Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2015
TheRealDeal black Marketplace Offers Zero-Day Exploits

A new deep web marketplace dubbed TheRealDeal has appeared and it is offering a platform for both sellers and buyers of the zero-day exploits. The anonymity ensured by the Dark Web and black markets it hosts is an element of attractive for cyber criminal and intelligence agencies. Black markets offer a wide range of illegal products and services, despite normal people believes that drugs and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2015
In-flight Wi-Fi can be an open door for hackers

A report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that the FAA faces some serious cyber security issues for modern flights. Security experts for a long time suspected that in-flight Wi-fi could create an entry door for hackers and a new report issued by The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes the dungeon of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2015
Wikileaks released documents from Sony hack, the company condemned it

WikiLeaks on Thursday published a searchable database of more than 30,000 documents that were obtained by hackers in the cyber attack on Sony Pictures. WikiLeaks organization has leaked online a collection of documents stolen in the  Sony Pictures data breach, more than 30,000 files showing the inner workings of a “secretive” firm. WikiLeaks  published the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2015
MS15-034 flaw leaves over 70 million sites vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security experts worldwide have discovered that threat actors are exploiting the Microsoft Zero-Day vulnerability MS15-034 in cyber attacks. Security researchers at SANS Internet Storm Center revealed that the critical remote code execution vulnerability MS15-034 affecting the Windows HTTP protocol stack is being actively exploited in the wild. The experts explained that the MS15-034 flaw affects […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2015
Is the US cyber command ready for Information Warfare?

A Government spokesman confirmed the US Government is supporting the growth for its cyber command but it is not yet ready to repel any cyber attacks. The US are among the most advanced countries in Information Warfare, Obama administration considers strategic the dominance of the country in the cyber space. The US Government established in […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2015
France Televisions hacked and 100,000 contacts stolen

A group of cyber criminals hacked systems the systems of the France Televisions and have stolen data on 100,000 contacts stored by the French state TV. Another cyber attack hit a French TV, this time the hackers compromised the computers at the network of the broadcaster stealing  personal data belonging 100,000 contacts. According to an […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2015
Dell report revealed attacks on SCADA system are doubled

A recent report published by Dell revealed a 100 percent increase in the number of attacks on industrial control (SCADA) systems. The new Dell Annual Threat Report revealed that the number of attacks against supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems doubled in 2014 respect the previous year. Unfortunately, the majority of incidents occurred in SCADA systems is […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2015
Just need the MAC and serial number to generate Belkin WPS Pin

A researcher discovered that Belkin implements a vulnerable procedure to generate WPS PINs. Just knowing MAC and the serial number he can calculate it. A security researcher who goes by the name of Craig has discovered a critical flaw affecting Belkin network devices. that could be exploited by attackers to calculate the WPS PINs. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2015
Turkish hackers took down Vatican City site for revenge against Pope’s words

A group of Turkish hackers shut down the official website of the Vatican City to protest against Pope Francesco’ statements on the Armenian Genocide. Turkish hackers have taken down the Vatican City official website for revenge against the recent statements by Pope Francesco on the Armenian genocide. The hacking group named Herakles (@THTHerakles) announced that he will continue the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2015
Bank and vendors – Which are the threats to cyber security?

The NYDFS released a new report on the Cyber Security in the Banking Sector that highlights problems faced by almost every bank in the US with third party vendors. Last week, The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released a report on the Cyber Security in the Banking industry, the analysis revealed several disconcerting […]