cyber security

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 39 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs LATENTBOT, one the highly obfuscated backdoor in the wild Torrent websites infected 12 million Internet users per month Iranian Government says Daesh doesn’t pose a threat to Iran Gift cards and return merchandise fraud scheme Is Vuvuzela […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2015
Phone House – Personal data of 12+ million Dutch mobile customers open to hackers

Basically all Dutch citizens who own a mobile phone are at risk of attack due to poor security practices at the Phone House. The  freelance IT security consultant Sijmen Ruwhof discovered that personal info of more than 12 million Dutch mobile phone are open to cyber attacks. Ruwhof  detailed all the security issues he noticed in a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2015
Is he Satoshi Nakamoto? Australian Police raid home of the alleged Bitcoin father

While media announced to have found the real identity of the Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Australian police raided his home in Sidney. A few hours after the media indicated the Australian expert Craig Steven Wright as the possible man behind the popular name Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, the Australian Police raided his home in Sydney. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2015
EU regulation to Impose rules on firms to improve cybersecurity

EU member states and lawmakers have prepared a first draft of the EU regulation in cyber security that will force companies to improve security and report security breaches and cyber incidents. EU member states plan to impose rules in the company to prevent cyber attacks, on Monday they agreed the first draft of the regulation […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 37 – 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. Police Body Cameras come with Conficker Worm Shedun adware can install any malicious mobile app by exploiting Android Accessibility Service DHS Information Security Program, Dozens secret databases vulnerable to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 36 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Russia has a new anti wiretapping System Did terrorists use PlayStation 4 for communications in Paris attacks? Anonymous announced #OpParis against the ISIS in response to the Paris […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 35 – 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. Malvertising attack hit The Economist, anti-ad blocking service PageFair hacked Threat actors hacked the popular Touchnote company Cyber Caliphate Hacks 54k Twitter accounts, including ones of CIA and FBI […]

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 08, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 34 – 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. Hackers have accessed details of 1,827 Vodafone customers How to steal Jaguar XFR cars in 60 seconds by hacking them Allegations of ISIS involvement in Flight 7K9268 crash not […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 33 – 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. Germany probes alleged new case of US espionage: Regin malware infected Gov laptop Alleged LulzSec member claims responsibility for the DDoS on TalkTalk This 11-year-old is selling cryptographically secure […]