Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2014
A security researcher disclosed a serious issue on Instagram’s Android Application which could be exploited by an attacker to impersonate a victim. A security issue related to Instagram Mobile App for Android expose the users’ account to serious risks of data breach. A security researcher discovered that the Instagram Mobile App is affected by a Hijacking vulnerability which could be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2014
Experts from Cyphort Labs have discovered an extensive data theft campaign named Nighthunter that has been active since 2009 stealing victim’s credentials. Security experts at Cyphort firm have recently uncovered a five-year-old attack campaign dubbed NightHunter arranged to steal user credentials for Dropbox, Facebook, and other web services. The malicious campaign is cross sector, every industry […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2014
Facebook in a joint operation with the Greek Cyber Crime Division dismantled the Lecpetex botnet, which infected 250,000 Computers in different countries. Facebook has announced to have successfully conducted the takeover of the Lecpetex botnet in Greece. The bad actors operating in Greece were using the popular social media platform for illicit activities, including data stealing, malware distribution […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 05, 2014
Experts from MetaIntell have discovered a critical vulnerability in the latest version of Facebook SDK which exposes millions of Facebook accounts at risk. Security experts from MetaIntell have discovered a significant security vulnerability in the latest version of Facebook SDK, which affects numerous iOS and Android apps exposing millions of Facebook user’s Authentication Tokens at risk. The researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2014
A Facebook experiment conducted with the Cornell and the University of California provides evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks. Facebook is the subject of a heated debate for a psychological experiment the company has conducted on nearly 700,000 people without their knowledge. The Facebook experiment was carried out in 2012 and was related to the manipulation of content on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 22, 2014
The RSA Research Team has discovered the offer of a complete collection of malware through open channels like social media and emails. RSA Research has recently published an interesting update on the underground sale of malware tool, the experts have discovered a server who is offering a set of spyware tools for sale under the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 21, 2014
Hundreds of Facebook users from Portugal, Belgium, India, Romania, Serbia and other countries got infected with a new Bitcoin mining Trojan. Social media represents a privileged target for cybercrime, the last threat that is menacing Facebook users is a new malicious campaign which spread a Trojan with mining capabilities. Security Expert at Bitdefender firm discovered that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2014
Facebook announced that it will improve targeted ads tracking much more of users’ web experience and web browsing, but you can avoid this … The social network Facebook revealed that it will use information from users’ web browsing and app history for making Ads better and giving people more control over the ads they see. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2014
Experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. Iranian Hackers use a network of fake accounts (NEWSCASTER network) on principal social media to spy on US officials and political staff worldwide, this is reported in an analysis done by iSIGHT Partners. A few days ago […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2014
Who is abusing of forged SSL certificates in MITM attacks worldwide? A team of researchers implemented a new detection technique to detect the abuses. A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and engineers at Facebook have designed a detection technique for man-in-the-middle attacks over SSL on a large-scale. They analyzed the data extracting useful information, including the […]
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