Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Dahua Video Recorders and Cameras affected by a serious flaw. Is it a backdoor?

The manufacture Dahua Technology has started releasing firmware updates fix a serious flaw in some models of its video recorders and IP cameras. Security experts believe the flaw is a true backdoor that could be used to remotely access the user database containing usernames and hashed passwords. The backdoor was discovered by a researcher that is known online as “bashis.” Once the attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Serious flaws in Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices allow attackers to fully control them

Researchers discovered serious issues in Western Digital My Cloud NAS that can be exploited by attackers to gain root control of the affected devices. Western Digital Corporation network-attached storage owners were warned of Critical flaws in Western Digital NAS boxes of the My Cloud NAS line could be exploited by remote attackers to gain remote control […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
WordPress 4.7.3 is out to fix 6 security issues, but CSRF flaw remains unpatched

WordPress 4.7.3 release is out to fix six security issues, but a CSRF vulnerability discovered in July 2016 remains unpatched. WordPress has issued a new security release, the WordPress 4.7.3 release, that addresses six security flaws, including three cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.  The flaws were discovered by the security experts Chris Andrè Dale, Yorick Koster, Simon P. Briggs, Marc […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2017
Kaspersky Lab discovered a new sophisticated Shamoon-Linked malware dubbed StoneDrill

The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered further information about the dreaded Shamoon 2 malware. The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten (aka Newscaster and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2017
A bug in Twitter allowed hackers to access to locked accounts until October

A flaw in Twitter allowed attackers to access locked accounts bypassing the locking mechanism implemented by the company. A flaw in the Twitter application allowed, until a few months ago, to access locked accounts bypassing the locking mechanism implemented by the IT giant. Twitter can lock user accounts every time it believes the users are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2017
A flaw in Slack app allowed hackers to take over a user account

A bug in the popular Slack application could be exploited by attackers to steal an access token and take over a user account. A serious flaw in the popular work chat application Slack could be exploited to take over a user account. The vulnerability was discovered by bug bounty hunter Frans Rosen who demonstrated that is possible […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2017
Hackers who breached Barts NHS Trust exploited a zero-day vulnerability

In January, a cyber attack breached some systems at Barts NHS Trust and forced them offline. Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability. In January, a cyber attack breached some systems at Barts NHS Trust and forced them offline. Barts Health Trust runs the Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross, Mile End and Newham hospitals. The hackers used […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2017
Metasploit team released Metasploit Vulnerable Services Emulator

Rapid7 released the Metasploit Vulnerable Services Emulator, a new tool that can be used by IT experts to emulate vulnerable services. Which is the best way to protect a system? You need to think of the system in the attacker’s perspective, for this reason, Metasploit has now a new tool that can be used to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2017
Exclusive: A criminal group using SSH TCP direct forward attack is also targeting Italian infrastructure

Exclusive: MalwareMustDie for Security Affairs released the list of the sites under attack. A criminal gang is using SSH TCP direct forward attack technique. MalwareMustDie is back and has published his the first post of 2017. The popular malware researcher has uncovered a cyber crime gang that is harvesting credentials and credit card numbers from major websites […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2017
The US Vice President Mike Pence’s personal AOL account was hacked

The US Vice President Mike Pence’s personal AOL account was hacked, once again politics were breached due to wrong security posture. Pence has been harshly criticized after the discovery that he used his personal AOL account for Government issues. In 2016 attacker who compromised the Pence’s account sent out emails to his contacts saying he had been […]