NSA

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2015
Researchers developed a new powerful BIOS Bootkit that exploits BIOS flaws

Security researchers developed a new BIOS bootkit that exploit recently discovered vulnerabilities. The experts will present their study to the CanSecWest. BIOS bootkits are a reality despite there is little evidence of BIOS implants in the wild. The BIOS bootkits was mentioned when Snowden disclosed the catalog of surveillance tools used by the NSA ANT division, these malicious malware are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2015
How the CIA is working to break the security of Apple devices

A new interesting report published by The Intercept details the effort spent by the US intelligence to compromise the security of Apple devices. The Intercept published another disconcerting post on the US Intelligence campaign aimed to steal the secrets of the IT giant Apple. According to top-secret documents disclosed by The Intercept a team of researchers working with the Central […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2015
Snowden reveals New Zealand surveillance Waihopai Base

A new collection of documents leaked by Edward Snowden shines light on shadowy New Zealand surveillance activities operated at the Waihopai Base. A new collection of documents leaked by Edward Snowden provides an interesting analysis of the relationship between the Five Eyes countries and the surveillance activities they managed. The documents published Saturday by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2015
Just $104 to exploit the FREAK flaw and hit the NSA website

Researchers hack NSA’s website with only $104 and 8 hours of Amazon’s cloud computing power using the #FREAK vulnerability A team of researchers demonstrated that it is possible to exploit the FREAK vulnerability to hack the official NSA website by using 8 hours of Amazon’s cloud computing power and spending only $104. The researcher made […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2015
Doubts about how CSE monitors Canadian emails to the Government

New secret documents leaked by Snowden reveal that CSE monitors millions of Canadian emails to Government, but privacy advocates criticized how CSE does it. Privacy advocates and Canadians are worried by the last bunch of document leaked by Edward Snowden related to the surveillance activities conducted by the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE). The national broadcaster Canadian […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2015
SIM Maker Gemalto Confirms cyber attacks, but excludes key theft

SIM maker Gemalto confirmed that unknown hackers targeted its systems in the period indicated by Snowden, but denied any massive theft of encryption keys. Just a week ago, the media agencies spread the news that US and British intelligence services have stolen encryption keys of the major SIM card maker Gemalto to spy on mobile […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2015
NSA Director Rogers urges the creation a legal framework for the US authorities

The NSA Director Rogers urges the creation of an independent legal framework to regulate the operations conducted US authorities. The NSA director and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Admiral Michael Rogers, told a Washington cybersecurity forum that legislators need the creation of a legal framework to regulate the operations conducted by law enforcement and intelligence-gathering organizations worldwide. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2015
Great SIM Heist – docs reveal mass cell phone hack by Five Eyes intelligence

US and British intelligence services have stolen encryption keys of the major SIM card maker Gemalto to spy on mobile voice and data communications worldwide. A new report published by The Intercept reveals that the National Security Agency and the British counterpart GCHQ obtained encryption keys of the global SIM manufacturer Gemalto, but the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2015
The Equation Group shows most complex and sophisticated hacking techniques ever seen

Experts at Kaspersky Lab revealed that the capabilities of the Equation Group Surpass anything known in terms of sophistication of hacking techniques. Security experts at Kaspersky revealed the existence of a hacking group operating since 2001 that targeted practically every industry with  sophisticated zero-day malware. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, this group, dubbed […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2015
GCHQ mass internet surveillance was unlawful, IPT rules

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has considered unlawful the GCHQ access to information gathered by the NSA through its massive surveillance programs. The British intelligence GCHQ acted illegally in accessing millions of personal communications collected by the NSA, this is the judgment of The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) that ruled against the national intelligence agency and security services. […]