Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2016
Unknown hackers have stolen more than $100 million from the Bangladesh Bank account at the US Federal Reserve Bank. According to Bloomberg, the Bangladeshâs Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith is accusing the U.S. Federal Reserve for the theft of at least $100 million stolen from the Bangladeshâs account. Bangladesh is threatening the US for a legal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2016
A large percentage of Android devices is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a Root Access. According to experts at TrendMicro a large percentage of Android devices in use today is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a root access. The attack allows an ill-intentioned […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2016
A group of security researchers from the Edinburgh Napier University elaborated a new DDoS amplification technique relying on the TFTP protocol. A group of security experts from the Edinburgh Napier University (Boris Sieklik, Richard Macfarlane and Prof. William Buchanan) have discovered a new vector for DDoS amplification attacks. Recently the security community has discovered several ways […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2016
The South Korean NIS revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The announcement was made on Tuesday, according to the NIS cyber spies from  North […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2016
A security researcher has discovered a Facebook password reset vulnerability that allowed him to brute force into any FB account. The security researcher Anand Prakash has discovered a password reset vulnerability affecting Facebook. The critical vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to hack into any FB account launching a brute force attack. “This post is about a simple vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2016
The sounds of a 3D printer at work can be analyzed by researchers to reconstruct the original 3D model used to create the object. It isn’t a sci-fi movie but a true experiment conducted by the researchers at the University of California Irvine, led by Mohammad Al Faruque, that demonstrated how to steal 3D-Printed models by copying sounds of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2016
ProofPoint uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe targeting Indian diplomatic and military entities. A new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe is targeting diplomats and military personnel in India. The researchers at Proofpoint who have uncovered the hacking campaign confirmed that threat actors used a number of hacking techniques to hit the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2016
Journalist at Gawker received an email by alleged members of Anonymous containing recordings from Donald Trump ‘s voicemail inbox. The Anonymous hacking collective continues its personal battle against Donald Trump, this time hacking the voicemail of the presidential candidate. On Thursday, Gawker received an anonymous email containing recordings from Donald Trumpâs voicemail inbox. The recordings […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2016
Two major high street banks will change security procedures after journalists  demonstrated how to carry out SIM swap fraud attacks. The BBC reported that two major high street banks will adopt new security measures to protect their customers. The decision to modify the security procedures follows the scoop made by two journalists from BBC Radio […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2016
An expert presented his study on hijacking high-end drones commonly deployed by government and law enforcement agencies. The researcher Nils Rodday presented at the annual RSA conference in San Francisco the findings of its study on hacking drones. Rodday, who currently at IBM, has conducted his research while working as a graduate researcher at the University of Twente […]
