Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2016
A Dutch Computer Science student discovered the presence of a backdoor that could allow an attacker to silently install any app on Xiaomi phones. A Dutch Computer Science student, Thijs Broenink, who analyzed his Xiaomi mobile device discovered the presence of a backdoor that could allow an attacker to silently install any app on the phone. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2016
Hackers have breached the database of the advertising company ClixSense and stolen the details of 6.6 million users. Here we are again to discuss a new data breach that exposed million user records of the advertising ClixSense service. ClixSense allows its clients to earn money online by paying surveys, free offers and paid per click advertising. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2016
A new batch of Colin Powell’s emails was leaked online by Russian hackers. Powel criticized both Presidential candidates, Trump and Clinton. Powell’s emails sent in a couple of years have been published on the website DC Leaks in a section protected by a password that was available only to select news outlets. The Powell’s e-mails belong to a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2016
The security expert Issam Rabhi (@issam_rabhi) has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google France. The giant already fixed it. A security expert from French security outfit Sysdream, Issam Rabhi (@issam_rabhi), discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google France. Yes, you‘ve got it right, the website of the IT giant was affected by one of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2016
Are you still using Adobe Flash Player? Are you browsing the web with IE or Edge? Does your company use an Exchange Server? Apply security updates asap! It’s time to patch your systems, especially if you have installed Adobe Flash Player. Adobe has released Security updates to fix critical Flash vulnerabilities that affect any OS (Windows, Mac, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2016
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that Russian hackers breached its Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) database. Hackers breached the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and have stolen Olympic athletes’ medical records, the hack was confirmed by the agency. According to the WADA, the hackers accessed the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) database, security experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2016
Today I have the pleasure to share with you the interview with Francisco Francisco J. Rodriguez. He is a member of the Spanish Cyber Security Institute, Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Research and collaborating with State security forces. His twitter @0fjrm0 and his talk about Real Time Cyberattacks at https://goo.gl/ge6G9i You are one of the world’s most talented […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2016
A security researcher disclosed a critical MySQL zero-day affecting all the default configuration of all MySQL versions including 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7. The security researcher Dawid Golunski has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the popular database management system (RDBMS) MySQL. The researcher decided to disclose the critical flaw because Oracle failed to release a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2016
Surveillance is a profitable business, Motherboard has published a never-before-seen 10-minute video showing a live demo of a surveillance software. Recently, the iPhone hack carried out with the NSO Group‘s Pegasus raised the debate about the use of surveillance software. Who uses them? How? Are we able to defend our machines from a so invasive surveillance? NSO Group is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2016
Everyone is a potential victim, even the wannabe hackers that try to exploit Facebook Hacker Tools to hack into friends’ accounts. When dealing with cybercrime everyone, is a potential victim, even the hackers, this is the case of a Crimeware-as-a-Service hack that turns wannabe crooks into victims. For those who are looking to hack the Facebook accounts […]
