhat China has at least partially been
successful in blinding some of the top spy imagery satelltes in
the US arsenal.

Learn more here
http://www.janes.com/aerospace/military/news/jdw/
jdw061016_1_n.shtml

Incredible: A brilliant super covert piece of surveillance
equipment soon to a soldier near you...

So what is it...

An invisible spy boomerang!
Nothing less.

What if the soldier on the battlefield could reach in his
back pack, take a boomerang out, unfold it, throw it
in the direction of the ennemi and get live video reconnaissance
from the ennemi side... and become 99% invisible in mid air
while on its mission!

This ain't no hollywood movie.
This is brilliant engineering at it's best.

Enough said,
Check it out for yourself now
http://reports.discoverychannel.ca/servlet/an/discovery/1/20061002/
1002_discovery_phantomsentinel/20061002?hub=DiscoveryReport

Portable music players are scaring the hell out of compagnies

"A source in the security industry said using a music player to steal corporate
information is a crime that is almost impossible to detect. "

And then for the cherry on the sunday...

"The problem for company security chiefs is that a user can copy
a crucial file or document to an iPod and then delete its entry
from the device's list of recorded files without wiping the
actual file from the iPod's hard drive. An inspection of the
device, extended to check every stored file, would only reveal
music. However, once the device were taken from the building, the
file could easily be accessed by bypassing the Apple interface
and reading it straight from the device's hard drive."

Scary stuff my friend...

You can read more at:
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/rYZ8dTA9WpND6S/No-Data-Secure-
With-iPods-in-the-Workplace.xhtml

How current spies often communicate!
August 29 2006

He it is...

a Cuban agent, acknowledged communicating with Cuban officials using...

To find out what it is, read the second paragraph of the following page!
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060825/BREAKINGNEWS/60825024/1086

Apparently your favorite blackberry can penetrate your corporate network!

A security researcher demonstrated that using a blackberry - this popular little handheld device which workers use to check their email while out of the office - can penetrate a corporate network.

A game installed on the blackberry contains a malicious piece of code which turn the device into a backdoor to corporate networks.

The... "progress" never stops...

For more, check out http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4775367.stm?ls

Old spy equipment just won't go away

More than 50 years after it's first flight, the U-2 spy plane is being upgraded and keeps flying near the world's hottest spots and near potential adversaries.

This goes to show the technological achievements in the areas of surveillance that took place in the 50s to 70s.

Back to the U-2...

Several of the new upgraded U-2 planes will be heading their way to South korea where they will keep a close watch on possible launches of a new missile being developed by North Korea.

The U-2 still seems a really important piece of spy equipmentwhen it comes to knowing what other countries are up to.

Why change what is already working, right?

P.S. On a side note...
There are increasing signs the U.S. is flying a newgeneration of spy planes as we speak.

Several paragraphs of a UK document were blankedout because they referred to specific U.S. plane programs.In the same document, the UK mentioned the US desire forfast, high altitude planes.

Could there be a correlation here?The respected Janes Defence Group think so.

More as it develops.

Riddle: Im the most powerful spy equipment,
yet I'm the Weakest...

Who am i?Do do you know the answer?

A human spy and his sources!

Ok ok this one was a bit of a trick.

Let's get back to the subject...

For the past couple of decades, the U.S.has put a big focus on technology over humanintelligence involving case officers, aka spies,and their sources.

From sophisticated NSA communication interceptiontechnologies which can intercept communicationsin underwater cables, to the "star wars" programswhich attempted to develop space weapons and surveillance gears - The U.S. has indeed developed some amazing spy technologies.

All were of benefit. But was the benefit really achievingthe goal intended... i.e. "is X country testing a nuclearbomb underground in Y region?" ?

...well it's not something which can answer with a briefsentence, but let's say hi tech spy devices usually onlyprovide one piece of the puzzle.

Further more, countries like North Korea and China are reallygood at deception. So the U.S high tech satellites takingpictures over China might be victim to deception - meaningthings on the ground may be made to look a certain way sothat U.S. intelligence analyst may be led to believe the situationon the ground is a certain way. And NOT the way it really is.

Good sources on the ground can provide a much more detailedand overall picture of a situation or piece of intelligence is needed.

Now to the downsides...

While human sources have their strenght, they also canbe limited, even dangerous.

That is, the source might not be reliable and may evenfabricate or exagerate facts so that they keep receivingmoney in exchange for their services and information they provide.

