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Updates on React2Shell exploitation, the latest from Beijing and Tehran, new attacks in Italy

React2Shell: EtherRAT and other malware delivered in state-sponsored and cybercrime activity During a recent attack based on the exploitation of the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 (known as React2Shell), security researchers identified...
Threat Intelligence, News
Phishing and ransomware in Italy, global data breaches, new state-sponsored operations

Italy: offensive cybercrime hits the country  A new phishing campaign targeting Italian users has been identified, leveraging the name and visual identity of the Italian Government and the Presidency of...
Threat Intelligence, News
Chinese and Russian APT activity tracked, multiple breach disclosures, ShadowV2 observed and malicious npm packages identified

 APT: updates on China- and Russia-linked adversaries  Security researchers have uncovered Operation WrtHug, a campaign that in recent months has targeted SOHO devices worldwide by exploiting n-day vulnerabilities in the...
Threat Intelligence, News
New breaches and ransomware attacks, multiple vulnerabilities fixed, and the latest from the state-sponsored landscape 

Cybercrime: attacks on Almaviva, Eurofiber France, Pajemploi and Poltronesofà A few days after the publication on an underground forum of a leak of approximately 2.3 TB containing data linked to...
Threat Intelligence, News
New attacks in Italy, state-sponsored activity, operations in Ukraine

Italy: cybercrime operations target the country During the past week, several phishing campaigns targeting Italy were identified. In one case, a fake login portal for students and staff of the...
Threat Intelligence, News
Italy targeted by multiple adversaries, new APT operations, latest developments in cybercrime

Italy: DDoS, phishing, and ransomware attacks detected, along with BadCandy distribution During the first weekend of the month, NoName057(16) continued to claim DDoS attacks against the following Italian targets: the...
Threat Intelligence, News
New attacks targeting Italy, the latest state-sponsored operations, and newly discovered malware

Italy: NoName057(16) and phishing campaigns threaten the Peninsula The hacktivist group NoName057(16) has claimed new DDoS attacks against Italian portals in protest against the preparation of the twelfth military aid...
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Telsy and Fortinet Collaborate for Quantum-Safe VPN

In the era of quantum computing, where what appears secure today may become vulnerable tomorrow, it is essential to adopt solutions designed for the future. For this reason, Telsy and...
Threat Intelligence, News
APT operational developments, malware families and variants, new cybercrime ecosystems, and methods of compromise

APT: new toolkits and TTPs from state-sponsored adversaries In the state-sponsored landscape, this week saw new tactics and tools from various APTs. The Indian Bitter sent phishing emails targeting diplomatic...
Threat Intelligence, News
Recent attacks in Italy, new malware developments, Ukraine hit by malicious campaigns

Italy: New offensives hit the country The Israeli-made spyware Graphite, developed by Paragon Solutions, has reportedly infected the devices of Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel....
Threat Intelligence, News
APTs between East and West, malware news, three 0-days exploited in malicious campaigns

APT: State-sponsored campaigns detected around the globe This week, multiple campaigns by various state-sponsored adversaries were tracked worldwide. In Russia, the Sandworm subgroup known as Seashell Blizzard targeted critical infrastructure...
Threat Intelligence, News
Attacks targeting Italian entities, new data breaches disclosed, vulnerabilities exploited ITW

Italy: new offensives hit the country In the past week, several malicious campaigns were tracked in Italy. Specifically, two phishing operations abused the logos of the Healthcare Card System (Sistema...
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Telsy’s website is carbon neutral

Over the course of 2023 Telsy website, together with our Group’s main websites, with almost 490 million total page views, generated around 397 tonnes of CO2eq, as much as would...
Cybersecurity, Cryptography, News
The Made-in-Italy Secure Microchip

With the growing quantity and quality of cyber attacks and cybercrime, the security of devices, data, and communications exchanged by companies, institutions, and private citizens is constantly at risk. When...
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Telsy website is Carbon Neutral

TIM Group offsets the climate impact of its websites with certified international project During 2022, our Group’s main websites, with around 680 million total page views, generated around 554 tonnes...
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MARITIME CYBERSECURITY: SEAFUTURE 2021

