Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2016
At the Black Hat Europe 2016 two security researchers devised undetectable attacks that could be used to hack PLC systems avoid being detected. Security researchers at the Black Hat Europe 2016 have presented a new attack method that could be used to hack programmable logic controllers avoid being detected. programmable logic controllers are essential components for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2016
Switzerland’s attorney general has confirmed to have investigated the presence of spyware in a venue that also hosted talks on Iran’s nuclear negotiations. Swiss officials confirmed to have found an espionage malware in the computer equipment at Geneva venue, a five-star hotel (believed to be Hotel Président Wilson) that has hosted sensitive talks including Iranian nuclear negotiations. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2016
Mirai botnet was used to power a massive DDoS attack against Liberia causing the Internet outage in the entire country with financially devastating results. Mirai is the malware that a few weeks ago caused a massive Internet outage in the US. Mirai was first spotted this summer by the security expert MalwareMustDie, now media reported the use of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2016
BLACKOPS Cyber (BOC) reported to the authorities that a well-known ISIS hacking team was sharing access links to widely used surveillance systems. BLACKOPS Cyber (BOC), a U.S. based Cyber Intelligence firm, located a new type of threat in October which is indicative of the latest focus of the terrorist organization – technical resource development for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2016
Cisco issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home servers. Cisco has issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home server and cloud-based network management platform. The company published two security advisories to report the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2016
A malware compromised the NHS network, hundreds of scheduled operations, appointments, and diagnostic procedures have been canceled. The situation is becoming even more worrying and dangerous, healthcare industry continues to be targeted by hackers and malware. Cyber attacks on hospitals is a disconcerting trend emerged across the years, they represent a serious threat for data […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2016
A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cloud-based development platform Wix.com put million websites at risk. The cloud-based development platform Wix.com is affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over any website running on the popular platform. Millions of websites hosted on Wix.com are potentially […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2016
The security expert Dawid Golunski disclosed critical vulnerabilities in MySQL, MariaDB and PerconaDB can lead fully compromise of servers. Critical vulnerabilities affecting the MySQL, MariaDB and PerconaDB can lead fully compromise of servers. The flaws could be exploited by attackers to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation and, of course, server compromise. Dawid Golunski (@dawid_golunski) from Legal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2016
Cisco Talos group analyzed the evolution of the Sundown exploit kit that over the past six months has become responsible for a large number of infections. Over the past months, the threat landscape for exploit kits is rapidly changing. Angler EK, Neutrino EK, and Nuclear EK that for years monopolized the criminal underground disappeared. Now, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2016
Stealth Cell Tower, it is an antagonistic GSM base station concealed in an office printer that could be used for surveillance purposes. Are you angry with your boss or your colleagues? Do you want to spy on them? The engineer Julian Oliver has demonstrated how to do it with a tiny cellphone base station concealed in […]
