Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2015
Security expert Rahul Sasi has discovered and exploited a backdoor in Parrot AR Drones that allows him to remotely hijack the UAV with the malware Maldrone. The diffusion of drones is alerting government and authorities, small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used more frequently in different sectors. The security of drones in both military and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2015
Gary Miliefsky explain how Spear Phishing works as well as Email Tracking that allow the sender to collect very useful data on the recipient. Defending Against Spear Phishing, RAT Deployment and Email Tracking In my 2015:Year of the RAT Threat Report (see: http://www.snoopwall.com/reports/), Â I described how I felt Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) was attacked by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2015
Topface, the Russian-based dating site, has been hacked, User names and e-mail addresses of 20 million visitors are offered for sale online. Nearly 20 Million User names and e-mail addresses of visitors to the Russian-based dating website Topface have been available for sale online, the news first reported by Bloomberg. According to Daniel Ingevaldson, chief technology […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2015
Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 – The elite of experts confirms the rising technological risks, notably cyber attacks. The World Economic Forum in Davos brings together some 2,500 of the top players in the sphere of politics, finance and business. The elite of experts meeting in Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 24, 2015
SplashData has published its annual report on the used of passwords that includes the list of the Worst passwords of 2014. Here we are to analyze the annual study published by SplashData, titled “123456” Maintains the Top Spot on SplashData’s Annual “Worst Passwords” List“, on the use of the passwords. Which are the most common […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 24, 2015
Rumors on the Internet reveals that the PlayStation 4 Jailbreak hack allegedly made by the Lizard Squad would be soon available. It is difficult to understand right now how true the news, but according to rumors circulating in the Internet the popular hacking collective Lizard Squad, responsible for the attacks against Sony PSN, XBox live and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 24, 2015
Rapid7 revealed that more than 5000 Automated tank gauges (ATGs) used to prevent fuel leaks at gas stations in US are vulnerable to remote cyber attacks. A recent research conducted by HD Moore of Rapid7 revealed a disconcerting truth, the Automated tank gauges (ATGs) used to prevent fuel leaks at more than 5,000 gas stations in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 23, 2015
Google ProjectZero disclosed the details of 3 new OS X zero-day vulnerabilities, but experts believe that they could be exploited by hackers to run attacks. If you thought the ProjectZero team worked only to find flaws in Microsoft systems you are mistaken, this time the excellence crew has discovered three more zero-day vulnerabilities affecting the Apple’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 22, 2015
The entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has launched MegaChat, a new feature on Mega.nz that allows end-to-end encrypted audio and video communications. The Internet community is even more scared by continuous violation of the privacy for this reason IT community is looking new solutions that could protect users’ experience online from prying eyes. Government could be snooping in our […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 22, 2015
Narendra Shinde of Qualys Security has identified multiple vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric’s ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway. ICS-SCADA systems are critical components of for our society, they are often vital system inside critical infrastructure, but we still continue to discover naive vulnerabilities in the software they run. The latest surprising discovery was made by security experts […]
