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Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016
The number of ICS Attacks continues to increase worldwide

According to data provided by IBM Managed Security Services, the number of ICS attacks in 2016 continues to increase worldwide. Industrial control systems (ICS) continues to be a privileged target of hackers. According to IBM Managed Security Services, the number of cyber attacks increased by 110 percent in 2016 compared to 2015. According to the researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016
Lithuania government PCs infected by a Russian spyware

Lithuania said found Russian spyware on its government computers, the government blames Moscow for cyber espionage campaigns. Lithuania blames Russia for cyber attacks that have hit government networks over the last two years. According to the Reuters, the head of cyber security Rimtautas Cerniauskas confirmed the discovery of at least three Russian spyware on government […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
ISIS use of Telegram has definitively surpassed Twitter

Telegram is the ‘app of choice’ for ISIS members, its use has definitively surpassed Twitter and other social media platforms. Do you want to investigate ISIS activities, you have to be aware that Telegram is today its privileged channel for propaganda. The use of the popular encrypted messaging app is widespread among the militants of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
Hacker Interview @PhantomSquad – Security Affairs

Let’s speak with PhantomSquad, one of the most active groups of hackers that was involved in recent attacks against the gaming industry. You are a talented hacker that is very active online, could you tell me more about you. Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? I was beginning […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
Hacked Sony Music Entertainment account tweeted about Britney Spears’s Death

Hackers compromised the Sony Music Entertainment Twitter account and posted the messages on Britney Spears’s Death. Experts blame OurMine crew. Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was compromised and hackers posted the news of the Britney Spears’s death. “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016” and “Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney.” states […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
CVE-2016-10033 PHPMailer flaw leaves millions of websites vulnerable

A security expert discovered a critical vulnerability in the PHPMailer that leaves millions of websites vulnerable to remote exploit. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-10033, affects PHPMailer, one of the most popular open source PHP libraries used to send emails. It has been estimated that more than 9 Million users worldwide leverages on this library. Millions […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2016
Cyanogen is shutting down CyanogenMod, it will go on as Lineage, maybe

The most popular custom Android ROM, the Cyanogen OS, Announced That it is closing its services starting from December 31, 2016. Bad news for users of the most popular custom Android ROM, the Cyanogen OS, that is now closing its services. Cyanogen was launched with the intent to provide an improved version of the Google Android operating […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2016
Obama moves to end dual-hat arrangement separating Cybercom from NSA

President Obama urges to the end the dual-hat arrangement to separate the heads of the U.S. Cyber Command from National Security Agency. Cyber security is one of the most important topics on the agenda of any Government and it will be one of the most debated arguments at the next G7 summit that will be […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2016
Hacker Interviews – R.I.U. crip (@cripthepoodle) – Security Affairs

@cripthepoodle was one of the members of the dreaded PoodleCorp hacker crew recently he targeted Steam platform, let’s meet him. You are a talented hacker that is very active online, could you tell me more about you. Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? I started to get into […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2016
The Turkish Government is investigating more than 10,000 people in terror probe

The Turkish Government is investigating 10000 people suspected of terror-related activity on the internet,accused of propaganda or apologizing for terrorism The Turkish authorities are investigating more than 10000 individuals over online terror activities. The suspects are accused of being responsible for the sharing of material and post against government officials. According to the Interior Ministry, […]