Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2014
Flawed iOS 8’s Reset All Settings Option erases iCloud Docs

The MacRumors forum reported a serious flaw in iOS 8’s ‘Reset All Settings’ Option which causes the deletion of iCloud Drive documents. The Fappening case has raised the question about the level of security offered by iCloud and other cloud storage services. Apple was criticized for the way its security experts managed the flaw in iCloud file […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2014
FBI concerned about encryption by default for Smartphones

FBI Director James Comey said that he was “very concerned” about decision on Apple and Google to implement data encryption by default on their Smartphones. The FBI is concerned about the improvements made by Apple and Google for their solutions to defend the security and privacy of the users. The companies have implemented encryption by default on […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2014
The iPhone 6 Touch ID fingerprint reader is still vulnerable to hack

Security expert Marc Rogers, chief security researcher at Lookout Mobile Security, revealed that Apple’s Touch ID is still vulnerable to hack on iphone 6. A few days ago we discussed about the availability on the Internet of the exploit for iOS 7.x based devices, due to the diffusion of Apple Smartphones and tablets the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2014
iOS 7_1 exploit for CVE-2014-4377 critical flaw publicly available

Users which haven’t upgraded their systems to the Apple iOS 8 could be victims of a new iOS 7.1 exploit targeting the CVE-2014-4377 vulnerability. Security experts at Binamuse firm have discovered the availability online of the exploit kit which targets the vulnerability coded CVE-2014-4377, a memory corruption issue in iOS’s core graphics library. The exploitation of CVE-2014-4377 could […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2014
Windseeker spyware app implements advanced injection and hooking techniques

Security experts at Lacoon Mobile Security detected a malicious app dubbed Windseeker which uses rare injection and hooking techniques to spy on users. Windseeker is a malicious Android app which attracted experts at Lacoon Mobile Security, the principal characteristics of the app are its injection and hooking techniques used to spy on mobile users. The techniques are rare […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2012
Critical infrastructures – Main threats for 2G and 3G mobile networks

Which is the critical infrastructure of a country that is most exposed to cyber threat?  The question is difficult to answer, without doubts. Communication infrastructure is a vital component of every country and we add that unlike other infrastructure it could be targeted in an attack also with the only destructive purpose with the intent […]