In the last two decades, the cases of cyberattacks against Institutions have increased exponentially, so much so that they pose a real threat to the defense of the state and...
Cryptography, Quantum Security, News
Telsy has recently entered into Quantum Telecommunications Italy

Telsy has recently completed its entry into Quantum Telecommunications Italy (QTI) with a minority stake in the share capital of this startup active in the field of quantum fiber optic...
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Bitcoin mining: What it is and how it works

What does Bitcoin Mining mean? Bitcoin mining is creating, or rather discovering, bitcoin currency. Unlike real-world money printed when more is needed, bitcoin cannot simply be willed into existence but...
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Adriano Olivetti: Life of an innovator

A shroud and halo of myth surround the figure of Adriano Olivetti. He was one of the most prominent figures in the Italian cultural and industrial panorama, reserved for the...
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CrypTO: Telsy’s contribution in the organization of the CrypTO national web conference of Turin’s Polytechnic

The Polytechnic of Turin has organized with the collaboration of Telsy, the CrypTO national web conference. It will take place on the 27th and 28th of May 2021. The organizers are Danilo...
Cryptography, News
Agnes Meyer Driscoll: women in cryptanalysis

Agnes Meyer Driscoll was a leading cryptanalyst working for American defense agencies between WW1 and the Cold War’s early years. She started her career in the US Navy by enlisting...
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Cablocracy: the history of (and the struggle for) undersea comms

Did you know nations struggle for cablocracy, that is, the control for strategic comms? In the age of wireless and mobile, few people know that a long net of submarine...
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Enisa report 2020: the pandemic’s effect on cybersecurity

Enisa (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) has recently published the eighth edition of its Threat Landscape Report (ETL) on cyber threats registered in the period between January 2019 and...
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Telsy’s report on UniCredit’s data breach went viral worldwide

On the evening of April 19, Telsy denounced that the personal data of about 3000 employees of the UniCredit S.p.A. bank, one of the largest banks in Italy, had been...
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Webinar: ”Iranian Cyber Capabilities”

On March 6th at 11 am our Head of CTI Division, Emanuele de Lucia, and our CTI Analyst, Marco di Costanzo, will hold a webinar entitled ”Iranian Cyber Capabilities”.This webinar...
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Telsy has been involved in the organization of the seminar: “BITCOIN, LA MONETA SENZA AUTORITÀ”.

The event will take place on 28 of February, at Turin University, in “Aula Buzano”. Following a short abstract: “Bitcoin is a digital currency that operates without any central authority. The...
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NOKIA IMPACT WEB PLATFORM – Responsible Vulnerabilities Disclosure

During some activities of the Telsy research team within a client company, some vulnerabilities emerged in the product NOKIA IMPACT WEB PLATFORM. These vulnerabilities are currently identified according to the...
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Telsy has been involved in the organization of the event ‘’DE CIFRIS AUGUSTAE TAURINORUM’’, that outlines an overview on cryptanalysis of ARX ciphers.

The event will take place on 22 on November, at Turin University (Aula 2), in ‘’Via Carlo Alberto 10’’. Following, a short abstract:   ‘’ We present some features of...
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Our Embedded Engineer Andrea Molino was one of the speakers at the National Cryptography Association ”De componentis cifris ”

On 14 October 2019, a member of our team, Eng. Andrea Molino, gave a speech at the event ”La De Cifris incontra Torino” , organized by De Componendis Cifris and...
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Seminar – “An introduction to secure multi – party computation”

Telsy seminar of Giuseppe D’Alconzo entitled: “An introduction to secure multi – party computation” The seminar, organized with The Polytechnic University of Turin, will be held on Monday 15 July...
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Seminario Prof. Desmedt, 1 luglio 2019

Seminario del Professor Yvo Desmedt dal titolo Private and reliable communication with untrusted components Il seminario, organizzato da Telsy in collaborazione con il Politecnico di Torino, si terrà lunedì 1...
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Playing with PS RogueRobin; The DarkHydrus PowerShell payload

In July 2018, Palo Alto Unit 42 analyzed a targeted attack spreading in the Middle East. In that case, the threat actor used a custom PowerShell based payload that the...