Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2017
Siklu fixed a serious RCE vulnerability in the Siklu EtherHaul Radios

The security researcher Ian Ling discovered a serious remote command execution (RCE) flaw in the Siklu EtherHaul Radios devices. Security expert Ian Ling has discovered a severe remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Siklu’s EtherHaul wireless point-to-point radios. The flaw could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to execute commands and retrieve sensitive information, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2017
Operation BugDrop – Hackers siphoned 600GB taking control of PC microphones

Security firm CyberX uncovered the Operation Bugdrop, a cyber espionage campaign that mostly targeted Ukrainian organizations. Researchers at Security firm CyberX have discovered a cyber espionage campaign that siphoned more than 600 gigabytes from about 70 targets in several industries, including critical infrastructure and news media. The list of targets includes: A company that designs […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2017
Experts at BAE Systems found false flags in the Lazarus malware

Security experts who analyzed the malware used in the attacks against the Polish banks discovered false flags in the Lazarus malicious code. A few weeks ago, security experts reported that the systems of several Polish banks were targeted by hackers. The systems were infected with a malware after their staff visited the site of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2017
TeamSpy malware is back, it transforms TeamViewer into a spying software

Security experts from Heimdal Security discovered a new spam campaign over the weekend leveraging the TeamSpy malware to spy in victims. Security experts from Heimdal Security have uncovered a new spam campaign emerged over the weekend. The crooks used the notorious TeamSpy malware to gain full access to the target computers. It’s a long time we have no […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2017
Ukrainian Cybercriminal who sent Brian Krebs heroin sentenced to prison in US

The Ukrainian Cybercriminal who tried to get revenge on Brian Krebs for exposing him was sentenced to 41 months in prison in the US. The Ukrainian cybercriminal Sergey Vovnenko (31, aka “Sergey Vovnencko,” “Tomas Rimkis,” “Flycracker,” “Flyck,” “Fly,” “Centurion,” “MUXACC1,” “Stranier” and “Darklife.”) who attempted to get revenge on the notorious cyber security investigator Brian […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2017
A group of Iraqi hackers called Pro_Mast3r defaced a Trump website

The group of Iraqi hackers called “Pro_Mast3r” has breached the server hosting a Trump website associated with campaign donations. A group of hackers who is calling themselves “Pro_Mast3r” has defaced a website associated with President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign fundraising on Sunday. The website was hosted on the server secure2.donaldjtrump.com that is managed by the Cloudflare content […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2017
The Russian propaganda is scaring European Intelligence and NATO

Top NATO General Petr Pavel confirmed that Russian propaganda was behind a false report of a rape by German soldiers in Lithuania. Psychological Operations are not a novelty in the military and Russia demonstrated a great ability in the adoption of such techniques. Top NATO General Petr Pavel confirmed that Russia was behind a false report […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2017
RSA Conference 2017 attendees hacked with rogue access points

Experts at Pwnie Express discovered multiple rogue access points on the show floor that were used to hack the RSA conference attendees. The news is very curious, the attendees at the 2017 RSA conference, one of the world’s largest security events, may have been hacked. Security researchers at reports at Pwnie Express were scanning the conference […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2017
An implementation bug in Zerocoin helped hackers steal ZCoins worth $585,000

A hacker exploited an implementation bug in the source code of the Zerocoin currency scheme to steal ZCoins worth $585,000. “Zerocoin is a project to fix a major weakness in Bitcoin: the lack of privacy guarantees we take for granted in using credit cards and cash.” reads the description on the project.  Zerocoin cryptocurrency protocol […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2017
Former employee hacked paper maker Georgia-Pacific and caused $1m damage

Servers at a paper maker Georgia-Pacific were hacked by a former sysadmin that was arrested by feds. The incident caused $1m in damage. A system administrator, Brian Johnson (44) from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been jailed for hacking the control systems of his ex-employer. Johnson had worked at paper maker Georgia-Pacific for years until the Valentine’s Day […]