Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2013
Brain hacking, it’s time to protect our mind from hackers

Brain hacking is the act to read the content of the human brain and modify it, is the technology mature to allow hackers to penetrate our mind? Brain hacking refers the possibility to attack the human brain to extract sensitive information such as data and memories, including also the capability to inject new information. Exactly as any other […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2013
Short Password Reset code vulnerability allows hackers to brute-force many websites

Indian hacker reported a Short Password Reset code vulnerability that could allow attackers to brute-force many high profile websites not protected by CAPTCHA verification system. Yesterday we received a vulnerability report in web applications from some unknown Indian Hacker who explained that how Hackers are hijacking Mobile recharge and Free SMS service related websites. He […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2013
Cybercrime-as-a-Service, the rise of hacking services

Security expert Dancho Danchev profiled one of the numerous hacking services offered in the underground highlighting new trends in the cybercrime ecosystem. With the term attack-as-a-service model is indicated the practice to outsource all the phases of an attack to specialists instead to rent tools and architecture to conduct personally the illegal activities (Malware-as-a-Service). Danchev […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2013
USB Internet Modems vulnerability exposes Millions of PCs

The Indian security expert ‘Rahul Sasi’ found a USB Internet Modems vulnerability that could allow to gain Meterpreter shell or  full access to the victim just sending an SMS. The Indian Security expert ‘Rahul Sasi‘ announced to have found a USB Internet Modems vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute malicious code remotely simply sending an SMS […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2013
The Hackers Conference 2013 – Hackers will Demonstrate Digital Dangers

This is the second edition of ‘The Hackers Conference’. Following the huge success of the conference last year the current edition of the conference brings back to you all the knowledge, all the fun in a better, grander way! The Conference will be held in New Delhi, on the 25 of August 2013, and will […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2013
Android malware uses Google Cloud Messaging Service as C&C Server

Security experts at Kaspersky have detected numerous Android malicious applications that uses Google Cloud Messaging Service as C&C. Android malware exploits the Google Cloud Messaging Service (GCM) as Command and Control server. The Google service allows Android app developers to send messages using JSON format to installed apps, but hackers exploited it for malicious purposes. The discovery has been made […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2013
Chinese hackers that hit NYT are evolving their techniques

FireEye security experts discovered a new series of cyber attacks conducted by Chinese hackers targeted the US media in 2012, the attackers have improved the malware used in previous campaign against the New York Times. A new series of cyber attacks conducted by Chinese hackers targeted the US media, it seems that the responsible is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2013
Android wallet apps vulnerability could allow currency theft

Bitcoin.org has released a security advisory related to a serious security flaw related to Android wallet apps that could allow money theft. Yesterday I’ve written on RAT for Android today we will speak of a weakness in some Android wallet apps for the popular mobile operating system that exposes Bitcoin users to risk of theft. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2013
AndroRAT drives the rise for DIY Android hacking tools

AndroRAT is just one of the numerous open-source tools that was created and published on the undergroud forums to allow the hack of Android mobile devices. AndroRAT is an open-source tool that was created and published on the Internet in November 2012, it is a RAT (Remote Access Tool)  for Android OS and exactly as any other […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2013
DNS impairment redirects thousands of websites to malware

Cybercriminals are exploiting the possibility of DNS impairment to redirects visitors of thousands legitimate websites to compromised domains used to serve malware. DNS impairment or rather compromising DNS to distribute malicious code, cyber criminals are very attracted by the possibility to use DNS servers to redirect users that trying to visit a legitimate domain are hijacked […]