Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2014
Windows XP deadline and security concerns

The end of support for Windows XP OS is at hand, the consequences could be serious for specific industries and in counties where the OS is dominant. Timing is running out for Windows XP because the end of support is very close, tomorrow, April 8th 2014, the support for the popular OS will end. After 12 years, support for Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2014
Passbook app exploit could allow to free flights to hackers

A security student has discovered a method to fly for free across Europe by generating fake boarding documents designed for Apple’s Passbook app. A 18 year-old security student, Anthony Hariton (@DaKnObCS), from the University of Crete in Greece, has announced that he will present next month a technological trick to fly for free across Europe by generating […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2014
Android Oldboot B, the most dangerous and complex bootkit of ever

Chinese researchers from “360 Mobile Security” detected Android Oldboot.B malware, until today the most complex bootkit which infected millions of devices. A new sophisticated Android Bootkit has been detected by Chinese Security Researchers from “360 Mobile Security“, its name is Oldboot.B and appears as an evolution of its predecessor Oldboot.A. According the researchers Oldboot.B could be considerable as […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2014
Security threat landscape in the Middle East … the mined cyber area

Analysis of the cyber threat landscape in the Middle East region provided by Tim Rains, director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, at RSA 2014. Middle East is historically a critical area for the diplomacy, but there is the same critical under the cyber security profile. The governments, the enterprises and the organizations present in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2014
How Coremex malware monetizes search engine Hijacking

F-Secure has identified a malware dubbed Coremex that takes advantage of plugin functionality provided by browsers to hijack search engine results. Search engine are a strategic component in the successful execution of any attacks, we saw in the past Black SEO campaigns conducted with the primary intent to provide results that help the attackers to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2014
Researcher disclosed numerous security issues with Tesla S SmartCAR

A security researcher reported to Tesla company a series of security issues related with S model that could be exploited to locate and unlock the vehicles. Hackers are able to remotely locate or unlock the Tesla Motors electric vehicles, the news is curious but it isn’t a novelty. Car hacking was largely discussed in the last […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2014
Chinese CCTV reported cases of pre-installed malware on Android mobile

Chinese TV station, CCTV, has reported some cases where smartphone were compromised by pre-installed malware before selling them on to unwitting customers. What’s about to pay a mobile phone with Malware pre-installed? Of course the malware is free! It is not a joke, Chinese TV station CCTV, during a show for the World Consumer Rights Day […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2014
RSA is accused again to have helped NSA to weaken security products

A group of researchers from Johns Hopkins University discovered that a second NSA tool aggravate the RSA security software’s vulnerability. We all remember the Snowden‘s revelations regarding the support provided my RSA Security, a division of EMC company, to the NSA Intelligence. Snowden accused the RSA to have deliberately inserted an alleged encryption backdoor in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2014
Chinese CNCERT report raises the alarm on attacks originated overseas

The last report issued by China’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CNCERT) blames US for the majority of malware based attacks against the Chinese systems. There was once a dreaded China that violated the systems across the world and all the countries accused its cyber units to conduct aggressive and reckless hacking, today’s world politics discovered that US […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2014
Turkish Government is hijacking the IP for popular DNS providers

The Turkish Government ordered to Turk Telekom to hijack the IP address for popular free and open DNS providers such as Google’s 8.8.8.8. This is a sad moment for friends in Turkey, the Government  is under the illusion that censoring the media will be able to suppress the thought of those who disagree. A few […]