Pierluigi Paganini
April 11, 2016
A group of boffins discovered vulnerabilities in the reCaptcha systems of Google and Facebook and devised an attack method. The security experts Suphannee Sivakorn, Iasonas Polakis, and Angelos D. Keromytis have devised an attack technique against Facebook and Google reCaptcha. The boffins from the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University have discovered security vulnerabilities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2016
Attackers can exploit the flaws in the ARRIS SURFboard cable modems to remotely knock out the device, more than 135 million device open to attacks. The security expert David Longenecker reported security vulnerabilities affecting the popular broadband cable SURFboard modems produced by the ARRIS (formerly Motorola). The ARRIS  SB6141 model is available for sale for around $70 US, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2016
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus running the latest iOS version are plagued by a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the lockscreen. Another flaw plagues the new Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, this time the mobile devices are affected by a Lockscreen Bypass vulnerability that could be exploited by local attackers to access […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2016
According to the results of an internal review, the US passport and visa Consular Consolidated Database (CCD)  database is open to intrusion. According to the results of an internal review of the US State Department, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The State Department considers the CCD as an “unclassified but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 05, 2016
A flaw in the family of CISCO FirePower Firewall devices allows malware to bypass detection mechanism. Cisco is releasing security updates to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-1345) that affects one of its newest products, the FirePower firewall. The flaw has been discovered by security researchers at Check Point Security. According to the security advisory published by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2016
A database containing records of 50 Million Turkish Citizens appeared online in the weekend. Is it a new or a recycled archive? Details of almost 50 Million Turkish citizens have been leaked online, the bulk data was hosted on a server with the IP address 185.100.87.84. The archive was published during the weekend, the publishers claim they it belongs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2016
The German Intelligence Agency BND has intercepted the Office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among others. According to the German weekly Der Spiegel, the German intelligence Agency BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) has reportedly been spying on Israel for years. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office is one of the main targets of the espionage activity, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2016
Two of security researchers have shown how hackers can target connected lightbulbs to exfiltrate sensitive data from Air-Gapped networks. Two of security researchers from the Weizmann Institute have shown how hackers can target connected lightbulbs to steal sensitive data from Air-Gapped networks. The two researchers are Adi Shamir, the popular co-inventor of the RSA algorithm, and PHD student […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2016
Officials confirmed that the Hungarian government website came under attack from outside the country. The access to many websites was blocked. The Hungarian Government announced that its computer network was targeted by a major cyber attack that temporarily blocked the access to several websites. The attacks hit the main Hungarian government website and many other sites, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2016
Experts from Trend Micro have discovered a serious flaw in HID door controllers that could be remotely exploited by hackers to open the doors. Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a serious flaw in door controllers developed by the HID access control systems manufacturer that could be exploited by hackers to send one malicious UDP request to […]
