Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2017
Popular hacking toolkit Metasploit adds hardware testing capabilities

The Metasploit hacking toolkit now includes a new hardware bridge that makes it easier for users to analyze hardware devices. The popular offensive hacking toolkit Metasploit now is powerful, it included a hardware bridge to conduct security tests on hardware. It is a great support to the users that have to test hardware, including IoT devices. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2017
How much trust do you put into your Gmail inbox messages?

Given the high trust we have on Gmail we tend to believe that all messages that fall into our inbox are legit and safe, but there is something to know … 1.    Introduction Taking good care of e-mail messages is certainly among the first recommendations of any information security policy and user awareness program. The involved […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2017
Russian cyber espionage group Turla leverages on a new JavaScript Malware

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 all ballots will be counted by hand amid cyberattack fears

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
Zero-day Content Injection Vulnerability found in WordPress

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
Spanish police claim has arrested Phineas Fisher, the hacked denied it

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
Hacking printers exploiting Cross-site printing (XSP) attacks

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
Islamic Jihad master hacker pleads guilty to hacking IDF drones in Gaza

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
Gaza Cybergang is back and is targeting Governments under DustySky campaign

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 “Gaza Hackers Team” and “Molerats.” On September 2015, security experts at Kaspersky Lab observed an increase […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2017
An IndyCar archive left unprotected online, details on 200k racing fans exposed

A notorious security expert has discovered online an open Rsync server hosting the personal details for at least 200,000 IndyCar racing fans. The notorious expert Chris Vickery has discovered an open Rsync server hosting the personal details for at least 200,000 racing fans. Further analysis revealed that data belongs to the archive of a defunct racing […]