Digital ID

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2018
NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries

A new report published by Citizen Lab revealed that the NSO Pegasus spyware was used against targets across 45 countries worldwide. A new investigation of the Citizen Lab revealed that the powerful Pegasus mobile spyware was used against targets across 45 countries around the world over the last two years. Pegasus is a surveillance malware developed by the Israeli surveillance NSO Group that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2018
EOSBet Gambling application hacked, crooks stole $200,000 worth of EOS

The gambling application EOSBet was affected by a vulnerability in its smart contract system that has been exploited by attackers to steal $200,000 worth of EOS. The security breach was first reported by the member “thbourlove” of the EOSBet Reddit community that shared the code used to exploit the flaw. After seeing the exploit code, the EOSBet’s official Reddit account […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users’ browser history and other info. Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2018
A growing number of iOS apps collect and sell location data

A growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from iPhone users and sell them to monetization firms. A group of security researchers that developed the popular Guardian mobile firewall app revealed that a growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2018
Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?

The popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails 3.9 is available online with the biggest updates this year. A new version of the popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails version 3.9 is available online, the privacy-oriented operating system gets its biggest update, many […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2018
Apple removed the popular app Adware Doctor because steals user browsing history

Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store because it was gathering users’ browser histories and other sensitive data and then upload them to a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2018
Many misconfigured Tor sites expose the public IP address via SSL certificates

Security researcher discovered that many misconfigured Tor sites using SSL certificated could expose the public IP addresses of underlying servers. Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat researcher at RiskIQ, has discovered that many misconfigured Tor sites using SSL certificated could expose the public IP addresses of underlying servers. Properly configured servers hosting hidden services have to listen only on the localhost (127.0.0.1) […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2018
Arjen Kamphuis, the Dutch associate of Julian Assange, went missing in Norway

Julian Assange associate and author of “Information Security for Journalists” Arjen Kamphuis has disappeared, the Norwegian police is working on the case. Media agencies worldwide are reporting the strange disappearance of Arjen Kamphuis, the Julian Assange associate. The news was confirmed by WikiLeaks on Sunday, the man has been missing since August 20, when he left his hotel […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2018
John McAfee’s Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet was hacked by a security duo

A security duo composed of Saleem Rashid and Ryan Castellucci demonstrated that it is possible to hack the John McAfee’s Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet. Today let’s discuss John McAfee’s cryptocurrency wallet, the Bitfi wallet, defined by the popular cyber security expert “unhackable.” Unfortunately, nothing is unhackable, and the Bitfi wallet was already hacked two times. The Bitfi wallet is an Android-powered hardware device for […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2018
What the Blockchain Taught Us about IT Security

It is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchain to secure your company and your information. With how fast technology is improving and being included in everyday activities or jobs to make them fast and efficient, it is important to make sure you are secured, especially when on the internet. You can have your […]