Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2017
Experts bypass ultra secure Apple iPhone X Face ID with a 3D-Printed mask

A group of researchers hacked Apple iPhone X Face ID facial recognition technology by using a 3D-Printed Mask that costs less than $150. On November 3, Apple released its new iPhone X and a few days later a group of researchers from Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has claimed to have hacked Apple’s Face ID facial recognition technology by using […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2017
A China-linked cyber espionage group has been using a new strain of malware dubbed Reaver

Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new malware family named Reaver with ties to hackers who use the SunOrcal malware. A China-linked cyber espionage group has developed a new strain of malware, dubbed Reaver, that was already observed in highly targeted attacks during 2016. The malware was analyzed by experts at Palo Alto Networks, who spotted […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2017
Bug bounty programs and a vulnerability disclosure policy allowed Pentagon fix thousands of flaws

Bug bounty programs allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports from 650 white hat hackers located in 50 countries around the world. Bug bounty program ‘Hack the Pentagon’ launched by the Pentagon in 2016 along with the vulnerability disclosure policy announced nearly one year ago allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2017
DHS – Tests demonstrate Boeing 757 airplanes vulnerable to hacking

Researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City. A group of researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane owned by the DHS that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2017
Microsoft president urges a digital Geneva Convention, we agree

Microsoft president Brad Smith appeared before the UN in Geneva to talk about the urgency of a digital Geneva Convention. Microsoft president Brad Smith appeared before the UN in Geneva to talk about the role of nation-state actors in the threat landscape. We are assisting a growing number of nation-state cyber attacks, for this reason, cybersecurity […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2017
Google introduces updates in Chrome to prevent unexpected redirects and unwanted content

Google presents changes to Google Chrome that aim to prevent users from being redirected to unexpected websites and unwanted content. Google is continuously working to improve the security of its product and service, last changes to Google Chrome aim to prevent users from being redirected to unexpected websites and unwanted content. It has been estimated by […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2017
Equifax earnings release: Security breach related expenses cost $87.5 Million in Q3

Equifax announced during the third quarter of 2017, it incurred $87.5 million in expenses related to the cyber attack that was reported in September. It is very difficult to estimate the overall losses caused by a cyber attack because victims incur in direct and indirect costs that aren’t easy to calculate. This week the credit reporting […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2017
Ethereum Parity Wallet freeze that locked up $280 million in Ether was a hack, claims Cappasity

According to the startup Cappasity the Ethereum Parity Wallet freeze that locked up $280 million in Ether was deliberately triggered by someone. A few days ago the firm Parity Technologies made the headlines because someone has accidentally triggered a vulnerability in the popular Parity Wallet that locked up $280 million in Ether, including $90 million raised by Parity […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2017
#AVGater attack abuse Quarantine vulnerabilities for privilege escalation

The security experts Florian Bogner devised a method dubbed AVGater to escalate privileges by abusing the quarantine feature of some antiviruses. Several popular antivirus solutions are affected by flaws that could be exploited by attackers to escalate privileges on a compromised system by abusing the quarantine feature. The security experts Florian Bogner devised a method dubbed AVGater to escalate […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2017
Experts explain the Return on Investments in the cybercriminal underground

How much is the return on investment in the cybercriminal underground? Let’s dig a report recently published by threat intelligence firm Recorded Future to find the answer. Cybercrime is a profitable business and the returns of investments can be enormous, this is what emerged from another interesting research of the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future. […]