The databases of the Indian Embassies in Switzerland, Mali, Romania, Italy, Malawi, and Libya were leaked online by two grey hat hackers. Today I was contacted by a security pentester who goes online with the moniker Kapustkiy who revealed me to have breached the Indian Embassies in Switzerland, Mali, Romania, Italy, Malawi, and Libya. Kapustkiy and his friend Kasimierz (@Kasimierz_) told […]
Belkinâs WeMo home automation firmware thatâs in use in several IoT devices has recently been found vulnerable to an SQL injection. Belkinâs WeMo home automation firmware thatâs in use in its light bulbs, switches, security cameras, coffee makers and room heaters has recently been found vulnerable to an SQL injection. The hack allows root privileges […]
Experts from Heimdal Security reported a recent LinkedIn phishing campaign aiming to collect confidential information from unsuspecting users. Phishing attacks continue to be a serious threat, crooks exploit paradigms such as social medial platforms and mobile in the attempt of stealing sensitive data.According to 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, 23% of email recipients open […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all, let me inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded as The Best European Personal Security Blog http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/48202/breaking-news/securityaffairs-best-european-personal-security-blog.html THANK YOU! AV-TEST study sees search engine results even more poisoned with malicious links LDAP as attack […]
Security researchers at Skycure have discovered a new commodity Android Spyware, dubbed Exaspy, targeting high-level executives. While in many countries the number of Smartphone and Tables is greater of desktop PC, new threats are targeting mobile devices. Researchers at Skycure have discovered a new strain of Android spyware, dubbed Exaspy, that has been used in targeted attacks against […]
Documents and testimonials collected by the NBC news confirm US Government cyber army is ready to hack back if Russia tries to disrupt Presidential Election The alleged interference of Russian state-sponsored hackers into the 2016 Presidential election is triggering the response of the US. For the first time, a member of the US Presidential Staff has treated another country […]
Security researchers demonstrated that a Wrong oAuth 2.0 implementation allows a remote simple hack that exposes more than 1 Billion Android App Accounts. A remote simple hack devised by a group of security researchers threatens an amazing number of Android and iOS apps. An attacker can use the technique to sign into any victim’s mobile […]
At the Black Hat Europe 2016 two security researchers devised undetectable attacks that could be used to hack PLC systems avoid being detected. Security researchers at the Black Hat Europe 2016 have presented a new attack method that could be used to hack programmable logic controllers avoid being detected. programmable logic controllers are essential components for […]
Switzerlandâs attorney general has confirmed to have investigated the presence of spyware in a venue that also hosted talks on Iranâs nuclear negotiations. Swiss officials confirmed to have found an espionage malware in the computer equipment at Geneva venue, a five-star hotel (believed to be Hotel PrĂ©sident Wilson)  that has hosted sensitive talks including Iranian nuclear negotiations. […]
Mirai botnet was used to power a massive DDoS attack against Liberia causing the Internet outage in the entire country with financially devastating results. Mirai is the malware that a few weeks ago caused a massive Internet outage in the US. Mirai was first spotted this summer by the security expert MalwareMustDie, now media reported the use of the […]