Pierluigi Paganini
December 24, 2013
RSA published a blog post to deny the accusation about secret partnership with the National Security Agency and the use of flawed algorithm in its product. A couple of days ago on Internet was spread the news that Security firm RSA has signed a $10 million contract with the National Security Agency (NSA) to maintain […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2013
Last revelation based on the documents leaked by Edward Snowden is related to the allegedly encryption backdoor inserted by RSA in the BSafe software. Is it possible to insert an encryption backdoor in one of most popular cryptographic products? Probably it is just a question of money if the request came from the NSA, according […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 15, 2013
Do users know that Facebook analyzes everything they type and not publish (self-censorship content)? Why Facebook does not consider it a privacy violation? Recent revelations on the NSA surveillance programs have raised many questions in user’s mind on the real roles of companies such as Facebook and Google, how do they manage users’ data and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2013
The Guardian published documents that reveal NSA and GCHQ infiltrate gaming platforms and communities including World of Warcraft and Second Life NSA and British GCHQ are working to infiltrate the virtual world of online games considered as an attractive environment for cyber terrorists and hackers, this is the last chapter of the Snowden‘s Saga. The Guardian […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2013
A new report based on documents leaked by Snowden revealed that the NSA placed malicious software on more than 50000 networks around the world. The NSA infected more than 50000 networks worldwide with malicious software designed to steal sensitive information. The large-scale cyber espionage operation was revealed once again by documents provided by former NSA […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2013
The GCHQ (British Government Communications Headquarters) used fake LinkedIn and Slashdot to hack Belgacom, OPEC & others GRX providers. According to the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel the British signals intelligence spy agency has again adopted a âquantum insertâ technique to target employees of two companies that are GRX (Global Roaming Exchange) providers. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2013
OpNSA analyzed with OSINT techniques based on the correlation of media activities and physical protests. The analysts provided a forecast on next attacks. Web Intelligence analysis alerts on early signs of an Anonymous cyber campaign dubbed OpNSA that as usual will address with DDoS attack principal US Government websites. Security experts don’t exclude the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2013
Quarkslab researchers Cyril Cattiaux has revealed Apple lied when it claimed it could not intercept iMessages sent by its users. Quarkslab researchers Cyril Cattiaux revealed that it is possible to break encryption implemented in Apple’s iMessage application due the presence of a weakness in the key management process. The announcement was made during  the Hack in the Box conference […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2013
NSA leaked documents reveals the existence of FOXACID servers that provides an automated hacking platform used to drive operators into hacking targets. Security expert Bruce Schneier revealed in a recent post that the NSA has a wide-ranging arsenal of zero-day exploits to use for cyber operations, mainly used for cyber espionage campaigns. The effort spent by government for the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2013
Top-secret presentation Tor Stinks leaked by Snowden shows the techniques implemented by the NSA to overwhelm Tor Anonymity with manual analysis. Tor anonymity has been debated many times, according to majority security experts it was one of the most secure ways to stay online being far from prying eyes avoiding government surveillance. Recently a series of events have completely changed […]
