Security researchers at Rapid7 have discovered a serious NAT-PMP Protocol vulnerability that puts 1.2 Million SOHO routers at risk. Another serious security flaw is threatening more than 1.2 million SOHO Routers worldwide, the vulnerability is related to the “improper NAT-PMP protocol implementations and configuration flaws“, as explained by Jon Hart, a researcher at Rapid7. Hart explained the that […]
Unknowns have hacked the NFC based electronic payment system used in Chile, the “Tarjeta BIP!”, spreading an Android hack that allows users to re-charge cards for free In Chile NFC electronic payment is already a reality, “Tarjeta BIP!” is the name of the payment system used to pay for public transportation with users’ smartphones that support the standard. […]
A report confirms that China is collecting private data of more that 100 million Apple iCloud users resident in the country with a man-in-the-middle attack. The Chinese Government has launched a new hacking campaign that is targeting Apple iCloud users in the country, the news was reported by the censorship watchdog GreatFire.org is a blog post. […]
Operation Distributed Dragons – Tiger Security firm has discovered a series of DDoS attacks from China and that appear as run by a structured organization. Security experts at the Italian Tiger Security firm have spotted a new wave of DDoS attacks that were originated in China and that appear as run by well organized APT. The expert identified […]
New significant software updates Tor Browser 4.0 and Tails 1.2 are available for the popular Privacy Tools used to preserve online anonymity The Tor project has released a new version of the popular free software for enabling online anonymity Tor, Tor Browser 4.0 is the release Tor Browser Bundle available for download. The Tor Browser Bundle is based on an […]
The Ponemon Institute as published its fifth report on the cost of cybercrime which provides interesting data on impact on the US companies. Which is the cost of cybercrime suffered by US companies? The fifth annual report published by the Ponemon Institute and titled “2014 Global Report on the Cost of Cyber Crime” reveals that cyber […]
Researchers at the last Black Hat Europe have presented the results of their research on DTM/FDT components, demonstrating the presence of serious flaws. The researchers Alexander Bolshev and Gleb Cherbov at Digital Security, have discovered several serious vulnerabilities in industrial components designed to implement the management interface industrial control systems (ICS). The experts have analyzed the implementation of Field Device Tool / […]
Group-IB published the annual HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014 Report, a document focused on high-tech crimes associated with traditional computer crime. Group-IB, a leading company in cybercrime prevention and investigations, has issued its annual report titled “GROUP-IB REPORT: HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014″ which cover the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014. The report is one of […]
A researcher presented a new attack method dubbed Same Origin Method Execution which could be exploited to impersonate the targeted user on many websites. Same Origin Method Execution (SOME) is a new technique of attack against website presented by Ben Hayak, researcher at Trustwave, at Black Hat Europe in Amsterdam. The Same Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack method is […]
ID system of South Korea faces a significant overhaul in response to major data breaches occurred in the last years which impacted the entire population. Several times we have discussed about the economic impact of a data breach, but in the majority of cases, they were just a raw estimation to give the experts an idea […]