China

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2013
China hit by DDoS attack. The Internet inaccessible for hours

China hit by DDoS attack. The CINIC confirmed that the country suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend causing the Internet inaccessibility for hours. During the weekend China’s Internet was taken down by a powerful DDoS attack, according to security experts behind the offensive there is a group of skilled hackers that on Sunday hit the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2013
Chinese hackers that hit NYT are evolving their techniques

FireEye security experts discovered a new series of cyber attacks conducted by Chinese hackers targeted the US media in 2012, the attackers have improved the malware used in previous campaign against the New York Times. A new series of cyber attacks conducted by Chinese hackers targeted the US media, it seems that the responsible is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2013
Spy agencies ban on Lenovo PCs due to backdoor vulnerabilities

Spy agencies reportedly have a long-standing ban on Lenovo PCs due to backdoor vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to remotely access to the computers. Spy agencies reportedly have a long-standing ban on Lenovo PCs due to backdoor vulnerabilities. Lenovo PC banned by spy agencies in the UK, Australia and the US due the possible impairment […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2013
New wave of cyber attacks from Iran hit US

New cyber attacks from Iran hit US enterprises focusing on energy sector, the offensive has been revealed by American officials and private security experts. A new series of cyber attacks from Iran hit US enterprises, the offensive has been revealed by American officials and private security experts. The attacks are classified as “potentially destructive” and targeted IT […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2013
Google data breach, Company’s Surveillance Database hacked

Chinese hackers who breached Google in 2010 are responsible for the recent violation to Google Company’s Surveillance Database according officials revelations. Google data breach is reality and Google Company’s Surveillance Database has been violated by the same hackers who breached Google’network in 2010, the attackers have obtained the access to the company’s tracking system for […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2013
Zero-day market, the governments are the main buyers

Governments, and in particular US one, are principal buyers of zero-day vulnerabilities according a report published by Reuters. Zero-days exploits are considered a primary ingredient for success of a cyber attack, the knowledge of zero-day flaw gives to the attacker guarantee of success, state-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals consider zero-day exploits a precious resources around […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2013
China vs US mutual accusations, the cyber cold war is begun

China and US governments continue to exchange accusations about the continuing incursions into the respective national networks. China and US governments continue to exchange accusations about the continuing incursions into the respective national networks, the cyber attacks are mainly motivated by sabotage and cyber espionage purposes and are increasing exponentially. US government and intelligence agencies […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2013
Verizon, large scale cyber espionage from China and much more

Verizon has issued the “2013 Data Breach Investigations Report” that investigates on a series of documented data breaches. Verizon’s RISK Team, in collaboration with other 18 partners, has issued the “2013 Data Breach Investigations Report” that investigates on a series of documented data breaches. Since 2008 the company yearly publishes data related to principal incidents occurred during […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2013
CNCERT – China is also a victim of cyber attacks

Recent cyber attacks against North and South Korea are inflaming the debate on the importance of cyber security, governments are massively investing in the improvement of cyber capabilities to be prepared to mitigate the increasing number of offensives. China is considered the most aggressive state, according principal security firms and cyber experts, from its country […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2013
Threat Intelligence Report by Solutionary, rise of cyber attacks

Continues my overview of the main security reports published by leading companies that produce interesting analysis on the analysis of cyber threats, today I desire to introduce the data proposed by Solutionary in the “2013 Global Threat Intelligence Report” (registration is required). The GTIR report provides insight into prevalent cyber threats identified in 2012 thanks […]