This is especially dangerous when you have few sourcesto validate a piece of intelligence. This was a problemof the Iraq weapons programmes assessment I believe.

Finally...

A human source might turn out to be or become a double agent.In this case this person will actually feed wrong or modifiedinformation - in which case the intelligence analysts mightactually end up with an even more blurry or wrong pictureof the real facts.

In Conclusion...

One thing is for sure tho...While the U.S. concentrated it's spy efforts and resourcesto sophisticated spying devices, others like the Russiansalways put a strong focus on human intelligence. And it isproven the Russians were much better at getting other people'ssecrets than we ever were.

Of course a balanced combination of surveillance technology and humanintelligence is the best.

The U.S. seemingly realised this and as of may 2006,the CIA declared it is about to unleash three timesas many new CIA case officers into actions as it hadsince 2001.

Next time we'll take about the espiona threatthe Unites States is facing... even from it's own allies!

Major Alert: NSA is onto millions of you right now

Yes... When you thought the NSA was outrageous for having spied on 5000 of U.S. citizens, the NSA surprised and shocked us in a way thought inconceivable just yesterday...

The NSA has been collecting the phone records information of literaly tens of millions of U.S. citizens - people who are suspected of no crime at all!

It's happening right now as we speak.

No NSA spy equipment is required in this case thanks to companies such as who are making the data available for them to sift through and analyze.

The purpose?
Find patterns of some sort of terrorism activity and communication.

It's even worse than you think
Listen, the NSA wants to have a national phone call database of every call ever made within the U.S. borders!

The result, described by insider people with knowledge on the subject - is to build the largest database of the world, ever. No less.

The world is quickly becoming what was once only pure Hollywood movie fiction: A world where our every steps are tracked and judged. A world where the individual has no anonymity and where the "good" of the mother country is a justification over anything and everything it does and make people go through.

oups... sorry I'm still exaggerating huh...

That's what science fiction is all about: something we do not believe will happen until 40-50 years later.

Then all of a sudden the earth is round and we can fly.

Spy equipment and technology definitely his a double edged sword.

Iran to get a taste of Israel spy satellite medecine

This spy satellite, which is also partly owned by some foreign investors, will be of commercial use as well as government use.

Called the Eros B, it has a standard panchromatic resolution of 70 centimeters.

Extremely powerful imaging capabilities!

Differentiating between two objects seperated by 70 centimeters is now possible.

With so much determination from the Iranians over their nuclear ambitions and their comments on wiping out Israel from the face of the earth - you can bet Iran will be one of the regions over which Israel is likely to use the 30 million dollars satellite prying eyes over.

Blogs are a new spy tool of choice?

In fact the CIA has developed powerful software that sift through blogs - and they also developed methods to cross check for accuracy.

With so many blogs from so many regions of the world, the CIAclaims to stumble on some very good intelligence they wouldn't have had otherwise in some occasion.

Not to mention it is one very good way to have a feel for how people are feeling in certain regions of the world or vis-a-vis specific events.

A very good way to understand regions where terrorim is fostering!

The NSA spying on U.S. citizens produced no results according to many

According to accounts from former and current officials, the warantless eavesdropping performed on U.S. citizens by the NSA on the order of president Bush resulted in no new potential suspects to further investigate.

In other words, Alot of people in the government listened in on alot of U.S.itizens conversations for nothing. It didn't help in securing the United States in any way nor did it help in any way inthe war on terrorism.

I think there is a lesson to learn from all of you who are looking to buy spy equipment for legitimate purposes...

Before you buy a piece of spy gear because you assumed you need it, ask yourself "what do i really want to accomplish? what information do i need? what are the different ways i could go about getting that information? Do i really need X device? "

The answer might surprise you. Maybe you need some sort of spying devices. But maybe not the one you think you need. Maybe you don't even need any equipment at all!

Ask pros about your needs and they will help you get the information or evidence you want and need.

Hey, you can always ask us! Go o tha main site at http://www.spy-equipment-buying-guide.com and click on the "contact us" button on the navigation bar at the top left.

Reports the NSA spied on United States citizens without any warrants

There are reports that the super secretive NSA, which intercepts all types of communications, has been spying on it's own citizens without any warrants, using it's highly advanced spy equipment.

This is clearly illegal and many Senators are wanting something to be done about it.

Many hundreds of United States citizens are believed to have been spied on without any warrants.

The New York Yimes is reporting president Bush might even have personally authorised such illegal spying activities.