Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
President Obama executive order ejected 35 Russians out of US

An executive order issued by President Obama applies sanctions on Russian military and intelligence officials. 35 Russian operatives were ejected. President Barack Obama issued an executive order to impose sanctions on a number of Russian military and intelligence officials in response to the alleged hacking campaigns against the 2016 US Presidential Election. The US ejected 35 Russian intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
Hacker Interview @Firox_ – Security Affairs

Today I have the pleasure to interview @Firox_, one of the most intriguing characters of the hacking community. You are a popular talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. Well, unlike most hackers out there, I do not publicly participate in campaigns or operations under this […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016
Researcher found a severe flaw in the MONyog monitoring tool

A security expert discovered a vulnerability in the MONyog tool that could be exploited by a normal user to elevate his privilege access. The security researcher and penetration tester Mutail Mohamed (@muleyl) discovered a vulnerability in the MONyog, the most secure and scalable MySQL monitoring tool of the server monitoring tool. The application URL is https://www.webyog.com/product/monyog and the affected version is MONyog […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016
InterContinental Hotels investigating a possible card breach

The company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) confirmed an ongoing investigation of alleged card breach at some of its properties. The notorious investigators Brian Krebs was informed of a possible security breach at the hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Krebs received the news of the alleged card breach by his sources in the financial industry. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016
Android Switcher Trojan targets routers changing DNS settings

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new Android Trojan, dubbed Switcher, that targets routers in order to change their DNS settings. Malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new Android Trojan, dubbed Switcher, that targets routers and changes their DNS settings in order to redirect traffic to malicious websites. The Switcher Trojan has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016
ZyXEL Customized Routers plagues by multiple vulnerabilities

According to the firm SecuriTeam, several ZyXEL customized routers are affected by many vulnerabilities that could be easily exploited by hackers. According to the firm SecuriTeam, multiple ZyXEL customized routers are affected by many vulnerabilities. The devices are distributed by the Thai IPS TrueOnline. The ZyXEL customized routers are offered for free to the customers with default settings, including default accounts […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
Hacker Interview @PhantomSquad – Security Affairs

Let’s speak with PhantomSquad, one of the most active groups of hackers that was involved in recent attacks against the gaming industry. You are a talented hacker that is very active online, could you tell me more about you. Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? I was beginning […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
Hacked Sony Music Entertainment account tweeted about Britney Spears’s Death

Hackers compromised the Sony Music Entertainment Twitter account and posted the messages on Britney Spears’s Death. Experts blame OurMine crew. Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was compromised and hackers posted the news of the Britney Spears’s death. “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016” and “Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney.” states […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2016
CVE-2016-10033 PHPMailer flaw leaves millions of websites vulnerable

A security expert discovered a critical vulnerability in the PHPMailer that leaves millions of websites vulnerable to remote exploit. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-10033, affects PHPMailer, one of the most popular open source PHP libraries used to send emails. It has been estimated that more than 9 Million users worldwide leverages on this library. Millions […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2016
Hacker Interviews – R.I.U. crip (@cripthepoodle) – Security Affairs

@cripthepoodle was one of the members of the dreaded PoodleCorp hacker crew recently he targeted Steam platform, let’s meet him. You are a talented hacker that is very active online, could you tell me more about you. Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? I started to get into […]