Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2020
The FBI has issued an alert to warn US organizations of the risk associated with the use of Chinese tax software that could be infected with malware. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert to inform organizations in the United States of the risk associated with the use of Chinese tax software. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2020
US Justice Department accused two Chinese hackers of stealing trade secrets from companies worldwide and targeting firms developing a COVID-19 vaccine. This week, the US Justice Department accused two Chinese hackers of stealing trade secrets from companies worldwide and recently involved in attacks against firms developing a vaccine for the COVID-19. According to the indictment, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2020
CIA orchestrated dozens of hacking operations against targets worldwide, including APT34 and FSB hacks, states an exclusive report from Yahoo News. In 2018, US President Trump gave to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) more powers to conduct covert offensive cyber operations against hostile threat actors, including Iranian and Russian APT groups and intelligence agencies. In […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 05, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to ban the use of equipment from the Chinese tech giant Huawei in Britainâs 5G network, reported The Daily Telegraph. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to begin phasing out the use of network equipment manufactured by the Chinese tech giant Huawei in the UKâs 5G network […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2020
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE are considered as national security threats. Last week China accused the US government of âoppressing Chinese companiesâ after U.S. regulators declared Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. The Federal Communications Commission blocked the Chinese companies from receiving subsidies from a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2020
A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak. According to an internal report drown up after the 2016 data breach that led to the ‘Vault 7‘ data leak, a specialized CIA unit involved in the development of hacking tools and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2020
Slovak police seized wiretapping devices connected to Govnet government network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency. Slovak National Criminal Agency (NAKA) seized wiretapping devices connected to the Govnet network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency, who was responsible for managing the government network. GOVNET is a network […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2020
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of cyber attacks against UK universities and scientific institutes involved in COVID-19 research. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned of targeted attacks against UK universities and scientific facilities that are involved in the COVID-19 research. The NCSC reported that nation-state actors are carrying out cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 17, 2020
by Boris Giannetto and Pierluigi Paganini Communication is key in intelligence activities. On the one hand, it is essential to transfer to a number of recipients the knowledge coming from information acquisition and analysis (âintelligence communicationâ); on the other hand, it is crucial to understand and control the communication connected with the activities carried out (âcommunication […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2020
This week, several media reported that agents of the Russian intelligence reportedly went to Ireland to inspect the undersea cables. The Sunday Times reported that Russian intelligence agents have been sent to Ireland to gather detailed information on the undersea cables that connect Europe to North America. The news is alarming, intelligence agencies fear that […]
