Hackers

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The hacker: zurael sTz

This is the first of a series of  “Hacker Interviews” that will aim to help us get a better understanding of the motivations and techniques of the hackers. The information security industry spends time and effort not only to stop hackers but also to understand and simulate them. Vulnerability assessments and penetration tests are specially […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2016
Healthcare Industry Tops List of Hacker Targets: More than 100 Million Medical Records Compromised in 2015

According to a research conducted by IBM the healthcare industry was a privileged target of cybercriminals last year, more than 100M Records Compromised. The healthcare industry was the number one target of cybercriminals in 2015, new research indicates. Previously, the banking industry held the top position. In 2015, more than 100 million healthcare records were […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2015
China arrested hackers responding to a US Government request

For the first time, hackers have been arrested in China by law enforcement at the behest of the US government. Is it true cooperation? It is probably the first time that Chinese authorities have arrested hackers in China following a request of the US Government. Two weeks, before the visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2015
Bogus News mobile App discovered in Hacking Team arsenal

Experts at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious Android App while they were analyzing the package of data stolen from Hacking Team. Experts at Trendmicro analyzing package of data stolen from Hacking Team systems discovered a fake news app that was designed to circumvent filtering in Google Play. The malicious app was downloaded only 50 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2015
The FBI Most Wanted hackers. Law enforcement is willing to pay $4.2 million to get them

FBI has published the lists of most wanted hackers, the rewards for their capture reach $4.2 million. They have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars. Cybercrime represents one of the most serious threat to Governments and private industries worldwide, law enforcement hunt down this emerging class of criminals who are able to influence the social […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2015
Hiring hackers, how much is it?

In recent years the perception of the role of hackers is completely changed, in the past these high-skilled professionals were viewed as dangerous threats that needed to be kept at arm’s length, meanwhile today they are highly sought from private companies and intelligence agencies. “An increasingly large number of modern business operations rely on an understanding of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2015
Lufthansa customers were targeted by a cyber attack

Unknown hackers have gained access to the user personal accounts of the website of Lufthansa airline (LH.com) and used frequent-flyer miles. Unknown hackers have breached the system of the German flag carrier Lufthansa, the news was reported first by the German magazine Der Spiegel. The attackers accessed individual passenger accounts on the company’s website LH.com as […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2015
The Turkish Government banned YouTube, Facebook and Twitter

The Turkish Government has blocked the access to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in the country over Istanbul prosecutor siege images. Once again, I’m writing about online censorship, once again the protagonist is the Turkish Government that this time has blocked the access to popular social media sites, including Twitter and YouTube. The ban follows a court ruling […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2015
#OpISIS Anonymous published a list of 70 pro ISIS websites

A group of hackers linked to Anonymous published a list of websites alleged supporting propaganda activities of the Islamic State (ISIS). In the last weeks, hacktivists linked to the Anonymous collective declared war to members of the ISIS and announced a large-scale campaign against the websites used by the terrorists for propaganda. According to The […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2015
Syrian Electronic Army hacks hosting companies to fight the IS

Syrian Electronic Army hacked BlueHost, Hostgator, Justhost, FastDomain and HostMonstor companies because they hosted websites managed by terrorists. Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) is an unstoppable cyber brigade that once again gained the attention of the principal media for a clamorous hack. SEA is a popular group of hacked aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is the past […]