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Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2014
US Gov used airplanes to collect American cell phone data

The WSJ revealed that the US authorities coordinated by the Department of Justice has been using airplanes to collect Americans’ cell phone data. A new secret U.S. surveillance program was disclosed in a Wall Street Journal’s report, the post published by the popular media agency reveals the use of bogus cell phone towers installed in airplanes […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2014
China unveils laser defense system that could shoot down small drones in a few seconds

Chinese authorities unveil the development of a new highly accurate laser defense system that is able to shoot down small drones in a few seconds. The Chinese Government has completed the development of a new weapon that is able to hit and shoot down small drones and aircraft in a few seconds. The China has successfully tested a highly […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2014
ICS-CERT states that manufacturing organization compromised for several months

Last ICS-CERT MONITOR report reveals that hackers had access to the systems of an unnamed manufacturing organization for several months. According to the ICS-CERT MONITOR report, which summarizes the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team’s (ICS-CERT) activities between May – August 2014, threat actors had access to the systems of an unnamed manufacturing organization for […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2014
The HTTPS Phishing Websites will double by the end of 2014

According to the investigation conducted by experts at TrendMicro the number of HTTPS phishing sites is increasing and it will double by the end of 2014. Google considers security a top priority for this reason the company is starting to use HTTPS as a ranking signal. The scope is to encourage the adoption of HTTPS, but the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2014
Satellite images demonstrate that Ukraine is hit by pro-Russian troops across the border

The US Ambassador in Ukraine has released satellite images that prove Russia is firing rockets at Ukrainian troops across the border. The US State Department has released a collection of satellite images, via the ambassador in Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt,  that demonstrate that the Russian Army is firing rockets against Ukrainian troops located across the border. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2014
Chinese Executive charged of hacking on Boeing and other defense contractors

Chinese Executive charged of Hacking on Boeing and other defense contractors to steal military data and advanced technologic projects. According to a US criminal complaint, computers of Boeing and other military contractors have been hacked to steal intellectual property and trade secrets on transport aircraft. The initial attacks against Boeing probably occurred between Jan 14th and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2014
Chinese hackers violated systems at the Office of Personnel Management

The New York Times revealed that in March Chinese hackers hacked systems at Office of Personnel Management stealing files of thousands of  Federal employees According to the New York Times, senior American officials revealed that a group of Chinese hackers violated the computer networks of the United States government agency in March. The Chinese bad actors hacked US government systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2014
NSA XKeyscore targeted Tor Directory Authority servers

The German broadcaster ARD published a report that reveals that NSA XKeyscore has targeted two Germany-based Tor Directory Authority servers. The NSA surveillance program XKeyscore, according to a report published by German public broadcaster ARD, two Germany-based Tor Directory Authority servers have been targeted by the US intelligence. According to the report, the two cases are not isolated, in the past […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2014
Windows 8 banned by China for Government Computers

Chinese Authorities ban the use of Microsoft Windows 8 Operating System for Government Computers, the ban is not extended to private environment. The tension between US and China is increasing, both governments are accusing each other of cyber espionage and both are prohibiting the use of foreign products in the government environment. In the past US […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2014
5 Chinese PLA officials accused of cyber espionage on US companies

The United States has filed criminal charges against five Chinese military PLA officials for cyber espionage and hacking against several US companies. The United States early this week charged five Chinese military PLA officers and accused them of hacking into computers of American companies. US authorities accused the China’s People’s Liberation Army officers of hacking […]