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Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2017

Russian cyber experts were charged with treason due to the allegations made seven years ago

In December 2016 two Russian state security officers and a cyber security expert in Moscow were charged with treason due allegations made 7 years ago. In December 2016 two Russian state security officers and a cyber-security expert in Moscow were charged with treason due to the allegations made by a Russian businessman seven years ago. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2017

Operation Kingphish: Cyber Attacks against human rights activists in Qatar and Nepal

Amnesty International has recently uncovered a spear phishing campaign dubbed Operation Kingphish that targeted groups in Qatar and Nepal. Human rights organizations and journalists continue to be a privileged target of phishing campaigns that attempt to steal the Google credentials of the victims. The malicious messages try to lure victims into viewing documents online. Amnesty […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017

ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, who is attacking us, and how?

ENISA has issued the annual ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, a document that synthesizes the emerging trends in cyber security The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is an EU Agency composed of security experts that work with these states, public organizations and private groups to develop advice and recommendations on good practice […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2017

Weaponizing of the insider in the Dark Web, a dangerous phenomenon

A study revealed how hackers in the dark web are arming insiders with the tools and knowledge necessary to help steal corporate secrets. The dark web is the right place where to buy and sell corporate secrets, experts at the risk management firm RedOwl and Israeli threat intelligence firm IntSights made an interesting research titled “Monetizing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2017

President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence

President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning’s sentence for leaking confidential documents to Wikileaks in 2010. He will be released on May 17th. President Barack Obama took a historic decision, he has commuted Chelsea Manning’s sentence for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks in 2010. The news was reported by The New York Times, Manning is due to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2016

Infected firmware spotted in well-known low-cost Android devices

Experts from Doctor Web spotted new Trojans into the firmware of several dozens of low-cost Android smartphones and tablets. Again problems with low-cost Android smartphones and tablets, once again experts discovered certain mobile devices shipped with malicious firmware. According to malware researchers from antivirus firm Dr.Web, the firmware of a large number of popular Android devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2016

A second backdoor in a week discovered in firmware of Chinese low-cost Android devices

For the second time in a few days, security experts spotted a backdoor in the firmware of low-cost Android devices. Last week, security experts from Kryptowire firm have discovered a backdoor in the firmware installed on low-cost Android phones. The backdoor affects mobile phones from BLU Products that are available for sale on both Amazon and Best Buy. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2016

Experts spotted a secret backdoor in Android phones that sends data to China

Experts at Kryptowire discovered a mobile phone firmware that transmitted personally identifiable information without user consent due to a backdoor. Security experts from Kryptowire firm have discovered a backdoor in the firmware installed on low-cost Android phones. The backdoor affects mobile phones from BLU Products that are available for sale on both Amazon and Best Buy. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2016

Ukrainian hackers Cyber Hunta leaked emails of Putin’s Advisor

Hackers of the Cyber Hunta collective leaked thousands of emails allegedly stolen from the account of Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov. Last week a Russian government website was hacked by the Jester hacker who defaced the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MID.ru in retaliation for the recent attacks against US targets. This week a Ukrainian hacker collective […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2016

Reading the ‘High Crime Trends 2016’ Report from Group-IB

The Group-IB firm has published a report titled “High Crime Trends 2016” that includes interesting data about principal cybercrime trends. Group-IB, one of the global leaders in preventing and investigating high-tech crimes and online frauds, has published an interesting report titled “High Crime Trends 2016” that provides an interesting analyzing of current criminal activities. The Key Trends evaluate are evaluated […]

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Russian cyber experts were charged with treason due to the allegations made seven years ago

Operation Kingphish: Cyber Attacks against human rights activists in Qatar and Nepal

ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, who is attacking us, and how?

Weaponizing of the insider in the Dark Web, a dangerous phenomenon

President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence

Infected firmware spotted in well-known low-cost Android devices

A second backdoor in a week discovered in firmware of Chinese low-cost Android devices

Experts spotted a secret backdoor in Android phones that sends data to China

Ukrainian hackers Cyber Hunta leaked emails of Putin’s Advisor

Reading the ‘High Crime Trends 2016’ Report from Group-IB

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