Pierluigi Paganini
September 26, 2014
Experts at Akamai spotted a new malware kit named Spike which is used by bad actors to run DDoS attacks through desktops and Internet of Things devices. According to Akamaiâs Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert) a new malware kit dubbed Spike was used by bad actors to run DDoS attacks through routers, smart thermostats, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 26, 2014
The critical vulnerability Bash Bug in common GNU shell could be exploited by botmaster to infect a huge number of machines on a large scale. The recently discovered Bash Bug vulnerability, coded as CVE-2014-6271 and known also as “Shellshock,” is worrying the security community due to its impact on a large-scale. The remotely exploitable critical flaw affects Linux, Unix and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2014
Bash Bug is a critical flaw  remotely Exploitable which affects Linux, Unix and Apple Mac OS X and that is threatening the global Internet infrastructure. A new critical vulnerability dubbed Bash Bug in Linux and Unix command-line shell, aka the GNU Bourne Again Shell, is threatening the IT world. The flaw, coded as CVE-2014-6271, is remotely exploitable and affects Linux […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 24, 2014
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
Security experts at Sophos have detected a surge in cyber attacks based on VBA malware, such threats are still very insidious but often underestimated. Experts at SophosLabs observed a surge in VBA malware, according their analysis macro-based malware accounted for 28 percent of all malware attack detected in July, up from just six percent in June, despite […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2014
DoJ proposal is trying to legitimate FBI hacking operations against Internet users that make use of any kind of anonymizing technology. The FBI wants greater authority to hack overseas computers, according to a law professor. The Department of Justice (DoJ) is declaring war to online anonymity, its proposal to amend Rule 41 of the Federal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2014
The European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS) issued a extensive alert to borders after the announcement of President Obama on Wednesday to proceed with Airstrikes against ISIS targets. The ECIPS President Baretzky said that this warrants an immediate alert to border police to bring awareness throughout the EU and its allies in contagement […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2014
Egyptian bug hunter discovered that Avira Website is affected by CSRF flaw that allows attackers to hijack usersâ accounts and access to their online backup. What do you think about if tell you that an antivirus could represent a menace for your system? Antivirus like any other kind of software could be exploited by threat […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2014
The Egyptian hacker Ebrahim Hegazy has discovered a critical Yahoo SQL Injection flaw exploitable to Remote Code Execution and privilege escalation. My readers know very well the Egyptian hacker Ebrahim Hegazy, he is a great security expert and a friend of mine, which disclosed numerous critical flaws in most popular web services, including Microsoft, Yahoo and Orange. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2014
Google has announced that its new Android L will encrypt users’ data by default, the rise of the User Controlled Encryption paradigm. Google decided to make a further step to improve security of its customers enabling data encryption by default in the next version of Android OS. According to a Google spokesman, encryption on Android devices is already […]
