Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
The Russia-linked cyber espionage group known as Turla has been using a new piece of JavaScript malware to profile victims, Kaspersky Lab reported on Thursday. Turla is the name of a Russian cyber espionage ATP group (also known as Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) that has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
Dutch Government announced that all ballots in the election next month will be counted by hand in order to avoid any interference due to cyber attacks. Recent US 2016 Presidential Election has given the world an important lesson, foreign hackers are a dangerous threat even for democracy. Recently Franche Defense Minister Le Drian comments expressed concerns […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
A nation state actor could be behind the security breach suffered by the Czech Foreign Ministry, experts are investigating the case. On Tuesday the Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek announced that threat actors have breached dozens of email accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Zaoralek added that the cyber-attacks were likely conducted by a foreign state, but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
A new dangerous Zero-day Content Injection vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress CMS, it affects the WordPress REST API. A new dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress CMS, it is a zero-day content injection flaw in the WordPress REST API. The vulnerability discovered by a security researcher at firm Sucuri could be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
The Spanish law enforcement claims to have arrested the popular hacker Phineas Fisher, but someone using his email account denied it. Spanish law enforcement has arrested the notorious hacked Phineas Fisher (@GammaGroupPR), the cyber security expert that breached the surveillance firms Hacking Team and Gamma International. In May 2016, Phineas Fisher stole $10,000 from a bank and donated the equivalent […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
Security researcher Kafeine discovered a new ransomware dubbed CryptoShield that is being distributed via EITest campaign through the RIG exploit kit. The ProofPoint security researcher Kafeine discovered a new CryptoMix, CrypMix, variant called CryptoShield 1.0 Ransowmare. Crooks are distributing it via EITest campaign that leverages RIG exploit kit. âAs a note, in this article I […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
A study revealed how hackers in the dark web are arming insiders with the tools and knowledge necessary to help steal corporate secrets. The dark web is the right place where to buy and sell corporate secrets, experts at the risk management firm RedOwl and Israeli threat intelligence firm IntSights made an interesting research titled “Monetizing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
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 hackers to steal passwords, steal information from the print jobs, and shut down the devices. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2017
An Islamic Jihad master hacker resident in the Gaza strip pleads guilty to hacking into drones belonging to the Israeli Defense Force, faces up to nine years in jail. A resident in the Gaza strip pleads guilty for hacking into drones belonging to the Israeli Defense Force. An Israeli court accepted a guilty plea from Islamic Jihad […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2017
Security experts at PaloAlto Networks have observed a new campaign that has been launched by a cyber espionage group known as Gaza Cybergang. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Gaza Cybergang hacker group, also known as âGaza Hackers Teamâ and “Molerats.” On September 2015, security experts at Kaspersky Lab observed an increase […]
