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 […]
A security researcher demonstrated how to hack a satellite tracking technology with a $1,000 device made of off the shelf components. Colby Moore, a security expert from security firm Synack, will present in a talk at the next Black Hat Conference how to hack satellite tracking technology by using a $1,000 device made of off […]
While Microsoft is offering for free it new Windows 10 OS, security experts argue that the cost for user privacy is much higher. Microsoft Windows 10 is the new operating system of the IT giant, the newborn already reached more than 14 million downloads in just two days. The experts who have already analyzed Windows 10 […]
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A group of six academics has developed Hornet, a new high-speed anonymity network that promises to be a valid alternative to the popular Tor network. Hornet allows for anonymous web surfing protecting the user’s privacy. The principal advantage HORNET has respect other anonymizing networks like Tor, is the speed. The Hornet is able to manage anonymous traffic […]
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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. Anonymous India hacked BSNL website and compromised more than 30 Million records Cisco Unified CDM platform open to cyber attacks Argentine finds messenger to shoot after e-vote vuln allegations […]
A team of experts hacked three UK politicians while they were using unsecured WiFi networks to demonstrate the risks they are daily exposed. Public Wi-Fi networks are dangerous places for our digital identity, we have explained several times the risks related to the connections to open WiFi hotspots. Security experts have explained these risks to […]
OpenSSL Foundation fixed a critical issue that impacts any application that uses the popular crypto library in the authentication processes. OpenSSL Foundation has issued a security update as announced weeks ago. The patch just released fixes a mysterious security flaw affecting the OpenSSL code library, in the last weeks, the details of the vulnerability weren’t disclosed […]
MasterCard is testing a new facial recognition technology that would let customers to authenticate themselves by taking a selfie. Financial organizations are working to increase the efficiency of authentication processes and at the same time to improve the users’ experience. The majority of the financial organization are looking with interest to biometric, a recent survey […]