Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2016
Facebook hack allowed to disclose email address for each FB user

A Facebook hack could have been exploited to retrieve the private email address of any user with a serious impact on the privacy. A smart Facebook hack allowed to retrieve the private email address of any user. The issue was discovered by the hacker Tommy DeVoss who awarded with $5,000 under the Facebook Bug bounty program. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2016
Phantom Squad and PoodleCorp tango down against Steam and Origin Servers

The servers of the Steam gaming platform and Origin are down. Phantom Squad and PoodleCorp are claiming responsibility for the attacks. It’s holiday time and hackers can transform this period in a nightmare for gamers. Two years ago Lizard Squad hackers took down the networks of Sony PSN and Microsoft XBox Live. Now the notorious Phantom Squad […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2016
A flaw in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator exploited by hackers in the wild

Cisco is warning customers about a critical privilege escalation flaw that has been exploited in attacks against the Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator systems. Cisco has warned its customers of a critical privilege escalation flaw in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator systems, tracked as CVE-2016-9223, that has been exploited in cyber attacks. The Cisco CloudCenter is a hybrid cloud management […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2016
A security expert found a 0-Day flaw in NETGEAR WNR2000 Routers

An expert found flaws in NETGEAR WNR2000 routers that could be remotely exploited by an attacker to take full control of the affected device. The security expert Pedro Ribeiro discovered vulnerabilities in NETGEAR WNR2000 Routers, including a zero-day flaw, that could be exploited remotely to take full control of the device if remote administration is enabled. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2016
Kapustkiy hacked the website of the Costa Rica Embassy in China

The popular hacker Kapustkiy continues to target websites of embassies across the world, the last victim is the Costa Rica Embassy in China. The hacker Kapustkiy continues its string of hack, today he announced a news data breach, the victim is the Costa Rica Embassy in China. Kapustkiy accessed a database containing 280 login credentials, but just published online 50 of them […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2016
Fraudsters are stealing money from several Groupon users

Many Groupon customers reported massive theft after crooks have placed orders in their name by using victims’ credentials likely retrieved elsewhere. Fraudsters are targeting Groupon users stolen thousands of pounds from their bank accounts. Many customers reported a massive theft after crooks placed orders in their name by using victims’ credentials likely retrieved elsewhere. Hackers take over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2016
Ourmine hacked the Netflix’s US Twitter account

The OurMine crew has hacked the Netflix US Twitter account (@Netflix) to post tweets promoting its website and hacking services. On Wednesday, hackers belonging to the OurMine group hijacked the Netflix’s US Twitter account (@Netflix). OurMine took over the Twitter account to promote its website. The incident is very serious, considering that the Netflix US Twitter account has 2.5 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2016
Google presents the Project Wycheproof to test crypto libraries against known attacks

Google released the Project Wycheproof, an open source tool designed to test most popular cryptographic software libraries against known attacks. Google presented the Project Wycheproof, an open source Crypto Library Testing Tool that was launched to allow development teams to discover security vulnerabilities in popular cryptographic software libraries. “Project Wycheproof tests crypto libraries against known attacks. It is […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2016
How to hack Panasonic In-Flight Entertainment IFE Systems

A researcher at IOActive disclosed several vulnerabilities found in Panasonic Avionics in-flight entertainment, aka IFE systems. The in-flight entertainment (IFE) and communications systems manufactured by Panasonic Avionics are among the most common components in the aviation industry. According to data provided by the company,  it has delivered more than 8,000 in-flight entertainment and communications systems and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2016
A new Ukraine power outage may have been caused by hackers

A cyber attack against the Government Ukraine energy company Ukrenergo may be the root cause of power outage that occurred in Ukraine late on Saturday. A new cyber attack may be the root cause of power outage that occurred in Ukraine late on Saturday. According to the Ukraine energy company Ukrenergo, the power outage occurred at the midnight between […]