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Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2016
A Nigerian man behind the $60m online fraud network arrested by the Interpol

Interpol arrested the Nigerian mastermind of an online fraud network. He will face charges of hacking, conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences. The Interpol announced the arrest of a 40-year-old Nigerian national that the mastermind behind an online fraud network which made illegal profits worth more than $60 million (54 million euros). The  Nigerian […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2016
Peace is advertising 200 Million alleged Yahoo accounts on Dark Web

The notorious hacker Peace is advertising 200 Million alleged Yahoo accounts on Dark Web, and the company is aware of the sale. Do you remember the notorious hacker Peace? He is the hacker that offered for sale the dumps of LinkedIn and MySpace, and now he has once again a surprise for the security experts. Peace is advertising […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
China – Authorities arrested 10 members of the Wooyun ethical hacking group

The Chinese authorities have arrested 10 members of the popular Wooyun ethical hacking community, including the founder Fang Xaiodun. Chinese authorities have arrested popular white hats operating in the country, including the founder of one of the larger online ethical hacker community. The reason behind the arrest is still a mystery, the news was reported […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
PayPal accounts abused to distribute the Chthonic Banking Trojan

Experts from Proofpoint discovered that the Banking trojan Chthonic was distributed via ‘legitimate’ PayPal accounts by abusing the “money request” feature. The imagination of cyber criminals is a never-ending pit, according to the security firm Proofpoint, crooks are abusing PayPal to distribute the Chtonic banking trojan. Chtonic is a strain of the most notorious Zeus Trojan, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (PGA)

Today I present you The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (aka PGA), a hacker collective focused in the fight against the ISIS propaganda online. Enjoy the Interview. Tell me more about PGA? Which is your motivation? So ,we are a new hacking team with 7 skilled hackers. Our motivation is to stop pedophiles and ISIS doing actions. PGA ‘s […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
WhatsApp doesn’t properly physically erase user’s deleted messages

WhatsApp doesn’t properly erase your deleted messages, researcher reveals Are you using WhatsApp? There is an interesting news for you, the popular instant messaging app doesn’t properly erase the user’s deleted messages. The issue was reported by the popular iOS security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski who is warning about the risks for the users’ privacy. The flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
A close look at the Italian Cybersecurity National Framework

The Italian model with regard to issues of cyber security and intelligence is in the process of evolution through a NATIONAL FRAMEWORK. The economic and technological systems of Western countries are highly dependent on CyberSpace, they require more and more accurate risk analysis and management of threats relate to a significant increase in cyber attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
China 1937CN Team hackers attack airports in Vietnam

The group of hackers known as China 1937CN Team compromised the announcement screen systems at many major airports in Vietnam. According to the 2015 version of the ‘Transportation Systems Sector-Specific Plan’ the transportation industry is increasingly exposed to cyber threats. The sector is becoming a privileged target of hackers worldwide, the last incident in order of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The Watcher

Today I have interviewed Watcher one of the hackers belonging to #GhostSec that fights IS propaganda online. GhostWatcher participated in various hacking campaigns, including #OpISIS and #OpPedoHunt. Enjoy the Interview. You are a talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. I never refer to myself as a talented hacker. Mostly […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Proxy PAC hack allows for intercept of HTTPS URLS

Israeli experts discovered a vulnerability within the JavaScript that proxy PAC files that allows HTTPS URLs interception via Proxy Attacks. Israeli security firm, Safebreach, has discovered a vulnerability within the JavaScript that proxy PAC files used for auto-configuration. Hackers could be used to extrapolate URLs and manipulate them. Proxy Auto Config or PAC files work […]