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Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2015

Hacking the Iridium network could be very easy

At the last the Chaos Communication Camp, held in Zehdenick, Germany experts demonstrated how to hack the Iridium network and eavesdrop its pager traffic. At the last edition of the Chaos Communication Camp held in Germany the organizers distributed 4500 rad1o badges, powerful devices running a software that could be used to intercept satellite traffic from […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2015

Torus, a milestone in massive surveillance

“Torus” a name that may seem insignificant to many, but that instead revealed a huge expansion in surveillance of FiveEyes alliance. The researcher Duncan Campbell analyzed a document leaked by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden focusing his investigation on the a term used in the secret slides that could have revealed a massive increase in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2015

Cybersecurity in the maritime industry, are our ports secure?

Maritime industry heavily depends on technology, a cyber attack against its infrastructure and systems could have dramatic consequences on our society. In a recent post, I talked about attacks targeting SCADA systems will increase, and our ports are among critical infrastructure that makes large use of such systems. Let’s consider that “almost 90% of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2014

Treasure Map – Fiveeyes tap into German telco networks to map end devices

Documents leaked by Snowden reveal the existence of the Treasure Map program run by FiveEyes Intelligence agencies to control the global network. Treasure Map is the name of the last program of intelligence revealed by documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden. Treasure Map is a program to map every device exposed on the Internet, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2014

High-Risk flaws affect the NOAA Satellite System JPSS

The NOAA JPSS System is affected by thousands vulnerabilities, according to a memorandum from the Department of Commerce’s Office of the Inspector General. The Satellite systems at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are affected by thousands of severe vulnerabilities that could be exploited by threat actors hit them. The disconcerting news refers the findings of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2014

Hacking satellite communications equipment on passenger jets

Cyber security expert claims to be able access satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and in-flight entertainment systems. Airplanes Can Be Hacked Through Wireless In-flight Entertainment System, this is not a new discovery as I explained in a post published more that one year ago and titled “Cyber Threats against the Aviation […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2014

Satellite equipment affected by severe vulnerabilities

A study conducted by experts at IOActive uncovered a variety of severe vulnerabilities in Satellite equipment widely used in numerous industries. Satellite Communication Devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks due the presence of critical design flaws in the firmware of principal satellite terrestrial equipment. Different satellite systems manufactured by some of the world’s biggest government contractors are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2014

How GCHQ and NSA spied on German citizens and global politics

GCHQ infiltrated German firms while NSA obtained a court order to spy on Germany and collected information about the chancellor in a special database. A new report published by Der Spiegel agency based on the document leaked by Edward Snowden has revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) and the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spied on private […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2012

Hacking satellite communications and possible implication

Once more to worry about is the real security of satellite infrastructures. In a technological civilization satellites play a vital role in the management and transmission of information of all kinds, satellites infact do the work in silent thet we enjoy every day, but often forget this crucial aspect. Are these powerful systems of communication […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2012

A Distributed Satellite Ground Station Network for internet freedom

The news that I desire to discuss with you is the will to put into orbit a satellite system to combat new forms of censorship. The project is certainly ambitious and effective, an hacker group has decided to launch a series of satellites for the composition of an alternative communication platform that would be used […]

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Hacking the Iridium network could be very easy

Torus, a milestone in massive surveillance

Cybersecurity in the maritime industry, are our ports secure?

Treasure Map – Fiveeyes tap into German telco networks to map end devices

High-Risk flaws affect the NOAA Satellite System JPSS

Hacking satellite communications equipment on passenger jets

Satellite equipment affected by severe vulnerabilities

How GCHQ and NSA spied on German citizens and global politics

Hacking satellite communications and possible implication

A Distributed Satellite Ground Station Network for internet freedom

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