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Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Wikileaks CIA Files – What this means for Internet security and encryption

Earlier today, Wikileaks dumped a large database of secret documents from the CIA in a released dubbed Vault7. Here we do a deeper analysis of the leak and the broader implications on online security and encrypted services. Our in-depth analysis of the leaked CIA files is found at the bottom of this post. First, we […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Serious flaws in Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices allow attackers to fully control them

Researchers discovered serious issues in Western Digital My Cloud NAS that can be exploited by attackers to gain root control of the affected devices. Western Digital Corporation network-attached storage owners were warned of Critical flaws in Western Digital NAS boxes of the My Cloud NAS line could be exploited by remote attackers to gain remote control […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
WordPress 4.7.3 is out to fix 6 security issues, but CSRF flaw remains unpatched

WordPress 4.7.3 release is out to fix six security issues, but a CSRF vulnerability discovered in July 2016 remains unpatched. WordPress has issued a new security release, the WordPress 4.7.3 release, that addresses six security flaws, including three cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.  The flaws were discovered by the security experts Chris Andrè Dale, Yorick Koster, Simon P. Briggs, Marc […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
The 1.4 Billion records recently leaked come from the DB of the World’s Biggest Spam Networks

A few days ago the experts Chris Vickery announced that he will reveal the source of a massive data leak. Now he said it is from world’s biggest spam networks. A few days ago the popular cyber security expert Chris Vickery from security firm MacKeeper announced that he will shortly reveal the source of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
Kaspersky Lab discovered a new sophisticated Shamoon-Linked malware dubbed StoneDrill

The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered further information about the dreaded Shamoon 2 malware. The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten (aka Newscaster and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2017
FCC gives full powers to US ISPs, they can sell users’ data without consent

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  announced the suspension of the privacy rules just before they came into effect. Someone considers the privacy the modern utopia, it is daily threatened by law enforcement and intelligence agencies and authoritarian regimes. Unfortunately, I have bad news for privacy defenders. On October 2016, the United States Federal […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2017
A bug in Twitter allowed hackers to access to locked accounts until October

A flaw in Twitter allowed attackers to access locked accounts bypassing the locking mechanism implemented by the company. A flaw in the Twitter application allowed, until a few months ago, to access locked accounts bypassing the locking mechanism implemented by the IT giant. Twitter can lock user accounts every time it believes the users are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2017
The total potential loss for financial services globally is estimated at ÂŁ8 billion

Researchers at ThreatMetrix observed that online financial services and lending companies were the most targeted by crooks in 2016. Online financial services, lending companies, and alternative payment systems are privileged targets of threat actors. According to the researchers at the security firm ThreatMetrix, the number of cyber attacks against online lending companies and alternative payment systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2017
Chris Vickery announced a 1.37 billion records data leak to disclose on Monday

The popular security researcher Chris Vickery announced that he will shortly reveal the source of a massive data leak. Which is the source? The popular cyber security expert Chris Vickery from security firm MacKeeper announced that he will shortly reveal the source of a huge data breach impacting individuals. 1.4 billion identity leak story incoming […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2017
A flaw in Slack app allowed hackers to take over a user account

A bug in the popular Slack application could be exploited by attackers to steal an access token and take over a user account. A serious flaw in the popular work chat application Slack could be exploited to take over a user account. The vulnerability was discovered by bug bounty hunter Frans Rosen who demonstrated that is possible […]