Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2015
A vulnerability known as Wormhole affects the Baidu Moplus SDK and potentially exposes more than 100 Million users to cyber attacks. The Moplus software development kit (SDK) distributed by the Chinese Search Engine Baidu includes a functionality that can be exploited to gain access to the user’s device. The backdoor-like feature potentially exposes more than 100 Million Android users to cyber attacks. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2015
KeeFarce is a recently released hacking tool that swipes encrypted credentials from the KeePass password manager through the DLL injection. A password manager is considered one of the most secure tools to archive strong passwords in a computer. Unfortunately, the presence of a malware on the PC can expose passwords even if they are stored […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2015
A team of hackers has received a million-dollar payout for disclosing a iOS zero-day vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely hack any Phone. Bad news for the Apple users, a team of hackers have received a million-dollar payout for disclosing an iOS zero-day vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely hack any Phone […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2015
The website of the vBulletin forum software is down for maintenance following a data breach that exposed personal information of hundreds of thousands users On Sunday, the vBulletin official website has been hacked by an attacker using the moniker “Coldzer0.” The website has been defaced and the vBulletin forum was displaying the message “Hacked by Coldzer0.” At the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2015
The CISA cyber security bill passes US Senate despite tech giants, privacy advocates, and civil liberties groups express their disappointment. The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that has been debated for a long because it will authorize government pervasive monitoring of citizens. Many politicians, tech […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2015
A security researcher at the Vulnerability Lab discovered that ATMs at the German savings bank Sparkasse can leak sensitive info during software updates. The security researcher Benjamin Kunz-Mejri, CEO of the Vulnerability Lab, discovered that ATMs at the German savings bank Sparkasse can leak sensitive data during software updates. The discovery of the anomaly was casual, Benjamin Kunz-Mejri was was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2015
A third suspect has been arrested by the British authorities in connection with the TalkTalk breach, he is a 20-year-old from Staffordshire. While the investigation of the TalkTalk data breach is going on, a third man has been arrested in connection with the hack. A third unnamed suspect is a 20-year-old man from Staffordshire, he has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2015
Security researchers of the Cyber Threat Alliance have conducted an investigation into the cybercriminal operations leveraging CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware. Brief Background Ransomware, specifically crypto-ransomware, is a malware classification that encompasses Trojans that enumerate the file system of an infected host, in order to discover and compromise any and every document possible. Crypto-ransomware encrypts the contents of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2015
The ISIS claims to have downed the Flight 7K9268 and it has released a terrific video purporting to show the final instants of aircraft. While the experts are investigating into the causes of the Russian Flight 7K9268 crash over the Sinai Peninsula, civil aviation experts exclude that the plane was downed by ISIS militants. According to security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 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. Germany probes alleged new case of US espionage: Regin malware infected Gov laptop Alleged LulzSec member claims responsibility for the DDoS on TalkTalk This 11-year-old is selling cryptographically secure […]
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