Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2018
According to a top US intelligence official, mobile phones of football fans traveling to Russia for the World Cup could be hacked by the Russian Intelligence. Russia World Cup 2018 – Mobile devices and computers of football fans traveling to Russia could be hacked by the Russian Intelligence, the alert was issued by William Evanina, Director […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2018
Experts from Chinese jailbreakers Pangu Lab, have recently discovered the ZipperDown flaw that could affect roughly 10% of iOS Apps. ZipperDown, is a recently discovered vulnerability that could affect thousands of iOS apps and maybe also Android users. The ZipperDown flaw was first reported by experts from Chinese jailbreakers Pangu Lab, that described it as described as a programming error. The experts estimate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2018
A team of experts has devised the GLitch attack technique that leverages graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch a remote Rowhammer attack against Android smartphones. A team of experts has demonstrated how to leverage graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch a remote Rowhammer attack against Android smartphones. By exploiting the Rowhammer attackers hackers can obtain higher kernel […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2018
Former NSA expert and white hat hacker Patrick Wardle has released an app named Do Not Disturb app that can be used to detect attacks powered by attackers with physical access to the device (so-called “evil maid” attacks). Patrick Wardle app Version 1.0.0 was built explicitly to protect unattended laptops continually monitors the system for events that may […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2018
Google announced that iOS users can now benefit from Google prompt feature via their Gmail application. Security and usability are crucial requirements for Google. Google announced that iOS users can now receive Google prompts via their Gmail application. “In 2017, we made Google prompt the primary choice for G Suite users turning on two-step verification for the first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 14, 2018
Probably you don’t know that many Android smartphone vendors fail to roll out Google’s security patches and updates exposing the users to severe risks. Researchers at Security Research Labs (SRL) that the problem also involves major vendors, including HTC, Huawei, and Motorola. In some cases, manufacturers roll out incomplete security patches leaving the devices vulnerable to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2018
According to an NBC report, the Grindr gay-dating app was affected by 2 security issues (now patched) that could expose the information of its more than 3 million daily users. Every day we read of a new data breach, in some cases, exposed data could have a severe impact on the victim. According to an NBC report, the Grindr […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2018
A group of researchers discovered a number of weaknesses in the 4G LTE networks that could be exploited by attackers to eavesdrop on phone calls and text messages, knock devices offline, track location, and spoof emergency alerts. A group of researchers from Purdue and the University of Iowa have discovered a number of vulnerabilities affecting the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2018
Changes in Apple’s iCloud Security Policies – Apple announced to relocating the encryption key for users data in China; from the United States of America to some country in Asia! The latest chaos in the digital world regarding Apple has stricken like a bullet, as the iPhone manufacturer announced to relocating the encryption key for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2018
The Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite has designed a technology that allows it to unlock almost any iPhone, including the latest iPhone X. We have debated for a long time the legal dispute between Apple and the FBI for unlocking the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c. The tech giant refused to help the US authorities to unlock the mobile […]
