Digital ID

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2023
FBI and Ukrainian police seized 9 crypto exchanges used by cybercriminals

A joint operation conducted by the FBI and Ukrainian police seized 9 crypto exchanges used by cybercriminal groups for money laundering. The Cyber ​​Police Department together with the Main Investigative Department of the National Police, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and in cooperation with the FBI conducted an international operation that seized […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Europol warns of criminal use of ChatGPT

Europol warns of cybercriminal organizations can take advantage of systems based on artificial intelligence like ChatGPT. EU police body Europol warned about the potential abuse of systems based on artificial intelligence, such as the popular chatbot ChatGPT, for cybercriminal activities. Cybercriminal groups can use chatbot like ChatGPT in social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns, and other […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023
Crooks stole more than $1.5M worth of Bitcoin from General Bytes ATMs

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes suffered a security breach over the weekend, the hackers stole $1.5M worth of cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers General Bytes suffered a security incident that resulted in the theft of $1.5M worth of cryptocurrency. GENERAL BYTES is the world’s largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer. The company revealed that the threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
The European Commission has banned its staff from using TikTok over security concerns

The European Commission has banned its employees from using the Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns. The European Union has banned the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from the mobile devices of its employees over security concerns. The app developed by the Chinese firm ByteDance has over 1 billion active users worldwide, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Twitter restricted in Turkey after the earthquake amid disinformation fear

Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. The data show that multiple internet providers in Turkey blocked the popular platform as of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2023
FBI confirms that North Korea-linked Lazarus APT is behind Harmony Horizon Bridge $100 million cyber heist

The U.S. FBI attributes the $100 million cyber heist against Harmony Horizon Bridge to North Korea-linked Lazarus APT. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week confirmed that in June 2022 the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group and APT38 stole $100 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Blockchain company Harmony Horizon Bridge. “The FBI continues […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2023
Meta Platforms expands features for EE2E on Messenger App

Meta Platforms announced the implementation of more features into its end-to-end encrypted Messanger App. Meta Platforms started gradually expanding testing default end-to-end encryption for Messenger. The company announced that over the next few months, its users will continue to see some of their chats gradually being upgraded with end-to-end encryption.  “We will notify people in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2023
The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta’s WhatsApp €5.5 million for violating data protection laws. The popular messaging app WhatsApp has been fined €5.5m by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC has given six months to the Meta-owned company to bring its data processing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2023
Europol arrested cryptocurrency scammers that stole millions from victims

An international police operation led by Europol led to the arrest of cryptocurrency scammers targeting users all over the world. An international law enforcement operation conducted by authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has dismantled a cybercrime ring involved in online investment fraud. The European police have supported this […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2023
French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Million for violating cookie laws

French data protection watchdog fined short-form video hosting service TikTok €5 million for breaking cookie consent rules. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has fined short-form video hosting service TikTok €5 million (about $5.4 million) for violating cookie consent rules. French data protection watchdog claims that users are not able to refuse cookies, as easily […]