Information Warfare

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2016
What’s really behind China’s drop in attacks against the US?

According to the experts from FireEye attacks from China against the US started declining in mid-2014 and has continued to decrease, why? Earlier this week, FireEye released a report showing a significant decline in cyber-attacks originating from China.  According to the report, the attacks started declining in mid-2014 and has continued.  According to FireEye, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2016
Student hacks Pentagon websites and gets thanked

David Dworken is the name of the student that hacked into the Pentagon US military’s website between classes at Maret High School and that the Government thanked. Recently we have reported the first results of the “Hack the Pentagon” program that allowed the discovery of numerous flaws in the computers of the US Government. News […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2016
NATO officially recognizes cyberspace a warfare domain

The NATO has officially declared cyberspace a warfare domain and confirmed that a cyberattack on any of its allies will be considered as an act of war. NATO officially recognizes the cyberspace as the fifth domain of a warfare so it could respond with conventional weapons in case of a powerful cyber attack. A cyberattack on one of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2016
Hack the Pentagon, hackers already found more than 100 flaws

Hackers contracted by the DoD under the Hack the Pentagon initiative have found more than 100 vulnerabilities exceeding Government’s expectations. Do you remember the ‘Hack the Pentagon‘ initiative? ‘Hack the Pentagon’ is the initiative launched by the US Government this year to test the resilience to cyber attacks of the US defenses. The Pentagon has launched the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2016
North Korean Hackers stole defense documents and photos from South

The Government of Seoul reported that North Korean Hackers stole defense-related documents and photos from two South Korean companies. The news that North Korean hackers have stolen thousands of records from private firms and state agencies in the South Korea is not new. In the last wave of attacks, the North Korean hackers have stolen […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2016
Seoul blames North Korea for hacking a South Korean defense contractor

Is the North Korea behind the hack of a South Korean defense contractor? The officials announced an investigation into the security incident. There is a constant tension between South Korea and the North, now the Government of Seoul is accusing Pyongyang for a cyber attack that in April last hit a navy defence contractor, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2016
Pro-ISIS Hackers issued Kill List Of US Gov personnel

Pro-ISIS hackers belonging to the United Cyber Caliphate issue a kill list that includes dozens of U.S. government personnel. A few days ago, the US Government announced the first attack conducted by the Cyber Command against members of the ISIS online. The US Cyber Command will run hacking operations and use cyber weapons to destroy computer […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2016
The US Cyber Command started the attacks on the Islamic State

The US Government has announced to have launched a series of cyber attacks against the Islamic State coordinated by the Cyber Command. The US Government has launched its cyber offensive against the coordinated by the Cyber Command. The strategy is clear, the use of hacking operations and cyber weapons will aim to destroy computer systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2016
The Australian government presents its Cyber Security Strategy

The Australian government has presented his Cyber Security Strategy and admitted the ability to conduct offensive cyber operations. The Australian Government announced its cyber security strategy that includes AU$230 million spending over four years to improve the resilience to cyber attacks of the national critical infrastructure. The strategy is very complete, it includes defensive aspects […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2016
US and UK Will Simulate a Cyber Attacks on nuclear plants in 2016

US and UK are planning to simulate a cyber attacks on nuclear plants, to test their resilience in the light of the nuclear security summit. In the light of the recent events with the terrorist attacks in Europe, the fear of other similar threats becomes greater by the minute. Coordinates cyber attacks on nuclear plants would […]