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WIRETAPPING [15 records]

Record 1 2025-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Security
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

[The] use of hidden microphones, recorders and any other mechanical or electronic means of ongoing capturing communications, other than wiretapping(tapping into telephone conversations).

CONT

Eavesdropping can also be done over ... email, instant messaging, and other methods of communication considered private. ... VoIP communications software is also vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping via infections such as trojans.

OBS

If radiation is picked up and recorded, this can be converted into the data that are being transmitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Sécurité
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

L'utilisation de microphones cachés, d'enregistreurs et de tout autre moyen mécanique ou électronique permettant la capture continue de communications, à l'exception de l'interception téléphonique (écoute des conversations téléphoniques).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia (militar)
  • Seguridad
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Grabación de la radiación electromagnética de dispositivos electrónicos, como ordenadores, terminales o módems.

OBS

Si la radiación se recoge y se graba, puede convertirse en los datos que están siendo transmitidos.

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Record 2 2023-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The wiretapping with the purpose to modify or insert data.

OBS

Active wiretapping implies insertion of false signals or alteration of communications while passive wiretapping is limited to the listening to or recording of data without any alteration.

OBS

active wiretapping : designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Key term(s)
  • active wire tapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Branchement clandestin destiné à modifier ou insérer des données.

OBS

branchement clandestin actif : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Police
DEF

A telephone line where a listening table is cut in to get messages, information, or evidence.

CONT

With the introduction of digital telephones, wiretapping has become much simpler for investigators. After obtaining a court order to tap a target's phone, investigators contact the phone or communications company. The phone company creates a digital copy of every call that comes through the tapped phone line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Police
DEF

Ligne téléphonique sur laquelle on a branché une table d'écoute afin de capter clandestinement des conversations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Policía
CONT

[...] el nombre de los titulares y de los usuarios reales de los teléfonos no resulta siempre imprescindible para que el auto pueda ser estimado conforme a derecho, ni tampoco ha de considerarse en todo caso relevante el error sobre el titular del teléfono o el usuario del mismo cuando la línea telefónica intervenida resulta correctamente identificada

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Record 4 - external organization data 2014-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.19 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

attempt to violate computer security

OBS

Examples : Malicious logic, wiretapping.

OBS

attack: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.19 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

tentative de violation de la sécurité informatique

OBS

Exemples : Logiciel malveillant, branchement clandestin.

OBS

attaque : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Electronic Devices
  • Audio Technology
  • Security Devices
CONT

Unless otherwise provided,... ECPA ["Electronic Communications Privacy Act"] outlaws wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping; possession of wiretapping or electronic eavesdropping equipment... in order to obstruct justice...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Électroacoustique
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
CONT

[…] services de surveillance technique, nommément offre d'aide et de conseils à des tiers sur la détection d'équipement d'écoute clandestine, de surveillance électronique et d'espionnage électronique [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • IT Security
DEF

Unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations.

CONT

Eavesdropping allows a cracker to make a complete transcript of network activity. As a result, a cracker can obtain sensitive information, such as passwords, data, and procedures for performing functions. It is possible for a cracker to eavesdrop using wiretapping, eavesdropping by radio and eavesdropping via auxiliary ports on terminals... It is also possible to eavesdrop using software that monitors packets sent over the network. In most cases, it is difficult to detect that a cracker is eavesdropping.

CONT

What are the basic security risks of Internet communications? Sending data across a network involves three basic security risks: Eavesdropping: intermediaries listen in on private conversation (one computer talking to another). Manipulation ... Impersonation ...

OBS

eavesdropping: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Interception non autorisée d'émissions porteuses d'informations.

OBS

écoute clandestine; interception illicite : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Vigilancia intencional de datos mediante la voz, el fax, el correo-e, los teléfonos móviles, los mensajes electrónicos, etc., frecuentemente con fines perversos, que permite al que escucha [a escondidas] interceptar y registrar el intercambio de mensajes entre un cliente y un servidor.

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Record 7 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Audio Technology
  • Police
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The connection of a concealed listening or recording device to a communication circuit.

CONT

Wiretapping is the preferred method of obtaining intelligence... it involves tying in to a wire or other conductor that is used for communications. This wire can be a telephone line, a PBX [private branch exchange] cable, a local area network, a CCTV [closed circuit television] video system, an alarm system, or any other communications medium.

OBS

telephone tapping: This practice is no longer limited to the use of telephone lines, but the term "telephone tapping" continues to be used to denote this concept.

Key term(s)
  • wire-tapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Police
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Installation discrète d'un dispositif d'écoute ou d'enregistrement sur un circuit de télécommunications.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Electroacústica
  • Policía
  • Inteligencia (militar)
DEF

Instalación de un dispositivo en las líneas telefónicas o telemáticas para captar los datos que por ellas se transmiten.

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Record 8 2007-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • IT Security
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

Wiretapping limited to obtained data.

DEF

In computer security, the monitoring and/or recording of data while the data is being transmitted over a communications link.

OBS

Wiretapping may be performed in active or passive modes...

OBS

Active wiretapping implies insertion of false signals or alteration of communication while passive wiretapping is limited to the listening to or recording of data without any alteration.

Key term(s)
  • passive wire tapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Branchement clandestin limité à l'obtention de données.

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

An attempt to violate computer security.

CONT

Computer viruses are only one of the many possible forms of attack on computer systems; other common forms are Trojan horses, logic bombs and worms.

OBS

Examples : Malicious logic, wiretapping.

OBS

attack: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Guerre électronique
DEF

Tentative de violation de la sécurité informatique.

CONT

Les virus informatiques ne constituent qu'une des nombreuses attaques dont peuvent être victimes les systèmes informatiques; il existe d'autres formes courantes telles que le Cheval de Troie, la bombe logique et le ver [...]

OBS

Exemples : Logiciel malveillant, branchement clandestin.

OBS

attaque : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

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Record 10 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.27 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

wiretapping with the purpose to modify or insert data

OBS

active wiretapping : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8 : 1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.27 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

branchement clandestin destiné à modifier ou insérer des données

OBS

branchement clandestin actif : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 11 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

wiretapping limited to obtaining data

OBS

passive wiretapping : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8 : 1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

branchement clandestin limité à l'obtention de données

OBS

branchement clandestin passif : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 12 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.36 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

access obtained through active wiretapping by an unauthorized user to a momentarily inactive transmission channel connected to a legitimate user resource

OBS

between-the-lines entry: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.36 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

accès obtenu par une entité non autorisée qui effectue un branchement clandestin actif sur une voie de communication de données temporairement inactive, reliée à une ressource d'une entité légitime

OBS

accès par infiltration; faufilage : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 13 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.26 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

surreptitious access to some part of a data circuit to obtain, modify, or insert data

OBS

wiretapping : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8 : 1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.26 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

accès clandestin à une partie d'un circuit de données pour obtenir, modifier ou insérer des données

OBS

branchement clandestin : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 14 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

Access obtained through active wiretapping by an unauthorized user to a momentarily inactive transmission channel connected to a legitimate user resource.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Accès obtenu par une entité non autorisée qui effectue un branchement clandestin actif sur une voie de communication de données temporairement inactive, reliée à une ressource d'une entité légitime.

Spanish

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Record 15 1994-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

An attempt to gain access to a computer system by posing as an authorized user after obtaining passwords or other authorization items through wiretapping or other means.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Usurpation de l'identité d'un utilisateur autorisé après obtention, en accès clandestin, de son mot de passe ou autres types d'autorisation pour accéder à un système informatique.

Spanish

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