Security

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2015
Twittor tool uses Twitter direct messages to control botnets

Twittor is a tool open source that was designed by the London-based researchers Paul Amar to control botnets via Direct Messages. Twittor is a tool open source that was designed by the London-based researchers Paul Amar to control botnets via Direct Messages. The expert has developed the Twittor tool to make life easier for botnet masters, allowing them to control their […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2015
Russia has a new anti wiretapping System

A Russian manufacturer has built an advanced system for the protection of any channels of telephone communication against wiretapping. The Russian Government has a new system for the protection of communication channels against the wiretapping, the news was disclosed by the director general of the Interstate Corporation of Development (ICD), Ivan Polyakov, and it was reported by […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2015
Flaw in the Android Gmail app opens to email spoofing attacks

A security loophole in the official Gmail Android app opens the email spoofing attacks allowing anyone to change the sender email name. The independent security researcher Yan Zhu has discovered a serious security issue in the Gmail Android app allows ill-intentioned to send an email pretending to be someone else. Clearly a similar loophole could represent a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2015
The Website of the Norwich airport hacked, a cue to reflect

A hacker shut down the website of the Norwich airport in just a few minutes to demonstrate the importance of a proper approach to the cyber security. A few days ago the website of the Norwich Airport was shut down by a hacker managed, the attack was conducted in a few minutes revealing serious problems of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2015
Drone regulation – Keeping the skies safe from commercial drones

My participation at the World Insight on CCTV discussing the Federal Aviation Administration regulation for the commercial  drones. Q1 First of all, the Federal Aviation Administration gave a very compressed timeline. They’re asking a expert panel task force to make registration guideline recommendations by November 20 and these recommendations implemented by mid-December, so that 1 […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2015
Ransomware infected the UK Parliament’s computer networks

A ransomware infected several PC at the UK Parliament, for the first time a threat hit the internal computer network, the Parliamentary Digital Service. Ransomware is once again in the headlines, this time the attention of the media was caught due to the nature of the victim, the UK Parliament. Cyber criminals have infected the computers […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2015
Flaw in Linux.Encoder1 ransomware reveals the decryption key

Experts at Bitdefender have discovered a flaw in Linux Encryption Ransomware Linux.Encoder1 that exposes the decryption Key used to lock the files. Last week security experts at Russian antivirus firm Doctor Web reported the discovery of a new Linux ransomware dubbed Linux.Encoder1 that is targeting Linux systems. It has been estimated that tens of users have already […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2015
Is it possible to use coffee machines and stay safe from hackers?

Kaspersky Lab issued a report that warns users of the possible risks when facing with connected coffee machines and other wireless-enabled home devices. The paradigm of the Internet of Things has dramatically enlarged our surface of attack, smart devices surrounding us are a privileged target for cyber criminals. What about your coffee machine? The coffee machines could become […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2015
Cyber domain black swans

What are black swans? In defence, a black swan is a way someone has passed all your defences, although you thought you covered all the attacking vectors. A black swan is an incident that you didn’t participate. It’s a sign for the irrational way of human thinking. When you see only white swans, you don’t […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2015
British NCA revealed to have hacking abilities, aka equipment interference

Documents published by the UK Government reveal that the UK’s National Crime Agency has the hacking capabilities, so called equipment interference. We have debated for a long time about hacking capabilities of principal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Many documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the UK intelligence agency, the GCHQ has the […]