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Stratfor Security Group Hacked by Anonymous

PPI — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:31:10 +0000

The infamous hacking group Anonymous has hacked the Austin-based security firm Stratfor. Anonymous claims to have stolen credit card data and other sensitive information in its latest hacking attempt.

Stratfor is a research group that posts a daily newsletter on security issues and counts the Defense Department among others as clients. Stratfor, a self-proclaimed “intelligence company” admitted yesterday that a breach occurred on Christmas Eve and certain personal client information had been stolen.

Anonymous is a group of “hacktivists” that generally fight censorship, uncover injustice or just act as anarchists, but this recent attempt looks like thievery. Why is Anonymous belittling itself as a group by doing something so low-class as stealing credit card information? Does Anonymous have any internal control of its members? Click here to see the original article.

In the meantime, if you or your company suspects a computer-based crime contact Poseidon PI. We work with computer forensic experts and forensic accountants to solve computer crimes.

The Cyber Cold War

PPI — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:35:46 +0000

The Washington Post has a new article out about the cyber cold war that exists between China, the U.S. and Russia. From my personal experience of living in China for 3 and a 1/2 years, this is no joke. I still have friends in China whom are being actively monitored by the Chinese government – email messages don’t make it through the Chinese Great Firewall, email accounts have been hacked, blocked websites, undercover PSB agents following them around (and these are normal people mind you).

We in American don’t know how good we have it living in the free United States of America where privacy is a liberty for the most part. I hope the US military is tightening down on internal network security. I would hate for other countries to know all our secrets and ultimately loose our freedoms.

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Can an iPhone spy on you as you type on a keyboard?

PPI — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:03:45 +0000

Wow! You can now use your iPhone as a key logger to log vibrations on a keyboard. Be careful, key loggers are illegal in most states. You can end up in jail if you use a key logger. Its better to hire a private investigator if you want to find information using legal and ethical methods. If you need an ethical and licensed private investigator in Plano, Dallas, or the DFW area, check out our website at www.poseidoninvestigations.com.

See the news article at http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20123994-52/can-iphone-spy-on-you-as-you-type-on-different-device/. Its a great story!

A NY Detective Calls the Police Chief ‘Gomer Pyle’

PPI — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:47:58 +0000

I worked with a lot of police officers in the past, a few were helpful, however, the majority were unhelpful in regards to the investigation I was conducting at the time. They often used the excuse, “we don’t have enough manpower to chase down this case,” or “in the grand scheme of things your case is not of great monetary value, so sorry we can’t help you.” They are often times over-worked, so I can sympathize. Also, this is often the reason why a private detectives even has work, so I guess I ought to thank them. When frustrated though, I often wanted to call a detective at the local PD Gomer Pyle or Elmer Fudd, but never did. This guy actually did, check it out: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP3f173d9bced04075949f1a9a8059d58f.html

If you are looking for a professional private investigator, don’t waste your time Gomer Pyle types, call Poseidon Private Investigations at 214-699-TXPI or check out our website at www.poseidoninvestigations.com.

Wikileaks to Release Over 250,000 US Diplomatic Cables

PPI — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:18:16 +0000

Wikileaks is at it again. At first, they agreed to release over 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables to news agencies around the globe who would then systematically review and release the information as investigative stories to the public. Now, Wikileaks has agreed to release all of them to the public from their server without being redacted. Some of these previously confidential cables contain confidential information, including the names victims of sexual offenses and even the Pope’s personal phone number.

To read the whole story, check out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14765837

Wikileaks to Release Over 250,000 US Diplomatic Cables

PPI — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:16:03 +0000

To read the whole story, check out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14765837

Google News Now Includes Archived Newspapers

PPI — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:04:28 +0000

Its not breaking news that Google News, in addition to other online private-investigator-only resources, is a great avenue for searching for news on a company or subject as part of an private investigation. However, recent upgrades to Google’s News service website (news.google.com) now makes it possible to search archived newspapers. Google News search results automatically include a few examples of archived news articles from newspapers at the end of the search results page, however, you can also go directly to the Google News archives search at news.google.com/archivesearch.

To give you an example, check out this newspaper story that appeared as the result of searching “private investigator.” It talks about a computer whiz who’s body was found by a private investigator after being hired by the kids’ family. Below the story is an advert for braised lamb shank for $2.75. Not sure which is more interesting, braised lamb shank for $2.75 or the story about the computer whiz.
Regardless, this will likely be a great tool for private detectives working a cold case. The news archive includes more than 2,000 different newspapers.

Poseidon PI website has been completed!

PPI — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:51:50 +0000

Finally, after a lot of hard work, the Poseidon Private Investigations website has been completed. Please check it out to learn more about catching a con-artist, fraud investigations, infidelity investigations, forensic accounting investigations, white collar crime investigations, and missing persons … Continue reading →

Welcome to Poseidon PI’s Website

PPI — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:30:44 +0000

Welcome! Take a look around and contact us if you need any help.