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Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2016
Minecraft World Map data breach, 71,000 accounts leaked online

The popular security expert Troy Hunt reported some 71,000 user accounts and IP addresses have been leaked from the website Minecraft World Map. Another data breach affects the gaming industry, this time, 71,000 Minecraft World Map accounts has been leaked online after the ‘hack.’ Some 71,000 user accounts and IP addresses have been leaked from Minecraft […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2016
The RIPPER malware linked to the recent ATM attacks in Thailand

Experts from FireEye  who analyzed the RIPPER malware believe it was used by crooks in the recent wave of cyber attacks against ATM in Thailand. Earlier this month a malware was used by a criminal organization to steal 12 million baht from ATMs in Thailand. According to FireEye, the malware was uploaded for the first time […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2016
The son of a Russian lawmaker could face up to 40 years in the jail for hacking

Roman Seleznev (32), the son of the Russian lawmaker and Russian Parliament member Valery Seleznev was convicted of stealing 2.9 Million credit card numbers Roman Seleznev (32), the son of one of the most notorious Russian lawmaker and Russian Parliament member Valery Seleznev has been convicted in the US of hacking businesses and stealing 2.9 million […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2016
Shad0wS3C group hacked the Paraguay Secretary of National Emergency

Shad0wS3C hacker group has hacked the Paraguay’s Secretary of National Emergency (SNE) and leaked online a dump from a PostgreSQL database. Not so long ago I interviewed Gh0s7, the leader of the Shad0wS3C hacker crew, now he contacted me to announce the hack of the Paraguay’s Secretary of National Emergency (SNE). “The reason for this data […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2016
The Network of NewSat satellite telco firm was the ‘most corrupted’ of ever

The Network of NewSat satellite firm was the ‘most corrupted’ of ever, it was hacked by foreign hackers and it had interception kit in its data centre. The story demonstrates the high interest of spy agencies in hacking communication systems. Once upon a time, the Australian satellite company was deeply hacked by cyber spies that […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2016
DNC staffers are invited to use ‘Snowden-Approved’ App Signal in response to the hack

In the aftermath of the DNC hack the staffers were instructed in the use of the popular instant messaging Signal app, also called the “Snowden-approved” app. The need of privacy is pushing the IT industry in developing secure messaging systems that implement end-to-end encrypted to protect users from prying eyes. Signal is probably the most popular app […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2016
A malware was found in Iran petrochemical complexes, but it’s not linked to recent incidents

The head of Iran’s civilian defense confirmed that a malware was found in petrochemical complexes, but it hasn’t caused the fires under investigation. Last week, I reported the news related to a series of fires at Iranian petrochemical plants. The Iran’s Supreme National Cyberspace Council started an investigation to discover if the incidents at oil and petrochemical […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2016
Hacker Interviews – New World Hackers

New World Hackers is one of the most popular groups of hackers, it conducted several hacking campaigns against multiple targets. Enjoy the interview! Did you conduct several hacking campaigns? Could you tell me more about you and your team? We have been dedicated to operations, such as taking down BBC, Donald Trump, NASA, and XBOX. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2016
France, Germany calls for European Decryption Law: What’s next?

Amidst of Apple vs. FBI debacle and successful attempt of a breach at NSA headquarters by a hacker group, a new torch has flamed internationally by France and Germany calling for a European Decryption Law. Months after the FBI-Apple encryption case standoff in the U.S. and NSA headquarters breach by hackers has started a global […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2016
Security Affairs newsletter Round 75 – News of the week

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! Bitcoins move from the seized SilkRoad wallet to the ShadowBrokers Security Affairs newsletter Round 74 […]