At last HP’s Pwn2Own 2013 contest hacking teams from Japan and China compromised iPhone 5 running iOS 6 and iOS 7 and a Samsung Galaxy S4. During the last HP’s Pwn2Own 2013 contest at Information Security Conference PacSec 2013 in Tokyo, two teams of Chinese and Japanese hackers demonstrated the exploitation of zero-day vulnerability in Apple’s Safari browser for […]
TrendLabs has just published the third quarterly report, titled The Invisible Web Unmasked, on the evolution of cybercrime observed in recent months. TrendLabs have published an interesting report titled titled “The Invisible Web Unmasked” to provide a picture of cybercrime evolution observed in recent months. The takedown of the virtual currency Liberty Reserve, the seizure […]
The GCHQ (British Government Communications Headquarters) used fake LinkedIn and Slashdot to hack Belgacom, OPEC & others GRX providers. According to the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel the British signals intelligence spy agency has again adopted a “quantum insert” technique to target employees of two companies that are GRX (Global Roaming Exchange) providers. The […]
The use of mobile devices in government environments concerns the secret service of any states, cyber espionage more often exploits the mobile platforms. Mobile devices are reason of great concern for governments, they have a great computational capability, huge memories to store our personal data, GPS to follow our movements and are equipped with a […]
Security expert Jay Freeman discovered another Master Key vulnerability in Android 4.4 that allows attackers to inject malicious code in legit apps. The flaw known as “Android Master Key vulnerability” is considered a nightmare for Android OS, last July it was discovered for the first time and experts revealed that 99% of Android devices are vulnerable. The […]
Wi-Fi HTTP Request Hijacking attack against iOS – the researchers at Skycure have demonstrated a new technique that menaces mobile users. I’m not surprised for trust given by Internet users to public Wi-Fi networks that are notoriously insecure, wrong habits on the open networks could expose our identity to serious risks, one on all the identity theft. […]
The hack of a social media account is a common incident that could have a serious impact of our digital identity. How to prevent it? What to do in case of hack? Social media, cloud computing and mobile are technologies that most of all attract cybercriminals due their high penetration, exploiting this channels attackers could […]
LinkedIn launched LinkedIn Intro app for iOS to show LI profiles right inside the native iPhone mail client. Which is the effect on privacy and security? LinkedIn, like any other social media platform is a mine of information for internet users, due this reason the number of attacks against it are soaring. The principal social […]
Quarkslab researchers Cyril Cattiaux has revealed Apple lied when it claimed it could not intercept iMessages sent by its users. Quarkslab researchers Cyril Cattiaux revealed that it is possible to break encryption implemented in Apple’s iMessage application due the presence of a weakness in the key management process. The announcement was made during the Hack in the Box conference […]
A serious vulnerability in WhatsApp allows anyone who is able to eavesdrop on WhatsApp connection to decrypt users’ messages. A new security issue concerns users of the popular Whatsapp, the mobile application for instant messaging platform. The popularity of WhatsApp makes it attractive for security researchers and hackers, the platform in fact has become one of […]