Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2016
Periscope Skimming, a new ATM threat spotted in the US

Secret Service warns of Periscope Skimming probes, it the first time that law enforcement discovered attacks against ATMs conducted with these devices. The US Secret Service is warning banks and ATM vendors about a new ATM skimmer technology, the so-called ‘periscope skimming.’Ā The device is composed of a skimming probe that crooks connect to the ATM’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2016
2 Israeli teens arrested for allegedly running the vDoS booter

The Israeli law enforcement arrested two youngsters suspected of operating the infamous vDoS booter. IsraeliĀ authorities have arrested two alleged operators of a DDoS service, named vDOS, as the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI. The popular security investigatorĀ Brian Krebs reported that the duo behind the vDOS booter service had earned more than $600,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2016
Hacker Interviews – Speaking with Francisco J. Rodriguez

Today I have the pleasure to share with you the interview with Francisco Francisco J. Rodriguez. He is aĀ member of the Spanish Cyber Security Institute, Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Research and collaborating with State security forces. His twitter @0fjrm0 and his talk about Real Time Cyberattacks at https://goo.gl/ge6G9iĀ  You are one of the world’s most talented […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2016
CVE-2016-6662 – Researcher disclosed a critical MySQL Zero-Day

A security researcher disclosed a critical MySQL zero-day affecting all the default configuration of all MySQL versions including 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7. The security researcher Dawid Golunski has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the popular database management system (RDBMS) MySQL. The researcher decided to disclose the critical flaw because Oracle failed to release a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2016
Motherboard shows us how surveillance software works

Surveillance is a profitable business, Motherboard has published a never-before-seen 10-minute video showing a live demo of a surveillance software. Recently, the iPhone hack carried out with theĀ NSO Group‘sĀ PegasusĀ raised the debate about the use of surveillance software. Who uses them? How? Are we able to defend our machines from a so invasiveĀ surveillance? NSO Group is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2016
PCI PIN Transaction Security requests upgradeable credit card readers

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI Council) updates its standard to reduce fraudulent activities against PoS systems. The number of credit card frauds involving Point-of-Sale continues to increase, in the last months, numerous attacks targeted retails and hotels worldwide. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI Council) has responded with the definition […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2016
Hacker Interviews – Anonandmore

Every collective has its tactics and tools, Today I’ll present you Anonandmore, a hacker that isĀ very active online. Enjoy the Interview.   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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2016
LuaBot is the first Linux DDoS botnet written in Lua Language

The researcher MalwareMustDie discovered LuaBot, a trojan completely coded in Lua language that is targeting Linux platforms to recruit them in DDoS botnet. Let’s continue our tour in Linux security, focusing on malicious code specifically designed to target such systems. The popular security researcherĀ MalwareMustDie, who recently reported the new ELF trojan backdoorLinux/Mirai, also discovered a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2016
CVE-2016-6399 – CISCO disclosed unpatched flaw in ACE products

Cisco disclosed the existence of the CVE-2016-6399 flaw that can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DoS conditions in ACE products. Experts at Cisco have disclosed the existence of a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-6399,Ā that can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DoS conditions in some of Application Control Engine (ACE) […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2016
Hacker Interviews – Speaking with Francisco Moraga aka @BTshell

Today I have the pleasure to share with you the interview with Francisco Moraga, a popular cyber security expert also known as @BTshellĀ . Enjoy it! You are one of the most respected experts on cyber security. Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? My name is Francisco Moraga, […]