Hacktivism

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2018
Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the world’s first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to ensure their assets. According to CryptoIns analysts, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2018
New attack by Anonymous Italy: personal data from ministries and police have been released online

New attack by Anonymous Italy: personal data from ministries and police have been released online. The site of Fratelli d’Italia, a post-fascist party, has been defaced The iconoclastic fury of Italian Anonymous does not stop. As announced, the three groups that coordinate the operation “Black Week” have released also today new data from their raids on […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2018
Anonymous collective brought down Spain sites to support Catalonia

Anonymous targeted many governments websites in Spain to protest against the Government’s efforts to block Catalonia ‘s separatist wave. Members of the notorious Anonymous collective claimed responsibility for bringing down several government websites in Spain on Monday to protest against the decision of the government to block Catalonia’s separatist drive. Anonymous brought down the websites of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2018
US-CERT warns of ongoing cyber attacks aimed at ERP applications

US-CERT warns of cyber attacks on ERP applications, including Oracle and SAP, and refers an interesting report published by Digital Shadows and Onapsis. US-CERT warns of cyber attacks on Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as Oracle and SAP, both nation-state actors and cybercrime syndicates are carrying out hacking campaign against these systems. The report published by […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2018
Hackers defaced screens at Mashhad airport in Iran protesting the government

On Thursday 24th May, hackers defaced the screens at the Mashhad airport in Iran to protest ùthe Government and the military’s activities in the Middle East. On Thursday 24th May, hackers defaced the screens at the airport in Mashhad city in Iran.  The anonymous group of hackers defaced the screens that were displaying anti-government messages, they also […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2018
Operation Hotel – Ecuador spent millions on spy operation for Julian Assange

According to The Guardian newspaper, Ecuador spent millions on spy operation for Julian Assange after he hacked the embassy network. According to a report published by the Guardian, Ecuador spied on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy where he took in political asylum since 2012, In 2012 a British judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2018
Anonymous defaced Russia govt website against Telegram ban

Anonymous collective hacked and defaced the subdomain of the Russia’s Federal Agency for International Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) site to protest against the government censorship, with a specific reference to the ban on Telegram. Anonymous hacked the official website of Russia’s Federal Agency for International Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), the cyber attack occurred on May 10th (Rossotrudnichestvo). The popular collective hacked […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2018
Popular British hacktivist Lauri Love will not be extradited to US, UK Court Ruled

The popular British hacker Lauri Love (33) will not be extradited to stand trial in the US, the High Court of England and Wales ruled. Lauri Love was accused of hacking into United States government websites, will not be extradited to stand trial in the U.S., the High Court of England and Wales ruled today. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2018
Anonymous Italia hacked speed camera database and took over the police systems in Correggio

Anonymous Italy hacked and deleted the entire speed camera database and took over the police email and database system in Correggio. Last week, Anonymous hacked a Speed Camera Database in Italy, the hacktivists took control of a local police computer system in Correggio, Italy and erased the entire archive containing speed camera tickets. According to Gazzetta di Reggio, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2017
#OpUSA – OpIsrael – Anonymous hit Israel and threatens cyberattack on US Govt

#OpUSA – OpIsrael – The hacker collective Anonymous threatens cyber attacks on US Government and launched the offensive against the Israeli targets. In the last hours, the hacktivists leaked online names, emails, and passwords of Israeli public employees and shared a list of US government sites to target, calling on action against them. Anonymous leaked data belonging to only a […]