IoT

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2014
Apple released a patch for the Shellshock vulnerability

Apple has just released its patch for the Shellshock vulnerability. The company provided an update for the OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks. A few days ago the Internet community was shocked by the revelation on a new critical flaw, dubbed Bash Bug, which affects the Bash component in billion of Unix and Linus […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2014
ShellShock could be used to hack VoIP systems

Jaime Blasco at AlienVault Labs explained that ShellShock vulnerability could be  exploited to hack Voice over IP systems worldwide. The Shellshock Bash is monopolizing the debate on the Internet security in these days, every vendor is assessing its product to verify the impact of the critical vulnerability Bash Bug (CVE-2014-6271). Apple recently announced that its Mac OS X based […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2014
Spike botnet runs DDoS attacks from IoT devices

Experts at Akamai spotted a new malware kit named Spike which is used by bad actors to run DDoS attacks through desktops and Internet of Things devices. According to Akamai’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert) a new malware kit dubbed Spike was used by bad actors to run DDoS attacks through routers, smart thermostats, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2014
Hackers target Bash Bug vulnerability in the wild

The critical vulnerability Bash Bug in common GNU shell could be exploited by botmaster to infect a huge number of machines on a large scale. The recently discovered Bash Bug vulnerability, coded as CVE-2014-6271 and known also as “Shellshock,” is worrying the security community due to its impact on a large-scale. The remotely exploitable critical flaw affects Linux, Unix and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2014
Bash Bug is a critical risk to entire Internet infrastructure

Bash Bug is a critical flaw  remotely Exploitable which affects Linux, Unix and Apple Mac OS X and that is threatening the global Internet infrastructure. A new critical vulnerability dubbed Bash Bug in Linux and Unix command-line shell, aka the GNU Bourne Again Shell, is threatening the IT world. The flaw, coded as CVE-2014-6271, is remotely exploitable and affects Linux […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2014
Hacking traffic light systems, it’s so easy

A new study conducted by security researchers at the University of Michigan demonstrated that it is easy to hack traffic light systems. Hacking Traffic lights is a serious menace for the population, many individuals believe that it is possible only in the movies, but unfortunately is a scaring reality. In May I anticipated you an interesting […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2014
The Internet of Things and Cybercrime – what risks?

Analysis of the compliance measures to be put in place in order to face data protection issues affecting the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is expected to lead to 50 billion connected devices by 2020 collecting and exchanging personal data about their users, their lives, their preferences and tastes.  This will lead not […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2014
Hacking LIFX Smart LED Light bulbs to steal WiFi Passwords

Context Information Security firm has discovered a security vulnerability in LIFX smart LED light bulbs that can be remotely controlled by mobile devices. Researchers at Context Information Security have discovered a security flaw in a WiFi enabled, smart LED light LIFX bulb that can be remotely controlled via mobile devices. The discovery was the result of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2014
Netgear GS108PE Switches contain hard-coded login credentials

A vulnerability analyst at CERT/CC reported a security issue in Netgear GS108PE Prosafe Plus Switch which contains hard-coded login credentials. The CERT/CC has recently issued an alert for the presence of hard-coded login credentials in the Netgear GS108PE Prosafe Plus Switch (Vulnerability Note VU#143740). An attacker could exploit the security issue in the Netgear GS108PE Prosafe Plus Switch […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2014
McAfee report on the Global Cost of Cybercrime

McAfee firm has published a new study titled The Estimating the Global Cost of Cybercrime which provides an evaluation of costs for illicit activities. McAfee issued a new report estimating the global cost of cybercrime, a lucrative industry that despite partial data could be costing the world economy as much as $575 billion annually. The Estimating the Global Cost […]