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Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
PayPal accounts abused to distribute the Chthonic Banking Trojan

Experts from Proofpoint discovered that the Banking trojan Chthonic was distributed via ‘legitimate’ PayPal accounts by abusing the “money request” feature. The imagination of cyber criminals is a never-ending pit, according to the security firm Proofpoint, crooks are abusing PayPal to distribute the Chtonic banking trojan. Chtonic is a strain of the most notorious Zeus Trojan, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (PGA)

Today I present you The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (aka PGA), a hacker collective focused in the fight against the ISIS propaganda online. Enjoy the Interview. Tell me more about PGA? Which is your motivation? So ,we are a new hacking team with 7 skilled hackers. Our motivation is to stop pedophiles and ISIS doing actions. PGA ‘s […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
WhatsApp doesn’t properly physically erase user’s deleted messages

WhatsApp doesn’t properly erase your deleted messages, researcher reveals Are you using WhatsApp? There is an interesting news for you, the popular instant messaging app doesn’t properly erase the user’s deleted messages. The issue was reported by the popular iOS security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski who is warning about the risks for the users’ privacy. The flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
A close look at the Italian Cybersecurity National Framework

The Italian model with regard to issues of cyber security and intelligence is in the process of evolution through a NATIONAL FRAMEWORK. The economic and technological systems of Western countries are highly dependent on CyberSpace, they require more and more accurate risk analysis and management of threats relate to a significant increase in cyber attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
China 1937CN Team hackers attack airports in Vietnam

The group of hackers known as China 1937CN Team compromised the announcement screen systems at many major airports in Vietnam. According to the 2015 version of the ‘Transportation Systems Sector-Specific Plan’ the transportation industry is increasingly exposed to cyber threats. The sector is becoming a privileged target of hackers worldwide, the last incident in order of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Hacker Interviews – The Watcher

Today I have interviewed Watcher one of the hackers belonging to #GhostSec that fights IS propaganda online. GhostWatcher participated in various hacking campaigns, including #OpISIS and #OpPedoHunt. Enjoy the Interview. You are a talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. I never refer to myself as a talented hacker. Mostly […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Proxy PAC hack allows for intercept of HTTPS URLS

Israeli experts discovered a vulnerability within the JavaScript that proxy PAC files that allows HTTPS URLs interception via Proxy Attacks. Israeli security firm, Safebreach, has discovered a vulnerability within the JavaScript that proxy PAC files used for auto-configuration. Hackers could be used to extrapolate URLs and manipulate them. Proxy Auto Config or PAC files work […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
The Great Spyware sale: SpyNote available for free use

Palo Alto Networks recently discovered a Remote Access Trojan dubbed SpyNote that is free available allowing anyone to launch attacks in the wild. I love when the sale happens in malls. People just rush and want to get good things for cheap prices. And who doesn’t love something free? The spyware and malware market is highly lucrative when […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Security Affairs newsletter Round 71 – 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! Hacker Interviews – NeckrosTheTerrible Akamay Threat Advisory – Evolution of DDoS attacks Security Affairs newsletter […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
Danger Drone, the flying hacking machine devised by a cyber security duo

A security duo designed a hacking UAV dubbed Danger Drone, with it a drone equipped with a tiny PC that run a suite of hacking tools. What do you think if I propose you to use a drone to hack into a network? And what about air-gapped networks hacking? In order to hack into an isolated network, the […]