US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian hackers for attacking computer systems at banks and a dam in New York. A couple of days after the US DoJ announced that three components of the Syrian Electronic Army were inserted by the FBI in the Most Wanted list, today the US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian nationals for hacking […]
#opBrussels – Anonymous has published a new video threatening revenge on the ISIS organization in response to the tragic events in Brussels. Anonymous has published a video threatening revenge on the IS after the tragic events in Brussels. The video shows a spokesman of the hacker collective vowed to track down the members of the […]
Security researchers from SentinelOne have discovered a security vulnerability affecting the Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP). Security researcher Pedro Vilaça from SentinelOne has discovered a security vulnerability ( CVE-2016-1757) affecting the Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP). The SIP is a security mechanism implemented by Apple in the OS X El Capitan operating system for the protection of certain […]
The CVE-2016-0636 flaw affects Java SE running in web browsers on desktops, attackers can trigger it remotely to takeover your PC. Once again a serious security vulnerability affects the Java Oracle software, the new flaw coded as CVE-2016-0636 scored a 9.3 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System bug severity rating. The CVE-2016-0636 vulnerability affects Java SE running in […]
A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. The man, Su Bin (also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin), 50, had been charged in a 2014 indictment with […]
The Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in unlocking San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone. In the last weeks, we have followed the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone that a few days ago reached an unexpected conclusion, the FBI announced on Monday to have found a way to unlock the mobile device without […]
Developers from Microsoft and Samba Team are working on a security patch to fix a severe vulnerability dubbed Badlock. Developers from Microsoft and Samba are working on a security patch to fix a severe vulnerability that affects almost every version of Windows and Samba. Samba, which is present in nearly all Linux distributions, is a free […]
Three members of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker crew have been inserted by the US authorities in the list of most wanted criminals. The Syrian Electronic Army, aka SEA, is considered one of most dreaded hacking crew that first appeared in 2011. According to the report “Syrian Electronic Army – Hacktivision to Cyber Espionage?,” published in 2014, […]
Brussels explosions, dozens dead after blasts at Zaventem airport and Maalbeek metro, it is a terror attack. Panic and chaos in the city. The IS claims the responsibility for the attack. This morning the Europe has fallen again in terror, just months after the Paris attacks a new wave of attacks hit the West. This morning a […]
The FBI is investigating cyber-attack at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, once again a ransomware hit a critical infrastructure. Ransomware is one of the most dangerous cyber threats for businesses and government organizations, the number of infections worldwide is in constant increase. Recently I reported the discovery in the wild of the a new variant of the TeslaCrypt, […]