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Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2016
FBI breaks into San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

The Department of Justice says the FBI has broken into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooter, it no longer needs the help of Apple. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced it has broken into San Bernardino shooter‘s iPhone and it had accessed encrypted stored on the device. After a long battle between Apple and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2016
Seven Iranian Hackers indicted by the US government for hacking

US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian hackers for attacking computer systems at banks and a dam in New York. A couple of days after the US DoJ announced that three components of the Syrian Electronic Army were inserted by the FBI in the Most Wanted list, today the US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian nationals for hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2016
Chinese hacker admitted hacking US Defense contractors

A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. The man, Su Bin (also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin), 50, had been charged in a 2014 indictment with […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2016
Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping FBI in cracking San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

The Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in unlocking San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone. In the last weeks, we have followed the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone that a few days ago reached an unexpected conclusion, the FBI announced on Monday to have found a way to unlock the mobile device without […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2016
Three Syrian Electronic Army Hackers are in the FBI Most Wanted

Three members of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker crew have been inserted by the US authorities in the list of most wanted criminals. The Syrian Electronic Army, aka SEA, is considered one of most dreaded hacking crew that first appeared in 2011. According to the report “Syrian Electronic Army – Hacktivision to Cyber Espionage?,” published in 2014, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2016
The FBI might be able to crack the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone without Apple’s help

The US authorities announced on Monday they may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino shooters iPhone without the Apple’s help. The FBI says it may have discovered a method to bypass Apple security measures and unlock access the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and a today scheduled court hearing in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2016
Redaction error reveals Feds ordered Lavabit to spy on Snowden

A redaction error in court-ordered release of the Lavabit case files confirmed that Edward Snowden was the target of the FBI. Lavabit was an encrypted webmail service founded in 2004 by Ladar Levison, it closed on August 8, 2013 after the US authorities ordered it to turn over its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) private keys to order government surveillance activities. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2016
The DoJ threatens to force Apple to hand over iOS source code

DOJ released a brief filing that threatens to force Apple to hand over the iOS source code if it will not help FBI in unlocKing the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The battle between Apple and the FBI is going on while the debate on the case is monopolizing the media.  Last news in order of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2016
The Pentagon used military drones for domestic surveillance

A report published by the DoD Inspector General revealed that military drones have been used for Non-Military domestic Surveillance. The US Government has admitted the use of drones for operations of domestic surveillance. The US Military clarified that all the operations were authorized by a regular warrant confirming that no legal violations were found. The news was revealed by the USA […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2016
Snowden FBI is lying, it can already unlock iPhone without Apple support

Snowden accuses the FBI of lying about his ability to unlock the iphone of the San Bernardino terrorist. “that’s horse sh*t.” he said. While the dispute between Apple and the FBI on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone case continues, the popular NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden takes a position giving us his opinion, and it is not […]