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Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2015
Certifi-Gate, a new Android flaw allows hackers to control your mobile

Certifi-Gate is the name of a new vulnerability affecting Android mobile devices discovered by Check Point security that could be exploited to control them. Android users had a bad time after discovering the “Stagefright” vulnerability, but unfortunately other security issues are warning them. It was recently discovered a new vulnerability dubbed Certifi-Gate which could be […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2015
Hacking airport security systems with a common laptop

Hackers can compromise airport security networks by using a common laptop, this is the disconcerting discovery of the popular expert Billy Rios. Cyber security from I-Team investigation revealed that hackers could have the ability to shut down an airport’s security network just using a laptop. It is embarrassing read that system designed to improve security of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2015
Hackers can remotely steal fingerprints from Android devices

Researchers from FireEye have revealed that it is possible to attack Android smartphone to remotely steal user’s fingerprints on a “large scale.” Security experts have often expressed concerns regarding the fingerprint management implemented by the principal mobile vendors. Hackers have demonstrated that it is not difficult to trigger vulnerabilities inside systems that manage fingerprints in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 21 – 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. Hacking Industrial Ethernet Switches to take over nuclear plants Microsoft Windows 10 spies on you by default Operation Potao – hackers used a trojanized version of TrueCrypt Mt Goxs […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2015
Carphone Warehouse hacked: 2.4 million customer records at risk

Carphone Warehouse has taken three days to disclose about a sophisticated attack that may have impacted more than 2.4 million customers. The British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has been hacked and nearly 2.4 million customers records could have been compromised. On 5 August 2015 the experts of the company discovered that the IT infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2015
ZigBee-sniffing drone used to map online Internet of Things

A group of researchers launched an aerial security scanning project relying on ZigBee-sniffing drone to map online Internet of Things. Drones are powerful machines and security experts are imagining day by day new usage scenarios. A group of security experts (Paul West Jauregui, Richard McPherson, Dallas Kaman, and Nishil Shaw, partnered with Chris Eyhorn) are […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2015
RollJam, a $30 device to unlock the majority of car doors

RollJam is a $30 device designed to exploit a design flaw in the protocol that determines how keys communicate with car and unlock the majority of car doors. The recent hacks of the Jeep Cherokee and the security patch issued by Tesla for its model S have raised the discussion on the car hacking. Now, security experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2015
Hacking Windows Server Update Services to infect enterprises

Two researchers demonstrated how to compromise corporate networks by hacking the Windows Server Update Services and serve malware instead security patches. Security researchers from Context security firm have discovered a technique to serve malware exploiting the Windows update mechanism. The researchers are able to exploit insecurely configured implementations of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for an enterprise […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2015
0-day attack on Firefox stole sensitive data and password

Mozilla released the version 39.0.3 Firefox to patch a critical 0-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. A zero-day vulnerability in Mozilla FireFox was reported on Wednesday to the company. A user noticed that an ad displayed on a Russian news website was serving an a malicious code. The exploit discovered by the user […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2015
Hackers are targeting Gas Tanks worldwide

Security experts from Trend Micro have set up a number of honeypot to study the cyber attacks on vulnerable gas tanks and worldwide. Security researchers at Trend Micro, Kyle Wilhoit and Stephen Hilt have discovered a number of cyber attacks attempting to hack and shut down gas tanks. The researchers have set up honeypots to study […]