Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
Adobe Zero-Day Exploits leaked in Hacking Team hack

Researchers discovered several exploits in the data stolen from the Hacking Team, including ones for zero-day vulnerabilities. The recent hack of the Hacking Team firm has caused the exposure of 400GB of corporate data which includes source code (GitHub repository), emails and other sensitive documents belonging to the surveillance software firm. According to security experts at Trend Micro, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
Traffic in Tor network is being sniffed in the exit nodes

A security researcher conducted an experiment to demonstrate that someone is sniffing passing traffic from Tor network exit nodes. When talking about Tor network, normally everyone assumes that you have an end-to-end security, but someone believes it may be wrong as it was discovered by the security researcher Chloe. Tor network is free and it […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
Hacking Team asks customers to stop operations and don’t use its malware

Following the clamorous Hacking Team hack the company asked all its customers to shut down all the operations and don’t use its solutions in this phase. Hacking Team has been hacked and its social media account hijacked, the news is shocking the IT security industry because privacy advocated have always accused the company to sell […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
A number of vulnerabilities affect IP Enabled AirLive Cameras

A number of AirLive Cameras are affected by command injection vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to decode user credentials and control the devices. A number of IP-enabled AirLive cameras manufactured by OvisLink Corp are affected by command injection vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to decode user credentials and completely control the devices. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2015
Surveillance firm Hacking Team hacked [Updated]

Hacking Team, the Italian surveillance firm that develops spyware and hacking software has been hacked by attackers that exfiltrated some 400Gbs of data. The Italian security firm Hacking Team has allegedly been hacked, unknown attackers have exfiltrated some 400Gbs of data. The company has often been at the center of heated debate because of surveillance […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 16 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. US Healthcare companies are the most targeted by Stegoloader Popular travel websites warn Customers of Phishing scam Ransomware slinging exploit kit targets Flash remote code execution Experts found Government […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2015
Cisco Unified CDM platform open to cyber attacks

Cisco Unified CDM software contains a privileged account with a static password that cannot be changed, by using it an attacker can control the platform. A default privileged account with a static password that cannot be changed affect the  Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (Cisco Unified CDM) opening the platform for remote attacks. The Cisco […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2015
Anonymous India hacked BSNL website and compromised more than 30 Million records

Anonymous India hacked the BSNL Telecommunications Journal website and claims to have compromised more than 30 million records. The website of the BSNL Telecommunications Journal has been hacked by the hacktivists of the Indian Anonymous arm named AnonOpsIndia. Anonymous India the BSNL journal website to protest against the surveillance programs operated by the Indian Government. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2015
Lordfenix: 20-year-old Brazilian has written 100 banking trojan

Trend Micro has identified Lordfenix, a student that created more than 100 different banking Trojans and other malicious tools, since April 2013. Security experts at Trend Micro have identified a 20-year-old Brazilian student which has developed and distributed more than 100 Banking malware. The young cyber criminal, which used the pseudonym of ‘Lordfenix’, ‘Hacker’s Son’ and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2015
ProxyHam, a killer application to protect online anonymity

ProxyHam is a hardware device designed by a group of researchers to allow anonymous connections to Wi-Fi from about 2.5 Miles away. Security researcher Benjamin Caudill has designed a device that allows to keep anonymous users online experience, an amazing system for the anonymity of whistleblowers, journalists and dissidents. Caudill named his device ProxyHam, it’s a “hardware […]