Imperva has discovered that attackers hijack CCTV cameras to launch powerful DDoS attacks exploiting weak credentials and poor configurations of IoT devices. Internet of Things devices are becoming privilege targets of threat actors that daily abuse of their resources to run cyber attacks or to organize frauds or to spy on unaware users. Unfortunately, most IoT devices […]
The British Internet Service Provider TalkTalk discloses possible breach and admits some data are not encrypted. The investigation is still ongoing. Another illustrious victim of a data breach is in the headlines, TalkTalk Telecom Group plc has announced that four million subscribers may have been impacted by a âsustained cyberattackâ that hit its servers. TalkTalk Telecom […]
Experts at MalwareBytes uncovered a new malvertising campaign operated by Technical Support Scammers that are targeting Apple Mac owners. Scammers are prolific and ingenious guys, this time they are targeting Mac pretending to be operators of the Apple Technical support. Technical support scammers are running aggressive malvertising also relying on legitimate ad networks. “These scams aren’t being […]
The ISACA study “2015 Advanced Persistent Threat Awareness-Third Annual” tries to uncover information security professionalsâ understanding of APT threats. A new report published by the ISACA organization that surveyed more than 660 cyber security professionals reveals that more than one in four organizations (28%) have already suffered an APT attack. According to the experts, the BYOD is increasing […]
Experts at Bleeping Computer blog are reporting a new strain of ransomware dubbed LowLevel04 that is spreading via Remote Desktop and Terminal Service. Security experts at Bleeping Computer blog are reporting a new strain of ransomware dubbed LowLevel04 that is using an unusual infection mechanism, it is being spread via Remote Desktop and Terminal Service. […]
A security expert conducted a series of tests on the Fitbit trackers discovering how they can be infected with a malware in just 10 seconds. The security researcher Axelle Apvrille revealed that infect Fitbit trackers with a malware is too easy. Axelle Apvrille has managed to infect FitBit Flex fitness tracker and uses them as infection […]
Serious flaws in the Network Time Protocol can be exploited to cause severe outages, eavesdrop encrypted communications, bypass authentication processes. Bad news for network administrators, new attacks on Network Time Protocol can defeat HTTPS and create serious problems. The bugs exploited in the attacks was discovered by the experts at the Cisco’s Talos group that has been working […]
Wikileaks has obtained and immediately released the CIA Director John Brennan private emails. It is a first lot, others will be soon published. A few days ago a teen has violated the CIA Director’s private email account and leaked sensitive files including a 47-page  Mr. Brennanâs application for top-secret security clearance. The teenager also disclosed a partial Spreadsheet containing […]
Updates released last week by Apple for Apple Productivity Apps fix a number of flaws that can be exploited for a number of attacks. Apple has recently released Keynote 6.6, Pages 5.6, Numbers 3.6, and iWork for iOS 2.6 to fix multiple flaws in the Productivity Apps, mainly related to input validation issues that caused problems […]
Apple told a federal judge that it âwould be impossibleâ to access data on a locked iPhone running one of the newer versions of the iOS operating system. Unlock this iPhone, I need access it for the investigation. It is probably one of the most common requests US law enforcement makes to Apple, but it […]