Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2016
What Happens if you plug a USBKill in a gaming console or a car?

Ill-intentioned could destroy everything using the USBKill device, including gaming console, mobile devices, Google Pixel and also circuits in modern cars. Ill-intentioned could destroy everything using the USBKill device, including gaming console (Xbox One, PS4), mobile devices, Google Pixel and also circuits in modern cars. The USBKill is manufactured by the Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer USBKill.com, it is […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2016
A flaw allows to bypass the activation lock on iPhone and iPad

Researchers discovered a bug that can be exploited to bypass Apple’s Activation Lock feature and gain access to the homescreen of locked Apple devices. Security experts have discovered a new bug that could be exploited to bypass Activation Lock feature on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad). The bug could allow gaining access to the homescreen of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2016
How much money earns cybercriminals? Mostly from $1,000 to $3,000, but …

According to a report published by the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future cybercriminals earn between $1,000 and $3,000 a month. How much money earns a cyber criminal? According to a report published by the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future crooks earn between $1,000 and $3,000 a month, but one of five earns $20,000 a month or […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2016
More than 1 Million Google accounts hacked by Gooligan Android Malware

Experts from the security firm CheckPoint discovered a new Android malware dubbed Gooligan that has already compromised more than a million Google Accounts. Another malware, dubbed Gooligan, is threatening Android users. The Android malware has already compromised more than 1 Million Google accounts. The Gooligan Android malware roots vulnerable Android devices in the attempt of stealing email addresses and authentication […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2016
Thousands of UK National Lottery player accounts compromised

Roughly 26,500 accounts of the UK National Lottery players were accessed by cybercriminals, authorities are investigating the case. According to the operator Camelot, roughly 26,500 accounts of the UK National Lottery players were accessed by cybercriminals. The security breach was spotted on November 28th during a routine online security monitoring. “We do not hold full debit card […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2016
The code of a Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used to unmask Tor Users is online

A zero-day exploit in the wild has been used by threat actors to de-anonymize Tor users by executing malicious code on Windows machines. The news is disconcerting and confirms the existence of a zero-day exploit in the wild that’s being used by threat actors to de-anonymize Tor users by executing malicious code on their machine. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2016
GCHQ presents CyberChef, an Open Source Data Analysis Tool

The GCHQ has released the code of a new open source web tool dubbed CyberChef, specifically designed for analyzing and decoding data. Open data are a privileged source for intelligence agencies, almost any government is largely investing in technology to analyze them. Recently the British intelligence Agency, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has launched a new […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2016
An audit revealed dozen vulnerabilities in the cURL

Security experts who conducted an audit on cURL discovered nearly a dozen vulnerabilities that were patched in the last release. The cURL (read “see URL”) is an open source command line tool and library designed for transferring data through various protocols. The cURL is included in a wide range of applications, including networking devices, printers, smartphones, IoT devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2016
More than 900k routers of Deutsche Telekom German users went offline

Deutsche Telekom confirmed that more than 900,000 routers began to have serious problems connectivity problems due to a cyber attack. More than 900,000 routers belonging to Deutsche Telekom users in Germany were not able to connect to the Internet due to an alleged cyber-attack. The affected routers were used by the Deutsche Telekom customers also […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2016
Japan is investigating security breach of Defence Information Infrastructure

The Japanese Government is investigating a reported security breach suffered by the High-speed Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) network. The Defence Information Infrastructure is a high-speed large-capacity communication network connecting SDF bases and camps. The Defence Information Infrastructure comprises two distinct networks, one connected to the Internet and an internal network. The security breach took place […]