Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2024
A former U.S. NSA employee has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to sell classified documents to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (32), of Colorado Springs, is a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) who has been sentenced to nearly 22 years (262 months) in prison for attempting to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2024
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to monitor Americans’ activity online without a court order. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released documents that confirmed the National Security Agency (NSA) buys Americans’ internet browsing records without a court order. The data acquired by the intelligence agency can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2023
A former NSA employee has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to transmit classified defense information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (31), a former NSA employee has admitted to attempting to convey classified defense information to Russia, pleading guilty to the charges. The man pleaded guilty today to six counts of attempting to transmit classified […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
WannaCry and NotPetya, probably two most damaging cyberattacks in recent history, were both only made possible because of EternalBlue. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it. What is the EternalBlue vulnerability? EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2023
CISA, the FBI, and NSA, along with Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies published a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022. CISA, the NSA, and the FBI, in collaboration with cybersecurity authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, have published a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2023
Russia’s intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the recent attacks against iPhones with a zero-click iOS exploit as part of Operation Triangulation were carried out by US intelligence. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2022
China accuses the United States of conducting tens of thousands of cyberattacks on its country, including cyberespionage campaigns. The Government of Beijing accused the United States of launching tens of thousands of cyberattacks on China. The attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government entities and universities. In the past, the US Government has accused […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2021
The U.S. CISA and the NSA agencies have published guidance for securely using virtual private network (VPN) solutions. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance for increasing the security of virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Multiple attacks against private organizations and government entities, especially during […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2021
Three former NSA employees entered into a deferred prosecution agreement that restricts their future activities and employment and requires the payment of a penalty. Three former NSA employees (Marc Baier, 49, Ryan Adams, 34, and Daniel Gericke, 40) entered into a deferred prosecution agreement that restricts their future activities and employment. The trio has worked as hackers-for-hire […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2021
D3FEND is a new project promoted by MITRE Corporation to add defensive cybersecurity techniques to the ATT&CK Framework. D3FEND is a new project promoted by MITRE Corporation aimed to add a knowledge graph of cybersecurity countermeasures to the ATT&CK Framework. The project was announced this week by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), it proposes […]
