Pierluigi Paganini
February 20, 2016
While discussing the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, Apple executives said the password changed while it was under the government custody. The discussion about the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone has monopolized media in this week, a US magistrate ordered Apple to help unlock the mobile device, but the company refused to do so. A new shocking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2016
A US magistrate ordered Apple to help unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, be aware it is demanding a tool to bypass the security mechanism. We discussed very often of the difficulties of the law enforcement in conducting investigations when suspects used devices that make use of encryption, the case that we are going to analyze is emblematic. Apple […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2016
Pakistani citizen Muhammad Sohail Qasmani admits laundering Millions from massive computer hacking and telecommunications fraud scheme. A Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Sohail Qasmani (47) admitted laundering millions of dollars as part of a massive international computer hacking and telecommunications fraud scheme. The man worked for a hacking crew that targeted US companies by hacking into their PBX […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2016
The British Intelligence Agency GCHQ has a license to hack computers and devices, the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled. This means that the UK Government is giving full power to its intelligence agency to spy on Britons as well as people living abroad. The verdict was issued on Friday after Privacy International and seven ISPs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 12, 2016
The FBI requests $38 Million to counter the threat of Going Dark, in particular asking more economic resources to break encryption when needed. The FBI Director James Comey has highlighted in different occasions the difficulties faced by law enforcement when dealing with encryption during their investigations. Now, the FBI is making its request for budget […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2016
Russian authorities raided offices of a Russian film distribution and production company as part of an operation against the Dyre gang. Russian law enforcement and intelligence agencies in November raided offices of a Russian film distribution and production company as part of an operation against one of the world’s most notorious cybercrime ring. The authorities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2016
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled that Julian Assange â forced permanence in the Ecuadorian embassy is an âarbitrary detention.â On Friday, the commission of the United Nation decided that Julian Assange is being illegally detained since his arrest in London over four years ago. Assange has been residing in the embassy since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2016
The US and UK authorities are working on a secret agreement that would allow a mutual access to data of their private companies. The imperative is “monitor everything,” for espionage, business, and homeland security. Now the British Government is  negotiating with the US Government the possibility to allow the British intelligence to tap into servers the US companies. The Washington […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2016
The alleged Privacy Shield deal swaps the Safe Harbor arrangement that remained for over fifteen years before being smash down by a court in October United States and European administrators have pounded out a very late arrangement to permit data streams across the Atlantic to proceed without violating the law. “Surprisingly, the US has given […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2016
A former Department of Energy (DoE) employee, Charles Harvey Eccleston [62], has been charged with trying to steal and sell nuclear secrets to foreign governments. A former employee at the Department of Energy (DoE), Charles Harvey Eccleston [62], has pleaded guilty of cyber espionage. The man attempted to infect al least 80 colleagues at the […]
