Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2026
The BBC plans to use emergency FM radio to keep the UK informed during prolonged blackouts, with a self-sufficient studio ready for 72 hours. If electricity fails across the UK for days, the BBC says it has a plan to keep people informed. David Sillito, the BBC’s media and arts correspondent, explained the strategy in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2026
Russia-linked group APT29 targeted iOS and Android users through hijacked websites and a compromised analytics service. Sekoia says a large-scale watering hole campaign is going after iOS and Android users, and it links the campaign to APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes), the Russian group tied to the SVR foreign intelligence service. A watering hole […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2026
Hackers reportedly hit Ukraine ‘s and Russia ‘s emergency alert apps, sending fake nuclear and attack warnings and raising concerns over public safety. Ukraine and Russia both said on Sunday night that hackers had compromised their emergency alert apps and used them to send fake warnings about air raids and other attacks, including nuclear threats. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2026
Italy ’s Parliament cyberattack highlights hybrid warfare risks and the need for transparency, stronger defenses and accountability. The cyberattack targeting email accounts at Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, including a parliamentary account assigned to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, raises questions that go well beyond the security of individual inboxes. At a time when European institutions face […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2026
Ukraine warns that attackers can remotely access Dahua cameras and recorders via Easy4IP, viewing video and changing settings. Ukraine’s cyber incident response team CERT-UA has warned about attackers taking over video surveillance systems made by Dahua. In its alert dated October 23, 2026, it reports unauthorized remote access to IP cameras and video recorders. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 21, 2026
A Russian satellite made a close approach to a commercial radar satellite linked to Ukraine, raising concerns about surveillance and security in space. A Russian-made satellite called Kosmos 2612 got very close to ICEYE-X36 last week, a commercial Earth-observation satellite that may support countries like Ukraine. CNN reports it may have come within less than […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2026
The FBI raided 40 Texas homes over a North Korean scheme that used fake IT workers to target 70 US companies and generate $3 million. The Justice Department (DoJ) announced coordinated enforcement actions this week targeting North Korea’s long-running scheme to place fake IT workers inside American companies. Two US nationals were arrested, 14 people […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2026
Italy’s Foreign Ministry is defending its website against a cyberattack, checking embassy sites and pushing for EU action to identify attackers. On the morning of October 8, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its website was being attacked. According to the ministry’s own statement, its protection systems have mitigated the attack so far, with no […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2026
MI5 warns UK universities that over 100 academics may have unknowingly worked on research funded by a Chinese institute linked to the MSS. On September 30, MI5 published a formal warning naming the China General Technology Research Institute, CGTRI, also called CAGT in some translations, as an outfit with very strong ties to China’s Ministry […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2026
Cisco Talos details UAT-11587, a China-linked group using the Antino backdoor and Microsoft 365 as cover to spy on Asian governments. Cisco Talos has been tracking a cluster of espionage activity since September 2025 that it calls UAT-11587, and by July 2026 the group had hit at least 16 government and policy organizations across eight […]
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