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Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2017
Risks of hacking attacks: Ransomware – Cryptolocker and tutorials for Italian SMEs in the light of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive.

As was anticipated by Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, the Taormina G7, he would have to face, inter alia, the overwhelming problem of Web security and the protection of sensitive data. The issue is much more urgent in the light of cyber attacks on computer systems of some key service providers in several EU Member States […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
AV-TEST: The number of malware decreases, but their complexity increases

According to the AV-TEST Security Report 2016/2017 published by the independent anti-virus testing outfit AV-TEST, the number of malware decreases, but … According to the AV-TEST Security Report 2016/2017 published by the independent anti-virus testing outfit AV-TEST, the number of malware samples detected in 2016 decreased compared to 2015, but they have been more sophisticated. The recent NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware-based massive attacks, IoT […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
Ukrainian cyberpolice seized MeDoc servers while hackers withdrawn Bitcoin from NotPetya wallet

The Ukraine’s cyber police seized the MeDoc servers after detecting a new suspicious activity and fearing new malware-based attacks. The Ukrainian authorities have seized equipment from the online accounting firm MeDoc which is suspected to have had a significant role in the recent NotPetya attack. The Ukraine’s cyber police have seized the servers after detecting a new suspicious activity, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
Bithumb, the fourth largest Bitcoin exchange has been hacked

Bithumb, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin and Ether crypto currencies exchanges, has been hacked. Over $1 Million worth Bitcoin and Ether stolen. Bithumb, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin and Ether crypto currencies exchanges, has been hacked. The hackers have stolen more than $1 Million in crypto currencies from the accounts of several users of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
Why AA didn’t inform customers after a massive data leak

A backup containing sensitive information on more than 100,000 AA customers was exposed online, but the company didn’t disclose the incident. UK car insurance company AA is being heavily criticized over its handling of a data breach that exposed customer email addresses and partial credit card number in April. A server misconfiguration is the root cause […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2017
Vulnerabilities in Pre-Installed Software expose Dell Systems to hack

According to experts from Talos, security vulnerabilities in pre-installed software expose Dell systems to code execution attacks. Security vulnerabilities in pre-installed software expose Dell systems to code execution attacks. Hackers can exploit the flaws to disable security mechanisms, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code within the context of the application user. According to the experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2017
Hacker Interview Mubix “Rob” Fuller – Security Affairs

Today I have the pleasure to interview Mubix “Rob” Fuller (@mubix ) one of the most prominent experts in the hacking community. Rob has over 11 years of experience covering all facets of information security. He has been behind the lines helping to design, build, and defend the US Marine Corps, US Senate, and Pentagon networks […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2017
Security researchers Crack 1024-bit RSA Encryption in GnuPG Crypto Library

Experts have devised a side-channel attack on RSA secret keys that allowed to crack 1024-bit RSA Encryption in GnuPG Crypto Library. Security researchers have found a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-7526, in a Gnu Privacy Guard (aka (GnuPG or GPG) cryptographic library that allowed them cracking RSA-1024 and extract the RSA key to decrypt data. The research team was composed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2017
A fresh massive AdGholas Malvertising campaign infects millions

Researchers at Proofpoint discovered a massive AdGholas Malvertising Campaign infecting as many as 1 million computers per day with several banking trojans. A new massive AdGholas malvertising network discovered by experts at Proofpoint has been infecting as many as 1 million computers per day with several banking trojans. AdGholas operators have been active since 2015, the threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2017
How to chain flaws in Lenovo VIBE smartphones to gain root privileges

Researchers from Mandiant found a way to gain root privileges on Lenovo VIBE smartphones by chaining three vulnerabilities. The Lenovo VIBE smartphones were affected by security vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker with physical access to the device to gain root privileges. Researchers from Lenovo confirmed that the vulnerabilities could be exploited only on devices that […]