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Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2016
#OpSingleGateway – Gh0s7 hacked Thai Government website in response to the recent arrests

#OpSingleGateway – The hacker Gh0s7 hacked the Thailand’s National Statistical Office (http://nso.go.th) in response to the recent arrests operated by the Government. The hacker Gh0s7 broke into the database of the Thailand’s National Statistical Office (http://nso.go.th ) and leaked data through the Mega service at the following URL https://mega.nz/#!F8o0kCLb!8C30-rqQip7cvKhf-af3xwNX6PXO6KGN9wDEon5XqEs The hacker acted alone, he decides to hack into a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2016
FBI-DHS JAR report links Russian hackers to Presidential Election hacks

A FBI-DHS JAR report released implicated Russian hacking group APT28 and APT29 in attacks against 2016 Presidential Election. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published on Thursday a Joint Analysis Report(JAR) that provides information about the tools, infrastructure and TTPs used by the Russian civilian and military intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2016
In 2017: Cool New Tech, Ominous Cyber Threats & Increased Terrorism in the West

A lot of new and exciting technology will emerge or become more prominent in 2017 and the following is just a glimpse of what is anticipated. IoT & Smart Home Tech Smart home technology had been in the works for years before finally getting off to a relatively slow start. But, now that large companies […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
Sundown Exploit Kit now leverages on the steganography

A new variant of the Sundown exploit kit leverages on steganography to hide exploit code in harmless-looking image files. Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new version of the Sundown exploit kit that exploits steganography in order to hide malicious code in harmless-looking image files. The use of steganography was recently observed in the malvertising campaigns conducted […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
CheckPoint experts spotted Three Critical 0-Day in PHP 7

Researchers at the security firm CheckPoint have discovered three fresh critical zero day vulnerability in the last PHP 7. Security researchers at the firm CheckPoint have discovered three fresh critical 0-day vulnerabilities in last PHP 7. These vulnerabilities allow an attacker to take full control over 80 percent of websites which run on the latest release […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
President Obama executive order ejected 35 Russians out of US

An executive order issued by President Obama applies sanctions on Russian military and intelligence officials. 35 Russian operatives were ejected. President Barack Obama issued an executive order to impose sanctions on a number of Russian military and intelligence officials in response to the alleged hacking campaigns against the 2016 US Presidential Election. The US ejected 35 Russian intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016
Hacker Interview @Firox_ – Security Affairs

Today I have the pleasure to interview @Firox_, one of the most intriguing characters of the hacking community. You are a popular talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about. Well, unlike most hackers out there, I do not publicly participate in campaigns or operations under this […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016
The OSCE organization was victim of a major cyber attack

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) confirmed to have suffered suffer a “major” cyber attack. Hackers targeted the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the news was confirmed on Wednesday by a spokeswoman for the organization. The OSCE is a security and human rights watchdog, clearly the attack is part of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016
Researcher found a severe flaw in the MONyog monitoring tool

A security expert discovered a vulnerability in the MONyog tool that could be exploited by a normal user to elevate his privilege access. The security researcher and penetration tester Mutail Mohamed (@muleyl) discovered a vulnerability in the MONyog, the most secure and scalable MySQL monitoring tool of the server monitoring tool. The application URL is https://www.webyog.com/product/monyog and the affected version is MONyog […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016
InterContinental Hotels investigating a possible card breach

The company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) confirmed an ongoing investigation of alleged card breach at some of its properties. The notorious investigators Brian Krebs was informed of a possible security breach at the hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Krebs received the news of the alleged card breach by his sources in the financial industry. According […]