All posts by Tancredi Gentili

Fake vaccines online: beware of scams

Fake vaccines online: beware of scams

The NAS Carabinieri blocked two sites advertising and offering fake vaccines for COVID-19 and flu. In the latter case, subject to the obligation of medical prescription and sold only in pharmacies by a qualified pharmacist. On the first site, the Authorities noted the sale of 3 alleged vaccines for COVID-19 potentially purchasable from Italy. The analysis of the second website allowed the Carabinieri to highlight the presence of 2 flu vaccines. The World Health Organization has indeed issued a “Medical product alert” relating to possible counterfeit matches of these vaccines. The context of the operation Is it just an isolated fact? Unfortunately not. The operation of the Italian military is […]

AiR-ViBeR: the hack that exploits PC fans

AiR-ViBeR: the hack that exploits PC fans

Cyber ​​risks, as we know, have always been around the corner. They are insidious and can even silently affect the data of companies and individuals quite easily, if not adequately protected. Some threats are “louder” than others: Mordechai Guri, an Israeli researcher at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, managed to steal data from a PC, not connected to any network connection, by exploiting the vibration of the fans. The hack is called AiR-ViBeR and in order to work it needs to gain access to a PC and a second device that is in close proximity, such as a smartphone. But how does it work? The intrusion method is very […]

SolarWinds Attack: Italy activates the Cyber ​​Security Nucleus

SolarWinds Attack: Italy activates the Cyber ​​Security Nucleus

Following a tampering with a number of SolarWinds Orion platform updates in March, hackers have infiltrated the networks and computer systems of government and private entities around the world by spying on their moves and, in some cases, stealing highly sensitive data assets. The attack has also affected our country, unfortunately. From the early stages of the discovery, Italy activated the Cyber ​​Security Nucleus, the collegiate body entrusted with the task of managing cyber incidents that could have a potential impact on national security. The Cyber Security Nucleus What is this? According to the current legislation that regulates the activities of the Information Security Department (DIS) of the Presidency of […]

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