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Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017
F-Secure experts found multiple flaws in popular Chinese Internet-connected cameras

Experts at F-Secure discovered tens of vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of Internet-connected cameras from China-based manufacturer Foscam. Security experts at security firm F-Secure discovered tens of vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of Internet-connected cameras from China-based manufacturer Foscam. The flaws could be exploited by attackers to take over the Internet-connected cameras, upload and download files […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017
Comey hearing: Former FBI director talks about Russia interference in US Presidential Election

Former FBI Director Comey hearing: Comey Has ‘No Doubt’ on the Russia’s Involvement in cyber attacks against 2016 US Presidential Election.  James Comey today testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he believes that Russia Government is behind the cyber attacks aimed to interfere with the 2016 US election. Former FBI Director James Comey today […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017
A new Linux Malware targets Raspberry Pi devices to mine Cryptocurrency

Security researchers at Dr. Web discovered two new Linux Malware, one of them mines for cryptocurrency using Raspberry Pi Devices. Malware researchers at the Russian antivirus maker Dr.Web have discovered a new Linux trojan, tracked as Kinux.MulDrop.14, that is infecting Raspberry Pi devices with the purpose of mining cryptocurrency. According to the Russian antivirus maker Dr.Web, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017
Turla APT malware now retrieves C&C address from Instagram comments

A malicious code used by Turla APT in a recent campaign leverages comments posted to Instagram to obtain the address of the command and control servers. Malware researchers at security firm ESET have spotted a new piece of malware used by Turla APT  in cyber attacks. The malicious code leverages comments posted to Instagram to obtain […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017
US intelligence officials believe Russian Hackers are behind the Qatar hack

US intelligence officials believe Russi-linked hackers are behind the Qatar hack and used false news to prompt a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf area. Russian hackers have planted false story news raised the crisis in the Gulf among Qatar and other states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain that cut ties to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2017
Russia-linked hacker group APT28 continues to target Montenegro

Once again, Montenegro was targeted by the Russia-linked hacker group APT28, according to the experts it is just the beginning. On June 5 Montenegro officially joined NATO alliance despite the strong opposition from Russian Government that threatened to retaliate. Cybersecurity experts believe that a new wave of attacks from the cyberspace will hit the state. In February, for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2017
Exfiltrating data from Air-Gapped Networks via Router LEDs

A team of Israeli researchers has devised a new technique to exfiltrate data from a machine by using a malware that controls router LEDs. A few months ago a group of researchers from Israeli Ben-Gurion University devised a new technique to exfiltrate data from a machine by using a malware that controls hard drive LEDs, now […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2017
4 Possible Ways to Make Your Browser Hacker-Proof

Browsers are constantly targeted by hackers. Here are 4 ways you can make your browser hacker-proof. Use them to stay secure on the web. Browsers have long been a hot target of numerous hacking-related incidents. They are the primary source of hacking incidents as we search, share, watch and download files from browsers. Moreover, various […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2017
FBI arrests NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner for leaking top-secret report

The FBI agents arrested the NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner for leaking the top-secret report, here’s how she was identified. Yesterday the online news outlet The Intercept published a top-secret NSA report that shows Russian state-sponsored hackers tried repeatedly to hack the US voting systems before last 2016 Presidential election. A few hours later, it is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2017
The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Makes Hacking Back Anything But “Certain”

Is the hack back legal? There is a heated debate about the concept of active defense. What about the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act? In a time where attribution of cyber crimes is all but impossible, the idea of allowing companies to ‘hack back‘ at their attackers seems far-fetched. However, Tom Graves (R-GA) has […]