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Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
Qatar National Bank Declares Systems ‘Fully Secure’ Sequel To Cyber-attack

Following the recent security breach suffered by the Qatar National Bank has assured that its systems are “fully secure”. Sequel to a recent cyber-attack that led to a large chunk of files purportedly stolen from the financial institution’s systems being dumped online, Qatar National Bank has assured that its systems are “fully secure”. The bank […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
Email Privacy Act – United States House Unanimously Passes Bill Demanding Warrants For e-mail, Cloud-based Data

Email Privacy act – House of Representatives sanctions a bill that demands authorities must obtain a court warrant before they could obtain email records. The United States House of Representatives on April 27, 2016, unanimously sanctions a bill which demands that U.S. authorities must obtain a court warrant before they could obtain e-mail records and data stored […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
WhatsApp blocked for more than 100 million users due to a Judge’s order

A Brazilian judge ordered to block access to the WhatsApp messaging service for 72 hours, it is the second time in five months. Brazilian authorities ordered ISPs to block WhatsApp today in a dispute over access to encrypted data. The order to block the messaging service for 72 hours has been issued by a judge from the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
Former TVA manager admits China paid him for nuclear secrets

A Tennessee Valley Authority senior manager, with access to sensitive information about nuclear development and production admits China paid him for secrets The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been conducting military and commercial espionage for quite some time against the United States, as well as other countries, in an attempt to capture sensitive intellectual […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
Hackers can exploit flaws in Samsung Smart Home to access your house

Security researchers have discovered multiple flaws in the Samsung Smart Home automation system that could be exploited by remote attackers. Security researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered multiple flaws affecting the Samsung Smart Home automation system that could be exploited by remote attackers for several attacks, including making keys for connecting front door locks. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
Governance rules give more cyber power to the Europol

The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has approved new governance rules that give Europol new cyber powers to tackle down terrorists online. The Europol, the European Police Agency, gets new cyber powers to fight against terrorists online. The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has approved new governance rules by a massive majority. The fight against […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
A flaw in the PwnedList service exposed millions of credentials

A serious expert discovered a flaw in PwnedList service that could have been exploited to access millions of account credentials managed by the service. A serious vulnerability found in the PwnedList could have been exploited by hackers to gain access to millions of account credentials collected by the service. The service PwnedList allow users to check if […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
Now we know the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the Bitcoin inventor

The mystery about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the Bitcoin currency scheme, seems to be resolved, the man is Craig Steven Wright. The mystery about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the Bitcoin virtual currency scheme, seems to be resolved, the man is the Australian entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright. Craig Wright publicly […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
FISA Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015

According to a Justice Department memo, the FISA ACT Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015. According to a Justice Department memo, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015. All of the 1,457 requests made last year […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2016
Canadian Gold-Mining firm Goldcorp hacked

Canadian Gold-Mining Company Goldcorp suffered a major data breach, 14.8 GB Data Stolen, the hackers plan to release more data dumps soon. The Canadian gold-mining firm Goldcorp suffered a major data breach, attackers have stolen online a 14.8 GB archive. The archive includes company’s employees’ data (career data, titles, email addresses, location information, private telephone number, work phone […]