Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Freedom of the Net report – Online manipulation played a crucial role in elections in at least 18 countries over the past year, including the United States. While cyber security experts still debate cyber attacks against 2016 Presidential Election, according to the independent watchdog Freedom House at least 18 countries had their elections hacked last year. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2017
According to the startup Cappasity the Ethereum Parity Wallet freeze that locked up $280 million in Ether was deliberately triggered by someone. A few days ago the firm Parity Technologies made the headlines because someone has accidentally triggered a vulnerability in the popular Parity Wallet that locked up $280 million in Ether, including $90 million raised by Parity […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2017
A GitHub user accidentally triggered a flaw in the Parity Wallet library contract of the standard multi-sig contract that locked up $280 million in Ether. Ethereum made again the headlines, someone has accidentally triggered a vulnerability in the popular Parity Wallet that locked up $280 million in Ether, including $90 million raised by Parity Technologies’s founder Gavin Woods. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2017
It has happened, one of the most cyber-savvy states, Estonia decided to block Electronic ID Cards over identity theft risk. On Thursday, Estonia announced that it would suspend security digital certificates for up to 760,000 state-issued electronic ID-cards that are using the buggy chips to mitigate the risk of identity theft. The decision comes after IT security researchers recently […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2017
A serious privacy issue in iPhone that could be exploited by iOS app developers to silently take your photos and record your live video by enabling cameras. Do you use an iPhone? If yes, there is probably something that you need to know about it! The Austrian developer and Google engineer, Felix Krause, has discovered a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2017
Mozilla would remove the Dutch CA, the CA of the Staat de Nederlanden, from its trust list due to the new national legal framework. The Dutch Information and Security Services Act will come into force in January 2018 and one of the main effects of the new legal framework is that country’s certificate authority, CA of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2017
Some kid smartwatches available for sale in Europe pose security and privacy risks, including potentially allowing hackers to take control over them. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) warns that most children’s GPS-tracking smartwatches represent a threat for them. Many devices are affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by an attacker to take control over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2017
Google continues working to improve the security of its users, the last measure introduced by the company it the ‘Advanced Protection’ feature. The Advanced Protection feature was designed to improve the security of users, who are at high risk of targeted attacks. “We took this unusual step because there is an overlooked minority of our users that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2017
South Africa – About 30-million identity numbers and other personal and financial information leaked online, it is the largest data leak in the country. About 30-million identity numbers and other personal and financial information had been hacked and leaked online, it could be the biggest data breach suffered by the South Africa. The data breach was discovered […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2017
Credit agency Experian is using scare tactics to sell a service for tracking traded user data on the dark web, let’s give a close look at the user agreement In the dark web, it is quite easy to find a lot of identities of unaware individuals and any other data that could expose companies to frauds. […]
