social media

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2016
WhatsApp blocked for more than 100 million users due to a Judge’s order

A Brazilian judge ordered to block access to the WhatsApp messaging service for 72 hours, it is the second time in five months. Brazilian authorities ordered ISPs to block WhatsApp today in a dispute over access to encrypted data. The order to block the messaging service for 72 hours has been issued by a judge from the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
Governance rules give more cyber power to the Europol

The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has approved new governance rules that give Europol new cyber powers to tackle down terrorists online. The Europol, the European Police Agency, gets new cyber powers to fight against terrorists online. The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has approved new governance rules by a massive majority. The fight against […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2016
The CIA’s Massive Expansion in Social Media Surveillance is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

The US intelligence is massively expanding in Social Media surveillance pushing new technologies, including artificial intelligence for data mining In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture capital firm, has been pursuing various new technologies, including artificial intelligence for data mining, computer algorithms that can detect insider threats and robots which are able to seize delicate objects. This is […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2016
ISIS offers hackers up to $10,000 to hack govt websites

The ISIS radical group is trying to infiltrate the Indian hacking community by offering money to hack government websites. 30,000 people on social media have been already contacted by the group. Members of the ISIS are willing to pay Indian hackers to hack into government websites and gain access to sensitive documents. The radical organization […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2015
Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts back to the UK govt

A group of hackers known as VandaSec claims three ISIS Twitter accounts trace back to computers belonging to the UK government. According to the revelation of a group of hackers known as VandaSec, at least three Islamic State Twitter social media accounts are run from IP addresses linked to the British government’s Department for Work and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2015
Fake recruiters on LinkedIn spy on security experts

Security researchers have uncovered a group of fake recruiting accounts on LinkedIn used for intelligence gathering about security experts. A group of fake recruiter accounts is abusing the LinkedIn professional social network to send invitations to security professionals in various industries. The fake recruiters attempt to deceive targets usually by using a LinkedIn profile with […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2015
Isis’s propaganda machine hunted down by Europol Web unit

The Europol announced the creation of a team that aims to find key figures in propaganda campaigns run by ISIS members seeking to recruit foreign fighters. Isis‘s machine propaganda is a very important target, since it generates something like 100.000 daily tweets, and it’s used to recruit foreign fighters to support the group. Isis is gaining […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2015
US Air Force located an ISIS command by analyzing a selfie

The US Air Force bombed an ISIS HeadQuarter after tracking location through the analysis of the imaged posted on social media platforms. ISIS members make professional use of social media for propaganda and to recruit new sympathizers, but intelligence agencies are trying to exploit every little mistake to track down the terrorist cells. Air Force […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2015
US Schools use social media monitoring platform to protect students

Several US schools are using social media monitoring platform to watch students and their online activities in order to prevent risky situations. A number of US schools are using social media monitoring software to watch students and their online activities. According to the news website Click Orlando, the institutes have bought access to sophisticated social media monitoring […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2015
Linux-based Moose worm turns routers into social network bots

Linux/Moose is a malware family that targets Linux-based consumer routers turning them into social network bots to use for illegal activities. ESET released a study about a new malware known as Moose worm that is compromising devices that have a weak or default credentials. The principal target of the Moose worm are the linux-based routers, […]