Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2016
Bitcoin.org warns state-sponsored attacks against the Bitcoin Core

The organization that controls the development of the Bitcoin software warns users that nation-state actors may hit the upcoming Bitcoin Core release. The organization that controls the development of the Bitcoin system, Bitcoin.org, has warned of possible cyber attacks coordinated by nation-state attackers. Bitcoin Core is the open source client for Bitcoin, the version Bitcoin Core […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2016
Hacker Interviews – Dêfãult Vírüsa (@_d3f4ult)

Dear Readers, today I want to present you Dêfãult Vírüsa one of the most intriguing hackers on the Internet. He is the Admin of #AnonSec & @L0sExtraditable hacker groups Enjoy the Interview. You are a talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. Our page on EncyclopediaDramatica should […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2016
The unmanned jihad in the sky

UAV – “Go ahead, look up [points to the sky] … see the drone? No? It’s alright, because the drone sees you. Sees your face. We know who you are.” The scene is from the movie “13 hours – The secret story of the soldiers of Benghazi”: as the member of Ansar al-Sharia looks up, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2016
Guccifer 2.0 leaks personal data of nearly 200 Congressional Democrats

Guccifer 2.0, the alleged hacker behind the DNC hack released another trove of documents about House Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi’s sensitive data. The hack to the US Presidential election is becoming even more mysterious, while security experts are blaming the Russia for the cyber espionage, a strange figure claims the responsibility for the security breach. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2016
DiskFiltration Stealing data from air-gapped networks via acoustic signals

A group of experts devised a technique dubbed DiskFiltration to exfiltrate data from air-gapped networks relying on acoustic signals emitted from HDDs We are aware that air-gapped networks aren’t totally secure, security experts have devised several methods to exfiltrate information across the years. The last technique presented by a group of researchers was dubbed ‘DiskFiltration’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2016
Information warfare – The Rise of the Cyber Offense

Information warfare – The development of cyber capabilities is strategic for any governments, computer systems and Internet of Things even more at risk. By the mid-1990’s the US intelligence agencies, especially the NSA, were beginning to wake up to a grim reality – the world was quickly becoming connected and the tools to connect that […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2016
Hacker Interviews – Claudio Caracciolo

Today I have interviewed Claudio Caracciolo (@holesec) one of the most renowned Security Professional that works like Chief Security Ambassador for ElevenPaths Claudio Caracciolo (@holesec)  wrote a book and is known for his effective interpersonal skills and his ability as an international speaker. Enjoy the Interview. You are one of the world’s most talented cyber security […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The Phantom Squad

Today I have interviewed The Phantom Squad, one of the most dreaded groups of hackers on the Internet. Enjoy the Interview. You are a talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. We started in November 2015. We have taken down PSN and have also targeted other […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2016
Garda forced to shut down its systems after a malware-based attack

The experts from the Irish Garda are investigating a malware-based attack that forced it to shut down its data systems. No system was breached. The Garda Síochána, the national police service of Ireland, was forced to shut down its data systems in response to a malware-based attack. The Ireland’s national police put in place the emergency […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2016
Security Affairs newsletter Round 72 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all let inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded as The Best European Personal Security Blog http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/48202/breaking-news/securityaffairs-best-european-personal-security-blog.html THANK YOU! Danger Drone, the flying hacking machine devised by a cyber security duo A close look at […]