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Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2015
Terror alert spam detected by Symantec in the wild

Cybercriminals impersonate law enforcement officials in Dubai, Bahrain, Turkey, and Canada to send terror alert spam and serve RATs. No Doubts, cyber criminals are jackals always ready to exploit any event in the headlines, even the most dramatic incidents. We have assisted in the past many cases in which crooks exploited the media attention on news […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2015
Turris Omnia Security Project protects home network users

The non-profit security research Turris Omnia project originating from the Czech Republic focuses on safety of SoHo users. The non-profit security research project originating from the Czech Republic, which focuses on safety of SoHo users, has recently entered a new phase. This project, whose users include such celebrities as Vint Cerf and Steve Crocker, is the work […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 37 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Police Body Cameras come with Conficker Worm Shedun adware can install any malicious mobile app by exploiting Android Accessibility Service DHS Information Security Program, Dozens secret databases vulnerable to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Russia deploys jamming systems in Syria as tensions rise

Russia will deploy jamming systems in Syria to protect its air forces and prevent attacks against its aircraft. The Russian army in Syria is planning to launch electronic warfare in the country with the institution of jamming systems. The jamming systems are an essential component of the Russian military strategy that aims to prevent attacks against its troops in the area. On Tuesday, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Vtech hacked, data of thousands of kids exposed

Toy maker Vtech has been hacked exposing data of thousands of kids, this hack is the fourth largest consumer data breach to date. The greatest manufacturer of electronic toys Vtech, aka Video Technology Limited, was hacked. On 14 November, “an unauthorised party” managed to obtain access to the app store database of Vtech, the Learning […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2015
Assassins in the darkweb, “Service catalogue” and Price list” updated

Contract killers on darkweb have come up with updated “service-catalogue” with updated prices. Which are major changes and trends for prices? Contract killers on darkweb have come up with updated “service-catalogue” with updated prices. While comparing the recent screenshot of their “service-catalogue” captured from a C’thulhu Darksite with the published earlier, the following updates have […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2015
Trident nuclear weapons system could be vulnerable to cyber attacks

The former British defence secretary Des Browne is warning that the Trident nuclear weapons system could be vulnerable to cyber-attack. According to the Guardian, the former British defence secretary Des Browne called on the British Prime Minister to assess the resilience to cyber attacks of the Trident nuclear weapons system. “The UK Trident programme encompasses the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
VPN users be aware , Port Fail flaw can reveal your identity

Security experts at the VPN provider Perfect Privacy discovered a new vulnerability dubbed Port Fail that could be exploited to de-anonymize VPN users. Security experts at the VPN provider Perfect Privacy discovered a new vulnerability dubbed Port Fail which affect all VPN (Virtual Private Network) protocols and operating systems. An attacker can exploit the Port Fail flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
Nest camera, has a different definition for Turn off Mode

Findings of a research show that the Nest camera is still operating even after it has been disabled through the mobile application. People buy security cameras to have a higher level of control over their lives, but recently a research by a team at ABI Research found that users also must be worried about the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
Crooks use the Nuclear Exploit Kit to serve CryptoWall 4.0

The popular Nuclear Exploit Kit has been used for the first time to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. The Nuclear exploit kit is one of the privileged weapon in the arsenal of cyber criminal groups, now the popular crimeware kit has been used to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. In the past, criminal crews used the […]