Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2017
Experts warn of an increased availability of DDoS tools online, many wannabe hackers download and use them without awareness on consequences. As cyber crime reaches new levels with new malware & viruses being realized online on a daily basis it also becomes apparent that the increase in DDoS tools that require no apparent skills to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2017
Attackers could remotely hack and hijack Ninebot miniPRO hoverboard in just 20 seconds of continuous Bluetooth connection. Do you have an hoverboard? This news will probably surprise you because according to the experts at security firm IOActive, your hoverboard could be hacked too. The security researcher Thomas Kilbride from IOActive has found several critical vulnerabilities in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2017
Wikileaks revealed that CIA contractor Raytheon Blackbird Technologies was tasked to analyze advanced malware and TTPs used by threat actors in the wild. Wikileaks continues to publish documents from Vault 7 leaks, today the organization has shed light on the collaboration between the US Intelligence agency and tech firms for malware development. The last batch […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2017
Oracle just released the July 2017 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address a total of 308 flaws in its solutions, it’s a record for the IT giant. Oracle issued its quarterly update, the July 2017 Critical Patch Update (CPU), that addresses 308 security vulnerabilities, 30 of them are rated as critical. This July 2017 Critical Patch Update […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2017
Hacker steals $7 Million in Ethereum from CoinDash in just 3 minutes after the ICO launch. Attacker tricked investors into sending ETH to the wrong address. Cybercrime could be a profitable business, crooks stole $7 Million worth of Ethereum in just 3 minutes. The cyber heist was possible due to a ‘a simple trick.‘ Hackers have stolen the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote code execution vulnerability was found in the Cisco WebEx Extension. For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-6753, was discovered in the Cisco Systems WebEx browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Irish energy networks have been targeted by spear phishing attacks, Russian nation-state actors are the prime suspects for the cyber attacks. Hackers have targeted Irish energy networks, senior engineers at the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), which supplies both Northern Ireland and the Republic, were targeted by spear phishing messages allegedly sent by a Russian threat actor linked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Renato Marinho detailed an unusual SMS phishing campaign that hit Brazilian users. All started with an SMS message supposedly sent from his bank. Introduction Today I faced quite an unusual SMS phishing campaign here in Brazil. A friend of mine received an SMS message supposedly sent from his bank asking him to update his registration […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
Did you receive a WhatsApp subscription ending email or text? Watch out! It is a scam to steal your payment and personal data. Researcher Graham Cluley is warning of bogus âWhatsApp subscription endingâ emails and texts. Internet users are receiving an email pretending to be from WhatsApp and warning them of the ending for an alleged WhatsApp […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Bran Krebs wrote about recent attacks using infrared devices. The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Insert Skimmers are wafer-thin fraud devices designed to fit invisibly inside the ATM card slot. Insert Skimmers are able to capture card […]
