privacy

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2018
Critical Flaws in PGP and S/MIME Tools – Immediately disable tools that automatically decrypt PGP-encrypted email

Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME Tools, immediately disable and/or uninstall tools that automatically decrypt PGP-encrypted email. If you are one of the users of the email encryption tools Pretty Good Privacy and S/MIME there is an important warning for you. A group of European security expert has discovered a set of critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2018
UK mobile operator EE left a critical code system exposed with a default password

The EE operator, the British largest cell network in the UK with some 30 million customers, has left a critical code system exposed online with a default password. EE, a British mobile network giant owned by BT Group has been accused of leaving a critical code repository on an open-source tool protected by a default username and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2018
iVideon Russian-based video surveillance solution leaked data, hundreds of thousands of records exposed

Security researchers from Kromtech Security discovered a MongoDB install belonging to the Russian-based video surveillance firm Did iVideon open online. The database included personal information for over 825,000 subscribers and partners. Leaked records include logins, email addresses, password hashes, server names, domain names, IP addresses, sub accounts, software settings, and payment settings information (we did not see any credit card […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2018
Signal disappearing messages can be recovered by the macOS client

The macOS client for the Signal fails to properly delete disappearing messages from the recipient’s system, potentially exposing sensitive messages. Signal is considered the most secure instant messaging app, searching for it on the Internet it is possible to read the Edward Snowden’ testimony: “Use anything by Open Whisper Systems” Snowden says. The Cryptographer and Professor at Johns […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2018
Phishing campaign aimed at Airbnb users leverages GDPR as a bait

Cybercriminals are targeting Airbnb users with phishing emails that urge the compliance with the new privacy regulation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  privacy laws threaten with severe penalties to demand personal information from Airbnb users. The interest on the subject is very high among professionals and companies operating in various […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2018
Twitter urges its 330 million users to change passwords after bug exposed them in plain text

Twitter is urging all of its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a bug exposed them in plain text on internal systems. Twitter is urging its users to immediately change their passwords after a glitch caused some of them to be stored in plain text. We are sharing this information to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2018
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid privacy concerns

Jan Koum, one of the WhatsApp founders, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s approach to users’ privacy. Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s privacy policy. “It is time for me to move on . […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2018
Ops … Why is Facebook interested in my culinary tastes on Faasos portal?

During checkout from faasos, I observed that there are several requests going to Facebook, which carries your Faasos details without user’s consent. I reported the issue to Facebook that closed my report saying: “Unfortunately what you have described is not currently covered by this program, We will follow up with you regarding any questions we may […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2018
Hacking the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant to spy on unaware users

Checkmarx experts created a proof-of-concept Amazon Echo Skill for Alexa that instructs the device to eavesdrop on users’ conversations and then sends the transcripts to a website controlled by the attackers. The Alexa virtual assistant could be abused by attackers to spy on consumers with smart devices. Researchers at security firm Checkmarx created a proof-of-concept Amazon Echo Skill […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2018
SAFERVPN CVE-2018-10308 VULNERABILITY, FROM DOS TO DEANONYMIZATION

Researchers Paulos Yibelo explored a vulnerability he found in SaferVPN Chrome Extension. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-10308 should help malicious actors to retrieve vital information such as IP addresses when a user visits a website. After my last month’s finding in Hotspot Shield, I decided to look at and audit more VPNs to see how […]