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Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2016
Russia hacks US systems ‘all the time’ said Director of National Intelligence

Chief of the National Intelligence declared Russia hacks US computer networks “all the time,” while also seeking to reassure the situation is under control. The recent string of attacks against people and systems involved in the 2016 Presidential election is alarming the US intelligence. After the attacks against the Democratic National Committee, security firms and government experts collected […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2016
ISIS members shared a list of targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia on a Telegram group

The Israeli intelligence firm Intsights has breached a Telegram ISIS group, members shared info on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. The Israeli security firm Intsights claims to have breached a Telegram group run by jihadists that were planning to attack a list of US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. The company announced to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2016
Clinton campaign servers were accessed as part of DNC hack

Media outlet continues to publish news regarding the DNC hack, computer servers used by Clinton campaign were compromised as part of DNC hack. The news of the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC) hack is monopolizing the technological debate around the US presidential campaign. Yesterday I reported the news of another hack against the operation of the DNC, according to the Reuters, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2016
Do you want enter in the US? Give me your social media details

The US border authority seeks individuals that want to enter in the Country into providing their social media details in order to improve their screening. It is not a joke, travellers that ask for a visa waiver entry to the US may be asked to provide their social media details. I’m speaking about a proposal of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2016
What’s really behind China’s drop in attacks against the US?

According to the experts from FireEye attacks from China against the US started declining in mid-2014 and has continued to decrease, why? Earlier this week, FireEye released a report showing a significant decline in cyber-attacks originating from China.  According to the report, the attacks started declining in mid-2014 and has continued.  According to FireEye, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2016
Did Edward Snowden perform a ‘public service’?

There is very little doubt in the mind of many that Snowden has caused irreparable damage to the U.S. espionage program. Was Snowden right in his actions? Recently, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praised Edward Snowden for performing a “public service” by bringing forward the debate over the government’s role in domestic surveillance.  The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2016
ATM Skimming attacks are skyrocketing

Security and fraud experts are observing a significant increase in the number of ATM skimming attacks across the world. It’s an emergency! Security and fraud experts are observing a significant increase in the number of cyber attacks against the ATMs, in particular, skimming attacks. The popular investigator Brian Krebs recently published an interesting post that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2016
Isis hackers claim to have infiltrated the UK Ministry of Defence

Pro-ISIS hackers belonging to the Islamic State Hacking Division group brag they have planted a mole at the heart of British Intelligence. Last week pro-ISIS hacker group who is calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division has published a “Kill list” of dozens of American military personnel purportedly involved in drone strikes against the IS in […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2016
FISA Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015

According to a Justice Department memo, the FISA ACT Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015. According to a Justice Department memo, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court approved each and every request made by the government in 2015. All of the 1,457 requests made last year […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2016
Homeland Security – US Consular Consolidated Database vulnerable to cyber attacks

According to the results of an internal review, the US passport and visa Consular Consolidated Database (CCD)  database is open to intrusion. According to the results of an internal review of the US State Department, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The State Department considers the CCD as an “unclassified but […]