Hacking Archives - Page 704 of 968

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2017

A recently discovered Linux flaw could be exploited by Sudo Users to gain Root Privileges

Security researchers at Qualys Security have discovered a Linux Flaw that could be exploited to escalate privileges and overwrite any file on the filesystem. Security researchers at Qualys Security have discovered a Linux flaw that could be exploited to gain root privileges and overwrite any file on the filesystem on SELinux-enabled systems. The high severity flaw, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2017

Chrome design flaw allows sites to record Audio/Video without indication

A developer has discovered a flaw in the Chrome browser that could be exploited to secretly Record Audio/Video without indication. The AOL developer Ran Bar-Zik discovered a disconcerting vulnerability in Google’s Chrome browser could be exploited by attackers to record audio or video without giving any visual notification or alert. “After getting the audio\video usage […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2017

A new report links North Korea to the Lazarus APT Group

Moscow-based threat intelligence firm Group-IB published a report that details evidence linking the Lazarus APT Group to North Korea. Researchers at security firm Group-IB released a report that links the notorious Lazarus APT to North Korea. The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2017

The economic impact of cybercrime will reach $8 Trillion by 2022

According to a report published by Juniper Research, the economic impact of cybercrime is expected to reach $8 trillion price tag over the next five years. According to a report published by Juniper Research, the number of data records that will be compromised in security breaches in 2017 will reach 2.8 billion. The economic impact of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2017

FreeRADIUS allows hackers to log in without credentials

The security researcher Stefan Winter has discovered a TLS resumption authentication bypass in FreeRADIUS, the world’s most popular RADIUS Server. The security researcher Stefan Winter from the Luxembourg’s high-speed academic network RESTENA has discovered a FreeRADIUS TLS resumption authentication bypass. FreeRADIUS is the world’s most popular RADIUS Server, “it is the basis for multiple commercial offerings. It supplies the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2017

Microsoft silently patched a second critical Malware Protection Engine flaw

Microsoft silently patched a second critical vulnerability in its Malware Protection Engine that was discovered on May 12. Microsoft has patched the critical vulnerability in its Malware Protection Engine that was discovered on May 12 by the researchers at the Google’s Project Zero team. The vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker that has crafted an executable that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2017

FileSystem NTFS Bug Crashes Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

A FileSystem NTFS Bug could be exploited to crash Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, using Chrome browser you can avoid problems. Until Microsoft patches this problem, use Chrome: a slip in file-path handling allows an attacker to crash Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 with a file call. A bug in the way Microsoft handle file-path could […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2017

Austrian parties SPÖ and ÖVP want Whatsapp monitoring

Austrian SPÖ and ÖVP parties are fighting for WhatsApp instant messaging and plan further measures to fight the terrorism. Both the Austrian Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei; ÖVP) are fighting for instant messaging monitoring such as WhatsApp. The experts believe that the Government will end anonymous mobile phone SIM […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2017

Experts tracked a German hacker behind the spreading of Houdini Worm on Pastebin

Security experts at Recorded Future tracked a German hacker for the propagation of the Houdini worm through Pastebin sites. A German hacker that goes online with the moniker Vicswors Baghdad is the responsible for the propagation of the Houdini malware on Pastebin sites. According to the expert at Recorded Future, the same threat actor appears to be […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2017

Chipotle Mexican Grill Fast-food chain notified customers a PoS malware breach

The Fast-food chain Chipotle notified users a security breach, hackers compromised its point of sale terminals to steal payment card data. The Mexican Grill Fast-food chain Chipotle notified users a data breach, hackers infected its point of sale terminals to steal payment card data. The malicious code infected systems in 47 states and Washington earlier […]

Hacking

A recently discovered Linux flaw could be exploited by Sudo Users to gain Root Privileges

Chrome design flaw allows sites to record Audio/Video without indication

A new report links North Korea to the Lazarus APT Group

The economic impact of cybercrime will reach $8 Trillion by 2022

FreeRADIUS allows hackers to log in without credentials

Microsoft silently patched a second critical Malware Protection Engine flaw

FileSystem NTFS Bug Crashes Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

Austrian parties SPÖ and ÖVP want Whatsapp monitoring

Experts tracked a German hacker behind the spreading of Houdini Worm on Pastebin

Chipotle Mexican Grill Fast-food chain notified customers a PoS malware breach

newsletter

Subscribe to my email list and stay
up-to-date!

recent articles

Stellantis probes data breach linked to third-party provider

FBI alerts public to spoofed IC3 site used in fraud schemes

EU agency ENISA says ransomware attack behind airport disruptions

Researchers expose MalTerminal, an LLM-enabled malware pioneer

Beware: GitHub repos distributing Atomic Infostealer on macOS

QUICK LINKS

Hacking

newsletter

Subscribe to my email list and stay up-to-date!

recent articles

Subscribe to my email list and stay
up-to-date!