A new intelligence report shared with law enforcement warns of ISIS’ ability to create fake Syrian passports, it’s alarm. According to a report issued by the US intelligence, the ISIS has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, the news was confirmed this week by a federal official. The news was reported by the ABC […]
According to the French Prime Minister Valls the Government will not ban Public Wi-Fi or the Tor Network. Last week, documents leaked to Le Monde suggested that the French Government was planning to adopt drastic measures in response to the terrorist threat, including the ban of the Tor Network and curtail public Wi-Fi. According to an […]
The British Government as part of the Investigatory Powers Bill is planning to hack children’s smart toys to snoop on suspects. We discussed several times the possibility to spy on people through smart device, including smart toys. A couple of weeks ago, the security expert Matt Jakubowski explained that the new Wi-Fi-Enabled Hello Barbie can be hacked to extract […]
Recent Paris attacks have raised the debate around encryption, US authorities sustain that the encryption interferes with their investigation. Recent Paris attacks have raised the debate around encryption, law enforcement and intelligence agencies sustain that the encryption is defeating them to prevent terrorist activities. Of course the question is instrumentalized by politicians and media, at […]
In response to the recent Paris terror attacks, the French government is proposing to forbid and block the use of the Tor anonymity network. In response to the recent Paris terror attacks, the French government is proposing to forbid and block the use of the Tor anonymity network. According to an internal document from the Ministry of […]
Ghost Security Group has reportedly discovered an Android mobile application used by members of the ISIS organization for secure communications. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the Ghost Security Group has reportedly discovered an Android mobile app used by members of the ISIS organization. The Ghost Security Group is the notorious group of cyber experts in counter-terrorism networks that is […]
A European Parliament report has warned that the ISIS organization has already smuggled CBRN material into the EU, the risk of WMD attacks is real. Intelligence experts suspect that the ISIS has recruited experts with chemistry, physics and computer science degrees to wage attacks with weapons of mass destruction. “ISIS actually has already acquired the […]
According to a new report published by the Kaspersky Lab, the Sofacy APT has recently increased its activities. According to a new report published by the Kaspersky Lab, the Advanced persistent threat group Sofacy (also known as APT28 , Fancy Bear, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has increased its activity. The Sofacy group has been active since 2008, targeting mostly military […]
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Chinese hackers have conducted a major attack on a supercomputer operated by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Chinese hackers have conducted a major attack on a supercomputer operated by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The news has been disclosed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The Bureau of Meteorology is […]
The British GCHQ has been accused of illegal Computer Network Exploitation activities by Privacy International and internet service providers. The British intelligence is responsible of “persistent” illegal hacking of electronic devices and networks worldwide, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has been told. The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden disclosed a collection of documents revealing the extent of surveillance […]