Hackers

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2014
Bogus cellphone towers found in the US

CryptoPhone 500 security firm has found 17 bogus cellphone towers in the US with a heavily customized handset exploited for surveillance activities. Seventeen mysterious cellphone towers have been discovered in the USA, they are identical to legitimate towers, the unique difference is related a heavily customized handset built for Android security. According to the Popular Science, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2014
Hackers have stolen credit card data from 51 UPS stores in the US

Hackers have compromised with a malware the system at 51 UPS Stores across the United States, customers’ credit card data may have been exposed. UPS is the last clamorous victim of a gang of cybercriminals from Eastern Europe, the bad actors behind the cyber attack has compromised 51 UPS Stores across the United States. The investigators […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2014
Hackers can exploit USB devices to trigger undetectable attacks

A popular security researcher revealed that bad actors can tap into USB Devices to conduct attacks non detectable with known security defenses. Security experts demonstrated that USB devices can be used to compromise personal computers in a potential new type of attacks that evade all actual security protections. Karsten Nohl, chief scientist with Berlin’s SR Labs, discovered that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2014
Orange hacked for the second time in the year, 1,3M records exposed

French telecom giant Orange has suffered the second data breach of the year on April 18th. Hackers violated its website stealing 1,3 customer records. Orange company was hit again by hackers, client database was breached by unknown attackers which have stolen the personal information on 1.3 million customers. According first news on the incident the hackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2014
Reading the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report 2014

Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report 2014, to better understand how attackers can affect company business, and learn the proper countermeasures. Verizon firm provided the first data related to its annual report titled Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The document reports specific sections around common incident patterns covering the bad actors, the techniques used, targets hit, timelines […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2014
Italy defined The National Strategic Framework for cyberspace security

Italy – The Presidency of Council of Ministers has published the “National Strategic Framework for cyberspace security” document. The Italian Government has published his cyber strategy, the Presidency of Council of Ministers has issued the “National Strategic Framework for cyberspace security”, it is an important document that for the first time reveals the cyber strategy […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2014
Malicious apps spread via Google Store packaged with premium SMS scam

PandaLabs has found at least four free apps in the official Google Play store that are packaged with a premium SMS scam. Already 300000 mobile infected. PandaLabs security firm has identified malicious Android apps available on Google Play that can sign up users for premium SMS subscription services without user knowledge.  The malware has infected at least 300,000 Android devices, although the number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2014
Screenlogging malware can log swipe gestures on your mobile

Security researcher Neal Hindocha has developed a Screenlogging malware that logs finger swipes on smart devices in combination with taking screenshots. Pattern lock are not enough to protect our Smartphone because  hackers are able to log swipe gestures with a malware. The news was reported by Forbes, Neal Hindocha, a senior security consultant for Trustwave, has designed a Screenlogging malware that can […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2014
Drug overdose has Killed Barnaby Jack according the autopsy

Barnaby Jack is dead of an accidental drug overdose according the results provided by the San Francisco’s medical examiner’s office. Who or what killed Barnaby Jack? The answer is overdosing on drugs according to the results of the autopsy conducted by the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday. Barnaby Jack was a famous hacker, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2013
NATO has constituted Cyber Response Teams

The NATO has announced to be close to launch two Cyber Response Teams to protect the infrastructures of the Alliance in the case of cyber attacks. NATO is establishing its reaction units to protect its infrastructure in case of cyber attacks, the organization will set-up exactly two teams for the purpose. NATO is considered a […]