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Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2016
Bangladesh Bank hacked due to inadequate defense systems

Investigators discovered that the hackers managed to gain access to the Bangladesh Bank network because it was using second-hand switches and no firewall. In  March, unknown hackers have stolen more than $100 million from the Bangladesh Bank account at the US Federal Reserve Bank. Now new disconcerting news regarding the Bangladesh bank is in the headlines. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2016
FBI paid more than $1.3 million to hack into San Bernardino shooter iPhone

FBI Director Comey explained at the Aspen Security Forum in London that the Agency paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. FBI Director Comey explained at the Aspen Security Forum in London that the Agency paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone The FBI vs […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2016
Canadian law enforcement obtained BlackBerry Global encryption Key

A report published by the VICE News confirmed that the Canadian law enforcement obtained the BlackBerry encryption Key under the investigation Op Clemenza. BlackBerry is probably the first mobile vendor that implemented end-to-end encryption to protect communications of its users. Now an embarrassing report published by Vice News revealed that BlackBerry has shared a master Key to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2016
Former Reuters Matthew Keys sentenced to 2 years for hacking

This week the former Reuters journalist Matthew Keys was sentenced to two years in prison for helping the Anonymous collective in computer hacking. Matthew Keys, a former Reuters journalist, who was convicted in October 2015 of supporting the Anonymous collective, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for computer hacking charges. Keys has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2016
British Govt vs Lauri Love, it’s battle for encryption keys

The British Government is attempting to force the hacktivist Lauri Love to hand over his encryption keys to access data stored in his seized laptop. Lauri Love is the hacktivist accused of breaking into Government networks, now the UK NCA wants to oblige him to hand over encryption keys to equipment seized from his home. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2016
British youngster pleading guilty to booter and malware sales

Teenage hacker developed a dangerous booter that was offered for sale, it was used to crash 224,000 websites around the world. Not always crime pays, sometimes the bill can be very salty, this is the case of a British youngster from Worcestershire, Grant Manser, that has pleaded guilty to six charges under the Computer Misuse Act and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2016
The CIA is funding a skincare line for the DNA extraction

According to documents obtained by The Intercept, the CIA is looking with a great interest in a new skincare line for DNA extraction on crime scenes. According to documents obtained by The Intercept, the CIA is funding a new skincare line that can allow the agency to collect DNA. “SKINCENTIAL SCIENCES, a company with an innovative line […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2016
The FBI director confirmed the purchase of a tool to hack the shooter’s iPhone, but …

The FBI Director James Comey confirmed the Agency had purchased a hacking tool to crack the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, but … The FBI has found a way to unlock any Apple iPhone, this is the opinion of the majority of security experts. Apple has expressed its concerns about the technique adopted by the Feds to access data […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2016
Italian Government revoked Hacking Team ’s global export license

The government authority who oversees the export of “dual use” technologies revoked the Hacking Team ’s global export license. On July 2015, the Italian surveillance company Hacking Team suffered one of the worst data breaches in the history.  Unknown attackers have exfiltrated some 400Gbs of data, including internal emails, exploit source code and invoices. A few months […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2016
A NIST guide tells enterprises how to secure email systems

For the first time in a decade, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its secure email guide. The last effort of the NIST Agency in the development of email security guidelines is dated 2007 when it published the  NIST SP 800-45, Version 2 – Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security. The […]