Digital ID

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2017
Tor webmail provider Sigaint is unavailable at least since February 11

Dark net webmail provider For the third consecutive week, the popular Tor web email service SIGAINT is unavailable and the real cause is a mystery. SIGAINT is one of the largest web email services on the TOR network that is used to send messages preserving the user’s anonymity. For the third consecutive week, the popular email service is unavailable […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2017
The Google E2EMail is now fully community-driven open source project

Google has now announced that E2EMail is no more a Google product, instead, it has become a “fully community-driven open source project.” The End-to-End crypto library is a core component of several projects of the IT giant such as the E2EMail, a Chrome app that runs independent of the normal Gmail web interface and allows non-technical users to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2017
Prisons and Courts Bill allows mobile networks to deploy IMSI catchers outside of prisons

The new UK Prisons and Courts Bill will let mobile networks to deploy IMSI catchers outside of prisons to snoop on mobile phone users. The Prisons and Courts Bill, introduced to Parliament last week, will let mobile networks to deploy IMSI catchers outside of prisons to snoop on mobile phone users. The IMSI catchers are surveillance equipment […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2017
Cloudbleed flaw exposes sensitive data from millions sites behind CloudFlare

Cloudflare was leaking a wide range of sensitive information, including authentication cookies and login credentials, the flaw was dubbed Cloudbleed. The notorious Google security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, recently made and astonishing discovery, Cloudflare was leaking a wide range of sensitive information, including authentication cookies and login credentials, the flaw was dubbed Cloudbleed. “On February 17th 2017, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2017
German regulators ban the My Friend Cayla doll fearing it is surveillance device

German regulators have banned ‘My Friend Cayla,’ an internet-connected doll that can chat with our children, it can be abused for surveillance activities. German regulators have banned ‘My Friend Cayla,’ an internet-connected doll that can chat with our children. The authorities believe the device is a “spying device”. The Federal Network Agency is inviting parents to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2017
Signal introduced the Video call feature in public beta release

Signal, the most secure instant messaging app, introduced the Video call feature in public beta release. You can test is now! Signal is considered the most secure instant messaging app, searching for it on the Internet it is possible to read the Edward Snowden’ testimony: “Use anything by Open Whisper Systems” Snowden says. The Cryptographer and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2017
Apple’s iCloud saved the deleted Safari browsing history over the years

According to the Russian forensic firm Elcomsoft the Apple iCloud saved deleted Safari browsing history over the years open the door to surveillance. According to digital forensics firm Elcomsof, Apple iCloud maintained deleted internet Safari browsing history over the years. The experts at Elcomsof discovered the issue while trying to extract records from iCloud accounts, they were able to retrieve supposedly deleted Safari browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
5 Anti-Surveillance tools that can help you enhance online security and privacy

The current digital era is filled with all sorts of cyber dangers. The following tools will help you remain safe by enhancing your online security and privacy. There are many software tools that can help you preserve and protect your privacy online. For your benefit, I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 software tools […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2017
Smart TV vendor Vizio fined $2.2M for spying on 11 million customers

Smart TV vendor Vizio makes the headlines because it has been caught while secretly collecting consumers’ data through over 11 Million devices. IoT devices are privileged vectors for surveillance activities, mobile devices, gaming console, smartphone and even smart TV could be used to spy on users. Now one of the world’s biggest smart TV makers […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2017
Microsoft Windows DRM issue could be exploited to uncloak Tor Browser users

HackerHouse researchers have discovered that media content protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) can be used to uncloak Windows Tor Browser users. The anonymity of the Tor users is threatened by a new issue related the Microsoft’s DRM. Windows users running the Tor browser can be de-anonymized with a trick based on the Microsoft DRM (Digital Rights […]