Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 230

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! Cisco addresses CVE-2019-12643 critical flaw in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2019
Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2019 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine September 2019 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 179 pages of excellent content. Our Growing Media Platforms… www.cyberdefenseawards.comwww.cyberdefensemagazine.comwww.cyberdefenseradio.comwww.cyberdefensetv.com After 7 Years, We’ve Completely RebuiltCyberDefenseMagazine.com – Please Let Us Know What You Think.  It’s mobile and tablet friendly and superfast.  We hope you like it.  In addition, we’re […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2019
The role of a secret Dutch mole in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on Iran

Journalists revealed the role of a mole recruited by the Dutch intelligence in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on the Natanz plant in Iran. The story of the Stuxnet attack is still one of the most intriguing case of modern information warfare. The virus was developed by the US and Israel to interfere with the nuclear […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2019
US cyberattack temporarily paralyzed the ability of Iran to target oil tankers in the Gulf

The United States cyber army carried out a cyberattack in June on a database used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf. The New York Times revealed that the US carried out a cyberattack in June on a database used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! 80 defendants charged with participating in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 228

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! At least 23 Texas local governments […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Romania is going to exclude Huawei from its 5G Network

Romania will ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. Romania could be the last state in order of time to ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. The document was signed […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
China-linked APT41 group targets US-Based Research University

Security experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. Experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2019
Czech Republic ‘s committee blames foreign state for Foreign Ministry Cyberattack

A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic blames a foreign country state for a cyberattack that hit the Czech Foreign Ministry A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic revealed that the National Cyber and Information Security Agency blamed a foreign state for a cyber attack that targeted the Czech Foreign Ministry. The committee did not […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2019
Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, and Sednit) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […]