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Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2021
European Council extends sanctions against foreign threat actors

European Council extended for one year the sanctions against foreign threat actors that threaten the European Union and its member states. The European Council announced that it will extend for one year the framework for sanctions against threat actors that launched cyberattacks against the infrastructure of the European Union and its member states. The Council Decision […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2017
G7 DECLARATION ON RESPONSIBLE STATES BEHAVIOR IN CYBERSPACE

Presented the voluntary, non-binding norms of State behavior during peacetime in the G7 DECLARATION ON RESPONSIBLE STATES BEHAVIOR IN CYBERSPACE. The risk of escalation and retaliation in cyberspace, the increasing number of cyber attacks and cyber threats even more sophisticated could have a destabilizing effect on international peace and security. The risk of conflict between states […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2016
Japan is investigating security breach of Defence Information Infrastructure

The Japanese Government is investigating a reported security breach suffered by the High-speed Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) network. The Defence Information Infrastructure is a high-speed large-capacity communication network connecting SDF bases and camps. The Defence Information Infrastructure comprises two distinct networks, one connected to the Internet and an internal network. The security breach took place […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2016
Apple issued fixes for Pegasus spyware bugs in OS X, Safari. Apply it now!

Apple issued security fixes for Mac OS X and Safari to patch zero-day flaws exploited by Pegasus spyware to spy on mobile users. A few days ago, we reported a detailed analysis of the Trident exploit that triggers three vulnerabilities in order to remotely hack Apple mobile devices through the installation of the Pegasus spyware. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2016
iOS 9.3.4 and minor versions are vulnerable to the Trident Exploit

Its name is the Trident: a chain of zero-day exploits that aim to infect iPhone with commercial spyware. Researchers linked it to the NSO group. Its name is the Trident: a chain of zero-day exploits that aim to infect iPhone with commercial spyware. Researchers say it’s belonging to an exploit infrastructure connected to the NSO […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2016
Apple fixed Zero-Days flaws exploited by nation-state spyware

Apple issued emergency iOS updates to patch three Zero-Days exploited by a government spyware in an high-sophisticated attack. Apple has released the iOS 9.3.5 update for its mobile devices (iPhones and iPads). The security updates address three zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by nation-state actors to spy on activists. Security experts have spotted a strain of spyware targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2016
China ready to launch the first hack proof quantum communication satellite

China is ready to launch its first hack proof quantum communication satellite, are we entering a new era of telecommunications. Satellites have a crucial role in our digital society, almost every industry is benefiting from their services for this reason their security is a pillar of the cyber security strategy of governments worldwide. Attackers are posing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2016
Cyber spies from Suckfly group hacked organizations in India

A crew of cyber spies named Suckfly group is targeting organizations in India, it conducted long-term espionage campaigns against entities in the country. A group of high professional hackers called Suckfly is targeting organizations in India, according to the experts at Symantec the crew conducted long-term espionage campaigns against the country. Symantec did not disclose the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2015
Hackers in the wild attempt to exploit the Juniper Backdoor

A honeypot set up by researchers at the SANS institute has shown that hackers  have already attempted to exploit the Juniper backdoor. Shortly after Juniper posted the advisory related to the presence of unauthorized code in the OS of some of its Firewalls, HD Moore, the developer of the Rapid7′ Metasploit Framework, revealed that approximately 26,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2015
Who planted the Juniper ScreenOS Authentication Backdoor?

Who planted the Authentication Backdoor in the Juniper ScreenOS? Security experts are making their speculation, but interesting revelations are coming out. While the FBI is investigating the case searching for responsible for the introduction of a backdoor in a number of Juniper network devices, a number of speculation are circulating on the Internet.  Juniper Networks is a […]