Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2015
Critical Zero-Day flaw – Microsoft Pushes Emergency IE Patch

Microsoft has pushed an emergency patch to remediate a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is actively being exploited in-the-wild. Today, August 18th, 2015, Microsoft released an emergency patch after being notified of a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Internet Explorer. All versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer from IE7 to IE11 are affected by this zero-day vulnerability. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2015
Windows 10 allows Microsoft to remote disable pirated software and hardware

A report revealed that Microsoft could scan PCs running Windows 10 searching for pirated games and unauthorized hardware and disable them. One thing is certain, for better or for worse, we are talking a lot about the new Microsoft operating system Windows 10. The experts mainly expressed privacy concerns around the Windows 10 OS, they […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2015
ICS-CERT warns for 0-Day vulnerabilities in SCADA systems

The ICS-CERT has recently published six security advisories to warn organizations about a number of 0-day flaws in SCADA systems. The ICS-CERT has published six advisories to warn organizations about the presence of Zero-Day Flaws in SCADA Systems. Aditya K. Sood, security researcher at Elastica, has revealed in a talk at the Def Con 2015 conference several vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2015
An Italian expert discovered two zero-day flaws in MAC OS X

An Italian security researcher has discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple MAC OS X that could be exploited to gain remote access to a PC. An Italian teenager, Luca Todesco, has found a couple of critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple OS X operating system that could be exploited to gain remote access to a PC. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2015
The OwnStar Attack also works with BMW, Chrysler, Mercedes Cars apps

While the Ownstar attack has been fixed by GM, the same flaw affects also BMW Remote, Mercedes-Benz mbrace, and Chrysler Uconnect apps. Recently I wrote about the OwnStar attack presented by the popular hacker Samy Kamkar, a new gadget designed by the expert that could be exploited to hack GM Cars. The tool developed by Kamkar allows to locate […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 22 – 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. ZigBee-sniffing drone used to map online Internet of Things RollJam, a $30 device to unlock the majority of car doors Tesla tech top dog downs slug of Scotch, increases […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2015
Dark marketplaces raked from $300,000 to $500,000 a day

A Study that will be presented at the USENIX Security Symposium shows that principal Dark marketplaces raked from $300,000 to $500,000 a day. We all remind the operation Onymous and the seizure of several black markets operated by law enforcement last year, despite the enormous effort spent every day by the authorities the illicit activities […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2015
Zero-Day in the Google Admin App can bypass Android sandbox

MWR Labs have disclosed information on an unpatched vulnerability that allows an attacker to easily bypass the Android sandbox. Other problems for the popular Android OS, after the discovery of the Stagefright vulnerabilities and other security flaws recently revealed by security researchers, now experts at MWR Labs have disclosed information on an unpatched vulnerability that allows […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2015
OpenSSH 7.0 Fixes Four Flaws and other issues

A new version of OpenSSH is available, the new release of OpenSSH 7.0 fixes four security flaws and several other bugs. Update it! A new version of OpenSSH is available, the new release of OpenSSH 7.0 fixes four security flaws and several other bugs. Then new OpenSSH 7.0 fixes a use-after-free vulnerability and three other […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2015
An Israeli firm developed a new radar to detect drones

The Israeli company ARTSYS 360 is developing a small 3D electronic radar that will be able to monitor drones in small areas. Recently I wrote a post on an Aerial Assault Drone recently presented at the Black Hat conference, the vehicle was equipped with hacking tools to compromise wi-fi target networks. The use of drones is increasing and […]