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Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2017

Millions of Android devices potentially exposed to the Cloak and Dagger attack

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new attack against Android OS, dubbed ‘Cloak and Dagger,’ millions of devices at risk. Security researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new attack, dubbed ‘Cloak and Dagger’, that allows taking full control of Android devices. The ‘Cloak and Dagger’ attack works against all versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2017

Flashpoint experts believe WannaCry authors speak Chinese after a linguistic analysis

Security experts at threat intelligence firm Flashpoint conducted a linguistic analysis of dozens of ransom notes displayed by the WannaCry ransomware. Malware researchers at threat intelligence firm Flashpoint conducted a linguistic analysis of 28 ransom notes displayed by the WannaCry ransomware. Flashpoint analyzed 28 WannaCry ransom notes written in various language including Chinese (both simplified and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2017

NSA EsteemAudit exploit could trigger a new WannaCry-like attack

Security experts from enSilo firm released a free patch for Windows systems vulnerable to the NSA-linked ESTEEMAUDIT Exploit. The WannaCry emergency could not be ended because the NSA dump leaked by the Shadow Brokers team included many other dangerous exploits. Last months the Shadow Brokers group released another batch of data containing exploit codes still unpatched by Microsoft such as […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2017

Subtitles hack threatens Millions of PCs, Smart TVs, Tablets and Smartphones

Security experts from security firm Check Point warn of a subtitles hack threatens Millions of devices. According to the experts at Check Point, hackers could exploit a new attack vector that uses malicious subtitles to compromise devices via their media players. Millions of users worldwide can be targeted due to security vulnerabilities in many popular streaming platforms, including VLC, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2017

CVE-2017-7494 Samba vulnerability, patch your installation now!

A seven-year-old remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-7494, affects all versions of the Samba software since 3.5.0. A seven-year-old remote code execution vulnerability affects all versions of the Samba software since 3.5.0. The flaw has been patched by the development team of the project. An attacker can exploit the CVE-2017-7494 RCE to upload a shared […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2017

Qatar news agency hacked, attackers posted fake news

Qatar announced it had begun an inquiry into a security breach by hackers who published fake news that created tensions with the neighbor states. Qatar faced an unprecedented security breach, unknown attackers posted fake news stories attributed to its ruler on highly sensitive regional political issues. The hackers hit the Qatar official news agency website and Twitter account in […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2017

The NAND Busters Data Storage Chips Vulnerable to Attack

Experts found that NAND Data Storage Chips are vulnerable to malicious programs which can corrupt data and even destroy them over time. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, Seagate Technology and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich have uncovered a potential flaw in the storage devices that power most cell phones, computers and big data […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2017

Hackers demonstrated that it is too easy to bypass the Samsung S8 iris scanner.

Hackers demonstrated that it is very easy to bypass the Samsung S8 iris scanner by using a camera, a printer, and a contact lens. Security experts have once against bypassed mobile Biometric system installed on a mobile device, the Samsung S8 model. Hackers used a camera, a printer and a contact lens to bypass the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2017

Yahoobleed – Yahoo retired ImageMagick library after flaw leaked private e-mail attachments and credentials

Yahoobleed – Yahoo retired the ImageMagick library after flaw leaked sensitive data, including credentials and e-mail attachments. Supply chain risks are realized when a negative impact to one of your suppliers has a negative impact on your business. If you are a manufacturer, an outage to a component supplier could prevent you from manufacturing; if you […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2017

Expert founds EternalRocks, a malware that uses 7 NSA Hacking Tools

A security expert discovered a new worm, dubbed EternalRocks, that exploits the EternalBlue flaw to spread itself like WannaCry ransomware. The security expert Miroslav Stampar, a member of the Croatian Government CERT, has discovered a new worm, dubbed EternalRocks, that exploits the EternalBlue flaw in the SMB protocol to spread itself like the popular WannaCry ransomware. […]

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Millions of Android devices potentially exposed to the Cloak and Dagger attack

Flashpoint experts believe WannaCry authors speak Chinese after a linguistic analysis

NSA EsteemAudit exploit could trigger a new WannaCry-like attack

Subtitles hack threatens Millions of PCs, Smart TVs, Tablets and Smartphones

CVE-2017-7494 Samba vulnerability, patch your installation now!

Qatar news agency hacked, attackers posted fake news

The NAND Busters Data Storage Chips Vulnerable to Attack

Hackers demonstrated that it is too easy to bypass the Samsung S8 iris scanner.

Yahoobleed – Yahoo retired ImageMagick library after flaw leaked private e-mail attachments and credentials

Expert founds EternalRocks, a malware that uses 7 NSA Hacking Tools

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