Cyber Espionage : The Triggerfish
ArsTechnica had some bits of information how the triggerfish has been used to retrieve information from cell phones such as the electronic serial number (ESN), phone numbers and other information without the users’ knowledge and without the help of the telephone providers[1]. It was used back in the 90s by the FBI to track legendary […]
Whitehouse Hacked by Chinese Several Times
An unnamed senior US official has declared to the Financial Times that the Whitehouse computer network was victim to numerous cyber attacks from China. According to the same official, the attackers had access to e-mails for short periods of time[1]. The unclassified network of the Whitehouse was breach numerous times by the attackers, which may […]
Both U.S Presidential Campaigns Hacked
Newsweek reports that the computer systems of M. Obama and M. McCain were both hacked by unknown attackers during their campaigns[1]. Very little information is available, but according to Newsweek, the FBI and the Secret Services claimed that several files from the Obama servers had been compromised by a “foreign entity” in midsummer. The same […]