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Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2015

DoJ defines new rules for spying with the Stingray technology

The US Justice Department issued guidelines for StingRay Surveillance devices, new rules define aim to ensure privacy protection and transparency. Do you know what is a StingRay? If you want further details give a look to a post I wrote for the Infosec Institute on the StingRay Technology: “StingRay is an IMSI-catcher (International Mobile Subscriber […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2015

Security Affairs newsletter Round 25– 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. Report: How Iranian hackers attempt to takeover your Gmail How Employees Become Pawns for Hackers Point-of-Sale Payment Security Teenagers arrested after using the Lizard Squad DDoS tool Friday beers […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2015

Carbanak trojan reloaded! A new variant spotted in the wild

The CSIS Security Group has spotted a new version of the notorious Carbanak Trojan in the wild targeting financial organizations in Europe and US. Do you remember the Carbanak gang? In February, researchers from Kaspersky discovered that a multinational gang of hackers dubbed Carbanak that swiped 1 Billion dollars from 100 financial institutions across 30 countries, most of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2015

Fiat Chrysler distributes the fix for flawed Jeep via mailed USB

The decision of Fiat Chrysler for providing a software update via Mailed USB is considered disconcerting for the security industry. Do you remember the hack of the Fiat Chrysler Jeep? In response to the disclosure of the details of the successful attack, the company recalled nearly 1.4 vehicles in the US in order to update the firmware running […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2015

A PayPal stored XSS vulnerability exposed users to hack

Security experts at BitDefender have discovered a PayPal stored XSS vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers run various attacks on PayPal users. Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a PayPal stored XSS vulnerability in the e-payment service that could be exploited by attackers to upload specifically crafted files to hack registered users. The PayPal […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2015

Mozilla Bugzilla accessed, private flaws compromised since at least 2014

Mozilla said that data stolen from its bug tracking system was used to attack Firefox users in the wild, but attackers probably have had access since 2013. A threat actor that stole sensitive vulnerability information from the Mozilla’s Bugzilla bug tracking system last year has likely used it to target Firefox users. Mozilla explained that it did […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2015

Fake recruiters on LinkedIn spy on security experts

Security researchers have uncovered a group of fake recruiting accounts on LinkedIn used for intelligence gathering about security experts. A group of fake recruiter accounts is abusing the LinkedIn professional social network to send invitations to security professionals in various industries. The fake recruiters attempt to deceive targets usually by using a LinkedIn profile with […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2015

Some Uber ride data is publicly accessible through Google

Some Uber trip information is publicly accessible through simple Google queries, the set includes trip and user info, and home and work addresses. Rapid diffusion of technology makes easy phenomena of accidental data leakage, the last one is related to the popular car service Uber. Dozens of trips of Uber customers have been cached by […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2015

Barclays creates its own red team to attack its systems to find flaws

Barclays has created a red team to hack its own computer systems to discover and exploit security vulnerabilities before external attacker do. For someone working in the security area, it’s known that many companies have red teams to attack their own system, but this information is never recognized by the company. Barclays did exactly the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2015

Match com, millions online daters at risk due to a malvertising campaign

Malwarebytes has uncovered a new malvertising campaign targeting the Match.com ‘s ad network which has been breached by a malware campaign. Are you a UK single looking for love and passion? Be aware another threat is menacing dating communities, this time the popular dating web site Match.com and its 5.5 million British users suffered a […]

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DoJ defines new rules for spying with the Stingray technology

Security Affairs newsletter Round 25– Best of the week from best sources

Carbanak trojan reloaded! A new variant spotted in the wild

Fiat Chrysler distributes the fix for flawed Jeep via mailed USB

A PayPal stored XSS vulnerability exposed users to hack

Mozilla Bugzilla accessed, private flaws compromised since at least 2014

Fake recruiters on LinkedIn spy on security experts

Some Uber ride data is publicly accessible through Google

Barclays creates its own red team to attack its systems to find flaws

Match com, millions online daters at risk due to a malvertising campaign

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