We have often talked about huge user databases being sold on underground forums and said that this was web scraping. In April 2021, Facebook lost 533 million users , while in June 2021, LinkedIn lost 700 million users , practically its entire user base which in fact currently amounts to 756 million users. LinkedIn immediately clarified: “Our teams have been investigating a series of alleged LinkedIn data leaks that were made available for sale. We want to be clear that this is not a data breach and that no private LinkedIn member data was exposed.” But then, if everything is in order

The concept of cyber risk is increasingly becoming mainstream. Cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving field. But to help you understand the broader context of what we now call cyberspace, between the beauty of always being connected and the threats that constantly impact it, I’d like to tell you a story, one that is as simple as possible but useful in helping you understand the importance that cybersecurity has in all of our lives today. Are you ready? Let’s go. In June 2009, the US and Israeli governments, as part of the “2006 Olympic Games” operation promoted by Bush, created a computer virus

A rare find from the early days of Unix may take researchers back to the very origins of the operating system. A magnetic tape labeled ” UNIX Original From Bell Labs V4 (See Manual for format) ” was discovered at the University of Utah: likely an original copy of UNIX Fourth Edition, created at Bell Labs around 1973. Professor Robert Ricci of the Kahlert School of Computing announced it in a post on Mastodon . He said the tape was found by employees cleaning out a warehouse. The professor recognized the handwriting on the label as that of his supervisor, Jay Lepreau

Just when it seemed like Epic’s case against Google was on the verge of a final victory for the developer —following the potential dismissal of Google’s appeal by the Supreme Court— the parties unexpectedly announced a settlement on Tuesday evening. If Judge James Donato approves the proposed changes, Epic’s victory could become a long-term global success. Judge Donato had previously granted Epic’s main claims. He issued a permanent injunction requiring Google to host competing app stores on its Google Play Store and provide them with access to its full app catalog. Google was also barred from requiring developers to use Google Play

The other day on LinkedIn, I found myself having a conversation with someone who was seriously interested in the topic of artificial intelligence applied to law. It wasn’t one of those barroom conversations with buzzwords and Skynet -like panic: it was a real exchange, with legitimate doubts. And indeed, in Italy, between sensationalist headlines and articles written by those who confuse ChatGPT with HAL 9000, it’s no wonder confusion reigns. The point that had struck my interlocutor was that of alignment. “But where does an AI learn what is right and what is wrong?” A simple question, but one that opens up

Cyberspace is no longer a marginal dimension but a true strategic operational domain. Its relevance is now comparable to that of land, sea, air, and space. Technological acceleration driven by Artificial Intelligence and widespread digitalization has transformed critical infrastructure, healthcare services, universities, and personal communications into permanent attack surfaces. In this scenario, the line between cybercrime, political activism, and state-sponsored threats has progressively blurred, giving rise to new forms of hybrid conflict. In Italy, this transformation is reflected in the debate on the bill presented by Defense Committee Chairman Nino Minardo, which grants the Armed Forces an operational role beyond traditional warfare.

For a few days now, news has been circulating, which I don’t think has been confirmed by official sources, of a ransomware attack carried out through Samsung’s “corporate fleet” management function ( E-FOTA ). According to a post by a user on the FibraClick forum , published a few days ago, this attack is also spreading in Italy. Essentially, cybercriminals trick users browsing the web on their Samsung smartphone into opening a specially crafted link like this: intent://signin.samsung.com/key/yphxkjlx?modelName=SAMSUNG#intent;scheme=https;package=com.osp.app.signin;end. which opens a pop-up on the victim’s smartphone requesting access through their Samsung account. If the victim approves the login, the smartphone becomes part

Managing employee email inboxes is often overlooked by organizations, despite the widespread use of email and its significant impact on privacy and security . Despite being a work tool, an individual email inbox (and therefore, assigned to a single operator) is considered the employee’s digital home and, therefore, requires reasonable protection to safeguard the rights, fundamental freedoms, and dignity of the data subjects involved in the exchange of communications (both the account holder and third parties). This complexity, recognized not only by case law but also by supervisory authorities with regard to applicable data protection legislation, therefore requires particular attention in coordinating