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Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2014
Siemens fixed WinCC flaws likely being exploited in the wild

The industrial supplier Siemens has patched two critical vulnerabilities in its solutions, Siemens WinCC application in use must be updated urgently. The industrial supplier Siemens has patched two critical vulnerabilities in the Siemens application that bad actors are exploiting in the wild. Siemens has also informed its customers that its researchers are already working on updates […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2014
PoS malware d4re|dev1| is also targeting Mass Transit Systems

Security experts at IntelCrawler discovered a strain of PoS malware that is also targeting ticket vending machines and electronic kiosks. IntelCrawler cyber threat intelligence firm has detected a new strain of Point-of-Sale malware called “d4re|dev1|” (read dareldevil), which is used by cyber criminals to infect ticket vending machines and electronic kiosks. The experts discovered new POS malware infecting Mass […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2014
Evolution of Black Markets after operation Onymous

The Digital Citizens Alliance Security provided data related to the growth of dark markets like Evolution after the operation Onymous operated by police. Recently law enforcement in a joint effort against cybercrime, dubbed operation Onymous, seized dozens of black markets on Tor Networks. While all the the underground marketplaces in the DeepWeb, including Silk Road 2.0, went […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2014
Why Adobe issued the Out-of-Band Flash Player Update for CVE-2014-8439?

Adobe has released yesterday an out-of-band update to fix a critical remote code-execution vulnerability CVE-2014-8439 in Flash Player that is being exploited in the wild. Adobe has released an emergency patch to patch a critical remote code-execution vulnerability (CVE-2104-8439) affecting Flash Player that was already fixed last month (Adobe’s Oct. 14th), but that was exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2014
APT3 Operation Double Tap is targeting recently disclosed Windows vulnerabilities

FireEye discovered that the Group of hackers dubbed APT3 that managed the Op Clandestine Fox is now running a new campaign dubbed Operation Double Tap. Researchers at FireEye have uncovered a new advanced persistent threat crew dubbed APT3, which is using exploits targeting recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows. The experts at FireEye believe that APT3 is the same […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2014
Regin backdoor used to compromise the GSM Networks

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab issued a detailed paper on the analysis of the backdoor Regin focusing on the attacker’s activity against the GSM networks. The day after the disclosure of the Regin Backdoor by Symantec, which provided the details the new sophisticated cyber espionage tool,the principal security firms published the results of their investigation. As […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2014
Hacking RFID payment smart cards with an Android App

TrendMicro explained the mechanisms behind the hacking of RFID payment smartcards, explained how to do it with an Android App. Security experts recently spotted an Android app used to hack the NFC based electronic payment system used in Chile, the “Tarjeta BIP!”. The malicious Android app detected as ANDROIDOS_STIP.A was designed to attack NFC devices and distributed online through forums and blogs. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2014
Sony Pictures corporate network compromised by a major attack

The Sony Pictures corporate network was targeted by a major cyber attack that has brought off-line every computer within the company. The corporate network of Sony Pictures is reportedly breached and taken offline, the news was published on TheNextWeb website. Sony Pictures manages distribution of the Sony film and TV productions. The attackers breached the service this morning, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2014
How hackers are exploiting vulnerable DVRs to conduct illegal activities

Security experts discovered a new malware that targets DVR and other Internet of Things devices recruiting them for different illegal activities. DVR, abbreviation for Digital Video Recorders systems, from Hikvision firm are affected by vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to hack them remotely. Digital Video Recorders are systems used to record surveillance footage of office buildings and […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2014
Regin – Highly advanced spying tool discovered by Symantec

Symantec has uncovered the backdoor Regin, a highly advanced spying tool used in cyber espionage campaigns against governments and infrastructure operators. Backdoor Regin, is the name assigned by the experts at Symantec to an advanced spying tool that has been used in cyber espionage campaigns against governments, infrastructure operators, private companies, researchers, and private individuals. Regin appears […]