Pierluigi Paganini
February 20, 2019
Security expert discovered an exposed MongoDB that reveals facial recognition abuse for tracking the Uyghur Muslim minority in China.Exposed MongoDB revealed facial recognition abuse for tracking the Uyghur Muslim minority in China. We have debated for a long time the surveillance campaigns conducted by the Chinese government, now the news of the day is the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2019
A malware campaign using new LuckyCat-Linked RAT dubbed ExileRAT has been targeting the mailing list of the organization officially representing the Tibetan government-in-exile. Security experts at Talos group have uncovered a malware campaign using the ExileRAT backdoor to target the mailing list of the organization officially representing the Tibetan government-in-exile. Threat actors are delivering the malware via […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2018
According to a report published by the New York Times, alleged China-linked hackers accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables. The New York Times revealed that alleged Chinese state-sponsored hackers accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables from the EU’s diplomatic missions around the world. The hackers carried out spear-phishing attacks aimed at EU officials […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 18, 2018
A Czech cyber-security agency is warning against using Huawei and ZTE technologies because they pose a threat to state security. The Chinese nightmare is rapidly spreading among European countries, now a Czech cyber-security agency is warning against using the equipment manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE because they pose a threat to state security. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2018
Security experts reported a new strain of malware spreading in China, the malicious code rapidly infected over 100,000 PCs in just four days. Unfortunately, the number of infections is rapidly increasing because hackers compromised a supply chain. It is interesting to note that this ransomware requests victims to pay 110 yuan (nearly Euro 14) in ransom […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2018
US Government is inviting its allies to exclude Huawei equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures, reports the Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government is urging its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. The United States is highlighting the risks for national security in case of adoption of Huawei […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2018
Chinese TEMP.Periscope cyberespionage group targeted a UK-based engineering company using TTPs associated with Russia-linked APT groups. Attribution of cyber attacks is always a hard task, in many cases attackers use false flags to masquerade their identities. Chinese hackers have targeted a UK-based engineering company using techniques and artifacts attributed to the Russia-linked APT groups Dragonfly and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2018
Senior German officials are making pressure on the government to exclude Chinese firms from building the countryâs 5G infrastructure. Many countries are going to build 5G infrastructure, but the approach of the government is completely different. Italian politicians seem to completely ignore the importance of 5G infrastructure for the growth of the country and the potential effects […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2018
Security researchers revealed in a recent paper that over the past years, China Telecom used BGP hijacking to misdirect Internet traffic through China. Security researchers Chris C. Demchak and Yuval Shavitt revealed in a recent paper that over the past years, China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China. China Telecom was a brand of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2018
China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. According to a report published by Bloomberg News, China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies, including Amazon and Apple, to steal secret information. The tiny chips have a size […]
