Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2014
Criminal gangs use Tyupkin malware to steal millions from ATMs

Criminal gangs have stolen millions of dollars from ATMs worldwide using the Tyupkin malware which forces machines to dispense cash. Criminal gangs in Eastern Europe are increasing the number of attacks against automated teller machines (ATMs), not only tampering the machine with card skimmers which steal debit card data, but also using malware. The malicious code used by […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2014
Fappening 4 archive leaked online, the controversy continues

The Fappening 4 – The fourth wave of nude celebrity photos hacked from the iCloud system was leaked online, new stars victimized including a male. A new episode of the Fappening Saga is out, online comes the fourth archive (the Fappening 4), of celebrity nude photos leak, and for the happiness of women the collection includes the photos […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2014
Romanian Hackers exploited Bash Bug flaw to hack Yahoo servers

The security expert Jonathan Hall found evidence that a gang of Romanian Hackers exploited the Bash Bug flaw to hack Yahoo servers. The Security researcher Jonathan Hall, president of IT consulting firm Future South Technologies, said that a gang of Romanian hackers exploited the Shellshock vulnerability to gain access to Yahoo servers, and Yahoo! has confirmed the violation […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2014
UPDATE – Bugzilla Zero-Day could trigger another Internet earthquake

A zero-day in Bugzilla bug-tracking tool allows anyone to view detailed reports about unfixed vulnerabilities in a wide range of vulnerability repositories. A new vulnerability in Bugzilla is scaring the security industry, it affects the Mozilla’s bug-tracking software, and could have a serious impact. The vulnerability in Bugzilla could be exploited by attackers to view […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2014
ATM hacking easily with RM100 chip and a free malware

Cybercrime expert explains anyone with technical knowledge, a malware and the help of an insider could easily hack an ATM machine. A RM100 chip, specific technical knowledge and a free malware obtained over the Internet is all the necessary to hack Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), this is the opinion of a cybercrime expert, which released an exclusive […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2014
Bash bug and risks posed by incomplete patches, discovered other two additional bugs

The security researcher Michal Zalewski revealed the details of other two additional bugs he discovered in the Bourne Again Shell after the Bash Bug case. IT community worldwide has been shocked by the discovery of the Bash Bug flaw, a vulnerability that was present in the popular Bash component for more than two decades. While principal […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2014
War shipping, hacking corporate WLan with a Raspberry Pi board

Security expert Larry Pesce has designed a war shipping board-sized package that could be used to hack wireless networks through the post. The corporate espionage is considered one of the most dangerous threats for private business, but also for government entities, we have discussed in the past about various kinds of offensives against targeted networks, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2014
JPMorgan – 76 million households and 7 million small businesses account exposed

The cyberattack that compromised systems at JPMorgan Chase exposed accounts of 76 million households and seven million small businesses. Data related nearly 76 million households and seven million small business accounts were exposed in the recent hack of the JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) systems occurred during the summer, making it one of the biggest data breaches in history. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2014
Signed CryptoWall ransomware distributed via top websites

A digitally signed version of the popular CryptoWall ransomware is distributed via five Alexa top-ranked websites in a widespread malvertising campaign. Security experts at Barracuda Labs have discovered a new variant of CryptoWall ransomware in the wild, the new strain of malware presents a valid digital signature and it is being delivered as part of a widespread malvertising […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2014
DARPA ASOM technology identifies counterfeit microelectronics

DARPA announced the deployment of the ASOM technology which will be used to inspect critical equipment to detect counterfeit microelectronics. The presence of counterfeit microelectronics in cybersecurity equipment is considered a critical problem for the US Government, in military sector the hardware qualification has assumed a crucial importance for national cyber security strategy. The US DARPA supports the development of the […]