Intelligence

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2017
CIA Vault7 Leak – Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code Execution flaw

After the leak of the CIA Vault7 archive, experts from CISCO warn of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code Execution flaw. Recently Wikileaks announced it is planning to share with IT firms details about vulnerabilities in a number of their products, the flaw are exploited by the hacking tools and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2017
WikiLeaks will disclose CIA exploits to tech companies under specific conditions

Assange sent an email to tech firms including “a series of conditions” that they need to fulfill before gaining access to details included in the Vault 7. A couple of weeks ago Wikileaks published the Vault 7 archive, a huge trove of files detailing CIA hacking tools and capabilities. The files allegedly originated from a high-security […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2017
WikiLeaks is working with software makers on Zero-Days included in the Vault7 dump

WikiLeaks announced is working with software makers on Zero-Days by sharing information on the hacking tools included in the Vault7 dump with them. WikiLeaks announced on Tuesday that it has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a high-security network of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Wikileaks dump, called “Vault7,” exposed the hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2017
CIA replies to WikiLeaks Vault7 Leak, it is operating to protect Americans

WikiLeaks Vault7 – CIA pointed out that its mission is to “aggressively collect” foreign intelligence from overseas entities. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has issued an official statement in response to the Wikileaks Vault7 Data leak. The US intelligence agency denies conducting a large-scale surveillance on its citizens. According to an unnamed U.S. officials quoted […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Wikileaks Vault7: CIA Umbrage team, the factory of false flag ops

Wikileaks Vault7 data leak –  the Umbrage team was tasked by the Central Intelligence Agency for false flag hacking operations. WikiLeaks has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a CIA high-security network that details CIA hacking tools and capabilities.Digging in the huge trove of files, it is possible to find information about the ability of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Wikileaks CIA Files – What this means for Internet security and encryption

Earlier today, Wikileaks dumped a large database of secret documents from the CIA in a released dubbed Vault7. Here we do a deeper analysis of the leak and the broader implications on online security and encrypted services. Our in-depth analysis of the leaked CIA files is found at the bottom of this post. First, we […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
WikiLeaks releases documents detailing CIA hacking tools and capabilities

WikiLeaks has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a CIA high-security network that details CIA hacking tools and capabilities WikiLeaks announced on Tuesday that it has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a high-security network of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The huge trove of data, called “Vault 7,” exposed the hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2017
Tor webmail provider Sigaint is unavailable at least since February 11

Dark net webmail provider For the third consecutive week, the popular Tor web email service SIGAINT is unavailable and the real cause is a mystery. SIGAINT is one of the largest web email services on the TOR network that is used to send messages preserving the user’s anonymity. For the third consecutive week, the popular email service is unavailable […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2017
German foreign intelligence service Spied on Foreign Journalists since 1999

A new report from Der Spiegel the German foreign intelligence service spied on journalists from BBC, New York Times and Reuters since 1999. Journalists from the BBC, Reuters and New York Times were among those spied on by The German foreign intelligence service spied on journalists from various media agencies, including the BBC, Reuters and the New […]

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 […]