Hacktivism

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2013
Israel – AP Exclusive reveals tunnel hit by cyber attack

Cybersecurity experts revealed that a major artery in Israel’s national road network located in the northern the city of Haifa suffered a cyber attack. Israel is considered one of the most advanced country in cyber security, but at the same time is a privileged target for hostile governments intent in sabotage and cyber espionage on […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army attacked most major Qatar websites

Syrian Electronic Army attacked most major Qatar websites to protest against the support of the government to the rebels against Assad. The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has hit a new series of targets in a large hacking campaign against high profile Qatar based websites. The Syrian Electronic Army is considered one of the most active and dangerous group of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2013
Sabu incited state-sponsored attack for US Government

Former LulzSec leader Sabu (Hector Xavier Monsegur) accused by the hacker Jeremy Hammond to have incited state-sponsored attack for the U.S. Government. LulzSec was a popular group of hacktivists that breached many high profile targets during the last years, we all remember the Sony Pictures occurred in 2011. The group also claimed responsibility for taking down many other […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2013
The FBI claims to have neutralized Anonymous

The FBI claims to have neutralized Anonymous thanks the long series of arrests that hit principal cells of the collective such as LulzSec, Antisec and SABU. FBI in the last months has intensified the investigation on the Anonymous collective, various members of the popular group of hacktivist have been identified and arrested. Lulz Security (Lulzsec) team recognized its responsibility for the Sony Picture […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2013
Anonymous leaked incorrect credentials of Congress members

Alleged members of the hacker collective Anonymous posted alleged passwords of Hill staffers, but according expert they are outdated and inaccurate. Anonymous claimed to have stolen credentials of members of Congress to protest against the popular surveillance program PRISM. Anonymous is back and once again it targeted US institutions, the group leaked over 2000 username […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2013
Anonymous and state-sponsored hackers threaten energy sector

The energy sector is threaten with increasing frequency by hacktivists, state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals… The number of cyber attacks against energy sector is increased creating great concerns within the security community. Oil and gas firms are subject to continuous offensives moved by hacktivists and state-sponsored attacks, their activities are crucial for any country and due this reason are considered privileged targets. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2013
OpUSA, Anonymous against US Banking and Government offices

OpUSA campaing is officially started, the day has come, today May 7 as announced by Anonymous, a coordinated online attack will hit Banking and government websites. OpUSA campaing is officially started, the day has come, today May 7th as announced by Anonymous, a coordinated online attack against will hit banking and government websites. The announcement made by popular group of hacktivists is creating great […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2013
The role of hacktivism in cyber warfare scenario between 2 Koreas

It’s not a surprise South Korean security experts suggest that the North Korea military is training an elite force of “cyber warriors” to involve in cyber attacks against South institutions and companies. The South intelligence revelations follow continuous menaces of North Korea against U.S. Forces located in the Far East, the dictator Kim Jong-UN enhances […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2013
#OpLastResort & #OpBigBrother, Anonymous against governments

Someone early this year said the hacktivism phenomena and its symbol Anonymous, will exhausted its strength, sincerely I was shocked by this affirmation because I believe that is not possible to stop an ideology and hacktivism is a form to express the dissent with cyber operations. The Aaron Swartz’s tragedy has raised many questions regarding […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2013
Aaron Swartz commits suicide

Aaron Swartz  has committed suicide on January 11, 2013 in New York City. I have long been fought if you write something about this extraordinary boy, but not dedicate a tribute would be a shame. Aaron Swartz has decided to leave a huge void in the IT scenario. For me, as the entire world he […]