Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2018
UK GCHQ director confirmed major cyberattack on Islamic State

GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming announced this week that the U.K. has launched a major cyberattack on the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization. According to the spy chief, the GCHQ the attack was launched in collaboration with the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has distributed operations of the Islamic State. The UK intelligence believes this is the first […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2018
When the Russian Malware coder Gatsoev is praised by the Russian head of Information Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of North Ossetia

When the Russian young Malware coder is praised by the Russian head of Information Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of North Ossetia. Under the spotlight: the story of Atsamaz Gatsoev (aka “1ms0rry”) who has set up his illegal business. A new write-up made by a security researcher known as Benkow (@Benkow_) has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2018
DHS and FBI accuse Russian Government of hacking US critical infrastructure

Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint technical alert to warn of attacks on US critical infrastructure powered by Russian Last week, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint technical alert to warn of attacks on US critical infrastructure powered by Russian threat actors. The US-CERT blamed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2018
Olympic Destroyer, alleged artifacts and false flag make attribution impossible

  According to Kaspersky Lab, threat actors behind the recent Olympic Destroyer attack planted sophisticated false flags inside their malicious code. On February 9, shortly before the Pyeongchang opening ceremonies on Friday, televisions at the main press centre, wifi at the Olympic Stadium and the official website were taken down. Hackers used the so-called Olympic Destroyer, a strain […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2018
CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report: Dark Caracal and the Pallas malware family

Researchers from CSE ZLAB malware Analysis Laboratory analyzed a set of samples of the Pallas malware family used by the Dark Caracal APT in its hacking operations. The malware researchers from ZLab analyzed a collection of samples related to a new APT tracked as Dark Caracal, which was discovered by Electronic Frontier Foundation in collaboration […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2018
Leaked memo suggest NSA and US Army compromised Tor, I2P, VPNs and want to unmask Monero users

The image of a memo leaked online suggests US Army and NSA are able to unmask Tor, I2P, VPNs users and they are working to track Monero, US Army and NSA are able to unmask Tor, I2P, VPNs users and they are working to track Monero, this is the truth revealed by a photo alleged leaked […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2018
Military personnel improperly used Fitness Strava Tracker exposed their bases

Military worldwide have publicly shared online their exercise routes recorded through the fitness tracker Strava revealing the fitness sessions conducted inside or near military bases We discussed many times privacy risks related to IoT devices, here we are to discuss an alarming case, fitness tracker Strava revealed details of Military Bases. American and allied military worldwide have publicly shared their exercise […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2018
Crackas leader (15) gained access to data of intel operations in Afghanistan and Iran by posing as the CIA chief

British teenager Kane Gamble (15), leader of the ‘Crackas With Attitude’ hacking group gained access to intel operations in Afghanistan and Iran by posing as the CIA chief. Do you remember “Crackas With Attitude”? You remember for sure the Crackas With Attitude, a hacking crew that claimed clamorous actions in support of the Palestine cause. The notorious group […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2018
The US Global surveillance bill has been signed by President Trump

US Government missed a historic opportunity to reform a dangerous surveillance law that opens to a global surveillance, instead it has signed a version that makes it worse. The U.S. legal framework related to the domestic surveillance has been signed by President Trump one day after the Senate approved it with 65 votes against 34. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2018
Dark Caracal APT – Lebanese intelligence is spying on targets for years

A new long-running player emerged in the cyber arena, it is the Dark Caracal APT, a hacking crew associated with to the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security that already conducted many stealth hacking campaigns. Cyber spies belonging to Lebanese General Directorate of General Security are behind a number of stealth hacking campaigns that in […]