Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2016
Be careful, Microsoft is alerting all Windows users of a new type of a Self-propagating ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior to propagate itself. Microsoft is alerting all Windows users of a new type of ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior. “We are alerting Windows users of a new type of ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior. This […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2016
According to the security firm High-Tech Bridge many of the Alexa Top 10,000 websites are still vulnerable to the OpenSSL flaw CVE-2016-2107. The CVE-2016-2107 flaw affecting the open-source cryptographic library could be exploited to launch a man-in-the-middle attack leveraging on the ‘Padding Oracle Attack’ that can decrypt HTTPS traffic if the connection uses AES-CBC cipher and the server supports AES-NI. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2016
Analyzing the data included in the Internet Crime Compliant Center – IC3 report 2015 recently issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI released the Internet Crime Compliant Center – IC3 report of 2015 last week. During the last calendar year, IC3 received 288,012 complaints and 44 percent of them reported financial loss equal to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
Malware researchers are warning Android’s latest permission-granting model in version 6.0 Marshmallow is now been targeted by Mobile malware authors. Android’s latest permission-granting model in version 6.0 Marshmallow is now been targeted by Mobile malware authors. The model will let users grant permissions only when it is required by the app, rather be accepting all […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
The US Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a warning after the discovery a security issue the popular medical application MEDHOST PIMS (PIMS). Many security experts believe that medical industry lack of a proper security posture, despite it is a high-tech sector the vast majority of medical equipment was not designed with a security by design […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
Mikko Hypponen does not need any introduction, he is a true star, one of those professionals who have indelibly marked the evolution of the cyber security industry. I consider Mikko a legend, and I’m happy to share with you this interview. Enjoy it! Hi Mikko, you are a legend of the hacking community, can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
According to a new analysis published by experts at Heimdal Security a new Ransomware campaign targeted millions by spoofing Telco giant Telia. Ransomware continues to represent one of the most insidious and aggressive cyber threats, a new campaign launched by threat actors in the wild is impersonating the telecom giant Telia. According to the experts at the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 29, 2016
According to the RT.com media agency the Russia is developing new kamikaze drones to use in surgical military operations. When you think about possible military uses of drones, surveillance and air strikes are the principal activities that we can imagine. According to the Russian media, the Russia is developing a kamikaze drone that could be used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 29, 2016
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that I’m one of the finalists for the best European Security Blog, please vote for SecurityAffairs in all the sessions it is mentioned. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/secbloggerwards2016 #securityaffairs Security Affairs newsletter Round 61 – News of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 29, 2016
Experts discovered that the Controversial Surveillance firm Blue Coat was granted a powerful encryption certificate that can be used for web monitoring. Once again we are here speaking about surveillance, security experts have discovered that the controversial firm Blue Coat Systems was granted powerful encryption digital certificates. Blue Coat sells web-monitoring software, its surveillance appliances were […]
