The UN has unanimously approved the first international treaty against cybercrime, focused on child pornography and money laundering. However, criticism is coming from human rights activists and technology companies, concerned about the implications on privacy and…
The Postal Police has concluded a vast operation against online scams, seizing over 114 million euros. Here are the most common types of scams and tips for protecting yourself from cyber scams
The Senate has approved the cybersecurity bill, introducing new measures to combat growing cyber attacks. The law increases penalties for crimes, forces companies to report incidents and establishes structures dedicated to cybersecurity…
A new report from the Magna Grecia Foundation reveals the evolution of mafias in the digital age: from extortion 2.0 to money laundering on cryptocurrencies, from online extortion to drug trafficking on the dark web. A real Cyber Organized Crime
Russian hackers threaten the smooth running of European elections with cyber attacks. Parties in the Netherlands and Germany have already been affected. And with AI, also be careful of fake news and the spread of fake videos
AI represents a double challenge for cybersecurity: on the one hand it must be defended against cyber threats, on the other it is exploited by cybercriminals for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Here are the new types of AI-based attacks such as phishing, deepfakes and…
Twenty years ago, a small inattention to the keyboard was enough to risk falling into some trap of cyber criminals: the most distracted and less skilled Internet users were targeted. Now the typosquatting technique even targets developers, computer scientists...
11.930 cyber attacks were recorded, a decrease of 7% compared to 2022. However, Russian offensives caused by geopolitical instability are increasing. Online fraud increases by 6%. Fewer cases of cyberbullying but the phenomenon of sextortion is worrying. Here are the data from…
In Italy cyber attacks are 4 times more than in the rest of the world. In the first six months of 2023 there were 1382 attacks in Italy of which 132 were particularly serious. The share of hacktivism attacks increases while malware…
The "Condor", the most famous hacker in history, has died at the age of 59. From the most wanted cybercriminal of all time, after his arrest he became a security consultant. His businesses begin at the age of 12
2022 was the worst year for cybersecurity with 2.489 major incidents globally. In Italy 7,6% of the total attacks. Malware the most used tool. America the most affected region. There is an increasing need to change the approach to…
In the first six months of 2022 there were 1.141 cyber attacks with an average of 190 serious attacks per month. All sectors affected, no one is saved. In Italy it is important to increase the security of SMEs
The European Banking Authority has announced that it has suffered an attack on its Microsoft Exchange servers - Personal emails contained on servers at risk, email systems taken offline
The worst month of 2020 for cybercrimes was December; this is what emerges from the latest report on IT threats by the Exprivia Cybersecurity Observatory, which shows a growth in IT crimes in the last quarter of the year. Among the most affected sectors?…
On 24 and 25 September in Rome Cybertech Europe 2019, the convention on international cybersecurity
Between January and June there was an average of 122 serious attacks per month (up from 94 in 2017), with a maximum peak of 139 attacks in February: the highest monthly value in the last 4 and a half years
2017 was a black year for cybersecurity: scams, extortion, theft of money and personal data affected almost a billion people worldwide and the economic damage increased fivefold - The Digital360 Group launches Cybersecurity360.it, the first…
INTERVIEW with GABRIELE FAGGIOLI, scientific director of the Information Security & Privacy Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic - "Behind the hack are criminal organizations from all over the world who make it a substantial source of income" and the security flaws…
According to the observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, the information security market has experienced a 5% increase compared to 2015 - Awareness is growing, but threats on the Cloud, Big Data, Internet of Things, Mobile and Social require new models of …
A nuclear engineer and his sister managed to file the Italian power system - A power plant that for years had been collecting sensitive data on bankers, managers and politicians was dismantled by the Postal Police. The former prime minister's Apple account has been hacked. The links with…
One in six consumers have lost money to online fraud, according to MarkMonitor - The most common crimes include fake requests to reset social media passwords and emails impersonating legitimate companies.
The new report published by the two companies analyzes an increasingly dangerous and constantly growing phenomenon that is "industrialising". The executives of the largest groups in the sector were interviewed. "It's time to fight back"
In the Global Economic Crime Survey 2016, the consultancy firm indicates that the most widespread crime is embezzlement, followed immediately by corruption which shows a much higher growth rate (10%) - Energy and utility sectors…
