Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2015
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Police Body Cameras come with Conficker Worm Shedun adware can install any malicious mobile app by exploiting Android Accessibility Service DHS Information Security Program, Dozens secret databases vulnerable to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2015
Toy maker Vtech has been hacked exposing data of thousands of kids, this hack is the fourth largest consumer data breach to date. The greatest manufacturer of electronic toys Vtech, aka Video Technology Limited, was hacked. On 14 November, “an unauthorised party” managed to obtain access to the app store database of Vtech, the Learning […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2015
Police body cameras sold by Martel Electronics have been found to be infected with the notorious Conficker worm. Security experts at iPower Technologies while analyzing the body cam designed for police departments manufactured by Martel Electronics, discovered that the cameras were infected. Martel Electronics is US company that design video systems used by law enforcement, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2015
According to a draft document seen by the Reuters the EU plans to ban bitcoin and any form of anonymous payment online to curb terrorism funding. European Union countries are planning to ban virtual currencies and any form of anonymous payments online, even through pre-paid cards. According to a draft document seen by journalists at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2015
Telegram messaging service announced its actions against the abuses made by members of the ISIS, but it still allows communications in private groups. In the wake of recent Paris attacks the experts increased their investigation on the communication channels used by members of the ISIS organization. A few hours after the Paris attacks, investigators speculated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2015
Anonymous launched the #OpParis to track terrorists online. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forget. We do not forgive. Expect us! Last Friday was a sad day for the humanity, 129 innocent people were killed in the Paris attacks managed by members of the ISIS. Every event has consequences in the cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2015
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Malvertising attack hit The Economist, anti-ad blocking service PageFair hacked Threat actors hacked the popular Touchnote company Cyber Caliphate Hacks 54k Twitter accounts, including ones of CIA and FBI […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2015
A security loophole in the official Gmail Android app opens the email spoofing attacks allowing anyone to change the sender email name. The independent security researcher Yan Zhu has discovered a serious security issue in the Gmail Android app allows ill-intentioned to send an email pretending to be someone else. Clearly a similar loophole could represent a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2015
A hacker shut down the website of the Norwich airport in just a few minutes to demonstrate the importance of a proper approach to the cyber security. A few days ago the website of the Norwich Airport was shut down by a hacker managed, the attack was conducted in a few minutes revealing serious problems of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2015
Central Shop is a web portal dedicated to the sale of stolen credit card data that captures the attention of the experts due to its amazing interface. The sale of stolen credit card data is one of the most prolific activities in the criminal ecosystem, in many black markets it is quite easy to acquire the precious commodities. Today […]
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