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Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2022
Water sector in the US and Israel still unprepared to defeat cyber attacks

Expert warns that the US and Israel are still unprepared to defeat a cyber attack against organizations in the water sector. Ariel Stern, a former Israeli Air Force captain, warns that the US and Israel are still unprepared to defeat a cyber attack against the water sector that could be orchestrated by enemy states like […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2021
NSO Group, Positive Technologies and other firms sanctioned by the US government

The U.S. sanctioned four companies for the development of surveillance malware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors, including NSO Group. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has sanctioned four companies for the development of spyware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors. The firms are […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2020
US whistleblower Edward Snowden received permanent residency by Russian authorities

The popular US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, the announcement was made by his lawyer. The former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden (37) has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer announced on Thursday. In 2013, Edward Snowden shed the light on the mass surveillance […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2020
US applauds British ban on China’s Huawei for 5G networks

The United States applauded the UK’s decision to ban equipment from China’s Huawei telecoms giant from its 5G network. Last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced its decision to phase out the use of network equipment manufactured by the Chinese tech giant Huawei in the UK’s 5G network as little as six months. “We […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2020
Open Cloud Database Exposes 200 Million Americans

Experts revealed that an unauthorized party compromised more than 200 million user records hosted somewhere within the U.S. in a Google Cloud database.  Many people are now so accustomed to cloud computing that they use it multiple times per day, whether to collaborate with co-workers, log into email accounts or do other everyday tasks. The convenience is […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2020
Federal Depository Library Program Govn agency breached by Iranian hackers

A group of alleged Iranian hackers claims to have breached the website of a US government agency, Federal Depository Library Program, on Saturday after the killing of Qasem Soleimani. A group of Iranian hackers claims to have breached the website of a US government agency, the Federal Depository Library Program, vowing revenge for the killing […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2019
The US Gov is testing high-altitude balloons for surveillance

The US government is testing high-altitude balloons manufactured by Sierra Nevada to conduct surveillance over American soil. The US government is planning to use high-altitude balloons to conduct surveillance over Americans. The high-altitude balloons are manufactured by Sierra Nevada Corporation, they will cover a large area in the United States’ Midwest. The project is to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2019
Iran denies attack against its infrastructure has ever succeeded

After media reported a cyber offensive launched by the US against Iran, Teheran announced that alleged cyber attack against its infrastructure has ever succeeded. Last week, media reported that the United States has launched a series of cyber attacks on Iran after the Iranian military has downed an American surveillance drone. US President Donald Trump […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2019
Trump secretly ordered cyber attacks against Iran missile systems

The United States launched a series of cyber attacks on Iran after the Iranian military has downed an American surveillance drone. The military response to Iran, after the Iranian army has downed an American surveillance drone, started from the cyberspace. US President Donald Trump first approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2019
U.S. Cyber Command disrupted blocked Russian troll factory during 2018 midterms

The U.S. Cyber Command blocked the Internet access to the Russian troll factory while it was attempting to interfere with 2018 midterm. According to the Washington Post, that cites several U.S. officials, the operation conducted by the U.S. Cyber Command hit the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, the company used by the Russian Government […]