Pierluigi Paganini
May 03, 2017
A CIS study estimated number of Aadhaar numbers leaked through 4 gov portals could be around 135 million and 100M bank account numbers. The Aadhaar is the worldâs largest biometric ID system, with over 1.123 billion enrolled members as of 28 February 2017. The role of the system is crucial for both authenticating and authorizing transactions and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2017
The mysterious Hajime Botnet continues to grow and reached 300,000 IoT Devices, the author also implemented a new attack method. Recently experts from Symantec spotted a new IoT botnet dubbed Hajime that is spreading quickly in the last months, mostly in Brazil and Iran. The Hajime malware was first spotted in October 2016, it implements the same mechanism […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2017
Symantec observed the Hajime IoT malware leaving a message on the devices it infects, is it the work of a cyber vigilante? The Mirai botnet is the most popular thingbot, it is targeting poorly configured and flawed âInternet of Thingsâ devices since August 2016, when the threat was first discovered by the researcher MalwareMustDie. Many other bots threaten […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2017
Netflix has released the Stethoscope open source web application that provides recommendations for securing their devices. Netflix has released Stethoscope, an open source web application that provides recommendations for securing computers, smartphones, and tablets. Netflix intends to follow a âuser focused securityâ approach that aims to provide employees information to improve their security posture, rather than […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2017
A team of Israeli researchers has devised a new technique to exfiltrate data from a machine by using a malware that controls hard drive LEDs. Across the years, numerous studies demonstrated that it is possible to exfiltrate data from air-gapped networks in various ways and security experts warned to cover our webcam to avoid being spied by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 22, 2017
The two programming languages, Java and Python, are affected by serious FTP Injection flaws that can be exploited by hackers to bypass any firewall. Attackers can trick Java and Python applications to execute rogue FTP commands that would open ports in firewalls The unpatched flaws reside in the way the two programming languages handle File Transfer […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2017
Experts at Pwnie Express discovered multiple rogue access points on the show floor that were used to hack the RSA conference attendees. The news is very curious, the attendees at the 2017 RSA conference, one of the world’s largest security events, may have been hacked. Security researchers at reports at Pwnie Express were scanning the conference […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2017
Two US senators want detailed info on Trumpâs personal phone and the way the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will protect it. Recently security experts warned of the risk of cyber attacks on Trumpâs personal phone that may be open to hackers.The news of Trump’s use of an Android smartphone was first reported by The New York […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2017
The current digital era is filled with all sorts of cyber dangers. The following tools will help you remain safe by enhancing your online security and privacy. There are many software tools that can help you preserve and protect your privacy online. For your benefit, I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 software tools […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2017
A hacker hijacked over 150,000 Printers publicly exposed online to warn owners of cyber attacks. Recently a group of researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr has found a cross-site printing bug in the old PostScript language. Popular printer models manufactured by Dell, Brother, Konica, Samsung, HP, and Lexmark are affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by […]
