Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2015
Security experts at FireEye have uncovered a spear phishing campaign managed by Chinese hackers that is targeting Taiwan Opposition and Media ahead of the vote in January. According to FireEye a group of Chinese hackers is targeting Taiwan’s opposition party and journalists, security experts and officials. The attacks are occurring weeks away from a Taiwanese presidential […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 16, 2015
Twitter has notified some of its users that they may have been targeted in an attack by state-sponsored hackers. Twitter is warning users of state-sponsored cyber attacks, a small number of users, including a few connected to security and privacy advocacy, have been notified that their accounts were targeted by nation-state hackers. The Twitter users received the notifications […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2015
Cyber terrorists can target UK infrastructure, with the odds being in favor of targeting the power grid, rather than the Internet broadband network. Cyber terrorists are probably going to target the UK and more specifically focus on something that will create chaos in the country. After the devastating incidents of Paris in November, many people […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2015
According to a new report published by the Kaspersky Lab, the Sofacy APT has recently increased its activities. According to a new report published by the Kaspersky Lab, the Advanced persistent threat group Sofacy (also known as APT28 , Fancy Bear, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has increased its activity. The Sofacy group has been active since 2008, targeting mostly military […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2015
The Chinese Government says it has arrested the hackers responsible for breaching the Office of Personnel Management database (OPM). The Chinese government has arrested hackers accused of breaking into the Office of Personnel Management databases, According to The Washington Post, the Chinese government has arrested the hacking crew that breached the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). “The Chinese […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2015
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Chinese hackers have conducted a major attack on a supercomputer operated by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Chinese hackers have conducted a major attack on a supercomputer operated by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The news has been disclosed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The Bureau of Meteorology is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2015
Russia will deploy jamming systems in Syria to protect its air forces and prevent attacks against its aircraft. The Russian army in Syria is planning to launch electronic warfare in the country with the institution of jamming systems. The jamming systems are an essential component of the Russian military strategy that aims to prevent attacks against its troops in the area. On Tuesday, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2015
The former British defence secretary Des Browne is warning that the Trident nuclear weapons system could be vulnerable to cyber-attack. According to the Guardian, the former British defence secretary Des Browne called on the British Prime Minister to assess the resilience to cyber attacks of the Trident nuclear weapons system. “The UK Trident programme encompasses the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 26, 2015
Facebook was the first company to notice the intrusion of Iranian Hackers in the e-mail accounts of US State Department officials focused on Iran. The attacks appear politically motivated and aimed to gather data about US-Iranian dual citizens in Iran. Earlier this month, the computers at the US State Department and other government employees were targeted by hackers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2015
Experts from Check Point firm published a new report on the Rocket Kitten APT that include more insight into the activities of the group. Do you remember the Rocket Kitten ATP? The Rocket Kitten group has been suspected to be active since 2011 and have been increasing their activity since 2014. The main targets are based in the Middle […]
