Terrorism

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2024
Terrorist Activity is Accelerating in Cyberspace – Risk Precursor to Summer Olympics and Elections

Terrorist groups are increasingly using cyberspace and digital communication channels to plan and execute attacks. Yesterday Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray expressed growing concerns over the potential for a coordinated foreign terrorist attack in the United States. During his testimony to the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Wray cited the ISIS-K attack on […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2021
1.9 million+ records from the FBI’s terrorist watchlist available online

A security researcher discovered that a secret FBI’s terrorist watchlist was accidentally exposed on the internet for three weeks between July 19 and August 9, 2021. The security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered a secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 million records that were exposed on the internet for three weeks between July 19 and August 9, 2021. In July, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Islamic imprisoned hacker Ardit Ferizi ordered to be deported

The Islamic hacker Ardit Ferizi, who is serving 20 years for giving his support to Islamic State group has been granted compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Ferizi is the first man charged with cyber terrorism that was extradited to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2020
Hacker who helped the ISIS will remain in US prison

The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Ferizi is the first man charged with cyber terrorism that was extradited […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2020
OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda

US military claims to have disrupted the online propaganda activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) in a hacking operation dating back at least to 2016. In 2016, the US Cyber Command carried out successful operations against the online propaganda of the Islamic State (ISIS), this is what emerged from declassified national security top-secret documents released […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Chicago student charged with writing code to spread ISIS propaganda

US authorities arrested Thomas Osadzinski, a student at DePaul University, because he allegedly built a custom Gentoo Linux distro for ISIS. Thomas Osadzinski (20), a student at DePaul University, Chicago, was arrested because he allegedly built a custom Gentoo Linux distro for ISIS, he could now face up to 20 years in prison. The Chicago […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2018
Domestic Kitten – An Iranian surveillance operation under the radar since 2016

CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. Researchers at security firm CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. Cyber spies used malicious mobile apps that […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2018
European and US police hit the Islamic State propaganda machine

A coordinated effort of law enforcement agencies (law enforcement authorities of the European Union Member States, Canada, and the USA) hit the Islamic State propaganda machine. European law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol conducted an unprecedented multinational cyber operation against the Islamic State’propaganda machine. Authorities have “punched a big hole” in Islamic State’s propaganda machine, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2018
UK GCHQ director confirmed major cyberattack on Islamic State

GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming announced this week that the U.K. has launched a major cyberattack on the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization. According to the spy chief, the GCHQ the attack was launched in collaboration with the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has distributed operations of the Islamic State. The UK intelligence believes this is the first […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2018
European Commission requests IT firms to remove ‘Terror Content’ within an hour

The UE issued new recommendations to tackle illegal content online, it asked internet companies to promptly remove terror content from their platforms within an hour from notification. On Thursday, the UE issued new recommendations to internet companies to promptly remove “harmful content,” including terror content, from their platforms. “As a follow-up, the Commission is today recommending a set […]