Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2015
A security researcher discovered a zero-day vulnerability in many Mac firmware that could allow an easy installation of an EFI rootkits. The cyber security expert Pedro Vilaça has discovered a low-level zero-day vulnerability in Apple Mac systems that could be exploited by privileged users to more install an EFI rootkits. Vilaça explained that the attack is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2015
The use of malicious Chrome extensions in the criminal ecosystem, so Google decided to restrict the use of extensions not available on the Chrome Web Store. The use of malicious Chrome extensions in the criminal ecosystem, so Google decided to restrict the use of extensions not available on the Chrome Web Store. With new policies […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2015
D-Link NAS and NVR products discovered with serious security bugs, users are advised to apply the patches immediately, if they have any available to them. A Hungry based security test company specializing in embedded systems, named SEARCH-LAB, has found D-Linkâs NAS (Network Attached Storage) and NVR (Network Video Recorder) products having over 50 vulnerabilities. A […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2015
US financial industry is under persistent attacks, the number of incidents that compromised confidentiality, integrity and availability of data are increasing. Financial industry in US maintains symptoms of persistent cyber-attacks among surprising cyber incidents and large-scale data breaches that compromised confidentiality, integrity and availability of userâs information. Several advanced hacking methods and the exploitation of zero-day flaws […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2015
The security researcher Jose Guasch revealed that dozens of âsmartâ parking management systems worldwide could be easily hacked. Everything is always online is inevitably exposed to the risk of cyber attacks, the security researcher Jose Guasch at the hacking conference Hack In The Box has explained that dozens of âsmartâ Parking Management System worldwide could be easily hacked. Guasch explained that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2015
Two of the most popular domains of ever, that were seized by the FBI from Kim Dotcom three years ago, are now used for illegal activities. Former FBI web domains were used by crooks to serve porn or spread adware. Some of the sites that were abused by cyber criminals belong to a lot of domains that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2015
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. The Phantom Menace, who targeted the oil tankers? Hi-tech car thieves use ÂŁ30 jamming devices in car parks Researcher who exploits bug in Starbucks gift cards gets rebuke, not […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2015
An overview of the principal issues related to the 3 general categories that security controls fall under; physical, technical, and operational controls. What is Layer 8? Layer 8 is a term utilized by information security professionals and techies in general that represents the weakest link of every organization: the users. While an organization may be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2015
Hackers of the Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) had dumped another 1,000,000 records obtained by violating systems at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The hacking crew known as the Yemen Cyber Army is continuing its campaign against the Government of Saudi Arabia. The Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) has released other data from the stolen archived belonging to the Saudi […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2015
Allegedly, the author of the “Locker” ransomware has uploaded a dump of the C2 server database, releasing private keys of infected hosts to the public. Allegedly, the author of the “Locker” ransomware has uploaded a dump of the C2 server database, releasing private keys of infected hosts worldwide to the public. The “author” claims that […]
