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Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2016
Expert discovered how to hack any Facebook account

A security researcher has discovered a Facebook password reset vulnerability that allowed him to brute force into any FB account. The security researcher Anand Prakash has discovered a password reset vulnerability affecting Facebook. The critical vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to hack into any FB account launching a brute force attack. “This post is about a simple vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2016
Coping a 3D Model by recording the sounds of a 3D Printer with a smartphone

The sounds of a 3D printer at work can be analyzed by researchers to reconstruct the original 3D model used to create the object. It isn’t a sci-fi movie but a true experiment conducted by the researchers at the University of California Irvine, led by Mohammad Al Faruque, that demonstrated how to steal 3D-Printed models by copying sounds of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2016
All current and past Seagate employees victims of W-2 phishing

w-2-phishing – Scammers tricked an employee at data storage firm Seagate Technology into giving away W-2 tax documents on all current and past employees. According to a new sensation case revealed by the popular security expert Brian Krebs, cyber criminals last week tricked an employee at data storage company Seagate Technology into giving away W-2 tax documents on all current and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2016
KeRanger, the new MAC OS X ransomware that hit Apple users on the weekend

Over the weekend Apple customers who were looking for the latest version of Transmission were infected by KeRanger MAC OS X ransomware. Bad news for Apple customers, their systems were targeted for the first time over the weekend by a ransomware campaign. The experts at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 who discovered the malicious campaign reported that Apple […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2016
Which are principal cybercriminal ecosystems in the Deep Web?

TrendMicro published an interesting analysis of the principal cyber criminal underground communities in the Deep Web worldwide. A new interesting report published by the experts at TrendMicro highlights the differences between the principal underground ecosystems worldwide. Thinking of a unique “global” underground ecosystem is an error, every community has its own characteristics, the criminal crews that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2016
Operation Transparent Tribe targets Indian diplomats and military

ProofPoint uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe targeting Indian diplomatic and military entities. A new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe is targeting diplomats and military personnel in India. The researchers at Proofpoint who have uncovered the hacking campaign confirmed that threat actors used a number of hacking techniques to hit the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2016
Security Affairs newsletter Round 50 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs CTB-Locker for Websites is spreading in the wild German authorities approve the use of home-made Federal Trojan Security Affairs newsletter Round 49 – News of the week A DHS report confirms the use of BlackEnergy in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2016
Anonymous hacked the Donald Trump ‘s voicemails

Journalist at Gawker received an email by alleged members of Anonymous containing recordings from Donald Trump ‘s voicemail inbox. The Anonymous hacking collective continues its personal battle against Donald Trump, this time hacking the voicemail of the presidential candidate. On Thursday, Gawker received an anonymous email containing recordings from Donald Trump’s voicemail inbox. The recordings […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2016
The popular Romanian Hacker Guccifer will be extradited to US soon

The Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled that the popular Romanian hacker Guccifer will be extradited to the United States. Marcel Lazar Lehel it the real name of the name of the notorious hacker Guccifer who breached the online accounts of several public figures between December 2012 and January 2014. The popular hacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2016
SIM swap fraud cases force bank to improve security

Two major high street banks will change security procedures after journalists  demonstrated how to carry out SIM swap fraud attacks. The BBC reported that two major high street banks will adopt new security measures to protect their customers. The decision to modify the security procedures follows the scoop made by two journalists from BBC Radio […]