Terrorism

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2017
Pro-ISIS group defaced US Government websites in 3 states

Several government websites were hacked by a pro-ISIS group that is calling itself Team System DZ, including those of the Ohio Governor John Kasich. Several government websites in Ohio and Maryland, including the one belonging to Ohio Governor John Kasich, had to be shut down Sunday after being defaced by pro-ISIS hackers. The hackers breached the websites […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2017
Facebook inadvertently revealed moderators’ identities to suspected terrorists

A bug in the software used by Facebook moderators to review inappropriate content resulted in the disclosure of identities of moderators to suspected terrorists. According to the Guardian, the social network giant Facebook put the safety of its content moderators at risk after inadvertently exposing their personal details to suspected terrorist users on the social network. A […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2017
Egypt blocks dozens of websites including ‘Medium’ without any official announcement

The Egyptian government blocked a number of websites in Egypt, including the publishing platform Medium, without any official announcement. Egyptians users of the online publishing platform, Medium were not able to access the service from their country. Readers and bloggers using both desktop and mobile app suffered access problems, the reason of the blackout is still unclear […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2017
Theresa May says ‘enough is enough’ after the London Bridge terror attack

Commenting the London Bridge terror attack, Prime Minister says there is ‘far too much tolerance of extremism’ in the UK and urges Internet regulation. The London Bridge terror attack is fueling the debate about the Internet regulation, the Prime Minister Theresa May believe the terrorists had ‘safe spaces’ online and this is no more acceptable. Prime […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2017
ISIS Publishes Detailed Guide on How to Use Services Like Craigslist to Lure Non-Believers to Their Death

ISIS has released a detailed guide on how to murder non-believers. The tutorial provides advice on how to lure targets via fake ads on websites to kill them. ISIS has released a detailed guide on how to murder non-believers. The tutorial provides advice on how to lure targets via fake ads on websites such as […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2017
Austrian parties SPÖ and ÖVP want Whatsapp monitoring

Austrian SPÖ and ÖVP parties are fighting for WhatsApp instant messaging and plan further measures to fight the terrorism. Both the Austrian Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei; ÖVP) are fighting for instant messaging monitoring such as WhatsApp. The experts believe that the Government will end anonymous mobile phone SIM […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2017
G7 Summit – States demand Internet Giants to join forces against online propaganda

The nations participant at the G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy, demand action from internet service providers and social media giants against extremist content online. The effort is necessary to fight against terrorism in a wake of the recent tragic Manchester attack. “The G7 calls for Communication Service Providers and social media companies to substantially increase their efforts […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2017
Terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande – Manchester Arena explosion killed 22 people

Terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert – The Manchester Arena explosion killed 22 people including children, Police is investigating the case. The Manchester Arena explosion at the Ariana Grande concert was caused by a terrorist attack that killed 22 people, among the victims, there are also children. “What I can confirm is that there are children among […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2017
United Cyber Caliphate published a kill list of 8,786 individuals in US, UK

Members of the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) pro-ISIS hacker group has released a new kill list with 8,786 targets in US, UK The pro-ISIS hacking group United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) has released a “kill list” containing the names and addresses of 8,786 individuals in the U.S. and UK. The group published a shocking video online […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2017
Pro-ISIS Amaq News Site Hacked and exploited to distribute Malware

The Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency has been hacked and used to spread a malicious a FlashPlayer file. Who is behind the attack? The Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency has been hacked and used to spread a malware. The website is considered as the official news site of the Islamic State, it was used for propaganda and […]