Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2015
A research published by CyberArk Labs focuses on targeted attacks against organizational networks, analyzing hackers’ methods, tools and techniques. Bad news for network administrators, according to the security company CyberArk, 88 percent of networks are susceptible to privileged account hacks. The report published by CyberArk entitled “Analyzing Real-World Exposure to Windows Credential Theft Attacks” reveals that corporate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2015
Experts from Check Point firm published a new report on the Rocket Kitten APT that include more insight into the activities of the group. Do you remember the Rocket Kitten ATP? The Rocket Kitten group has been suspected to be active since 2011 and have been increasing their activity since 2014. The main targets are based in the Middle […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2015
Kaspersky Lab issued a report that warns users of the possible risks when facing with connected coffee machines and other wireless-enabled home devices. The paradigm of the Internet of Things has dramatically enlarged our surface of attack, smart devices surrounding us are a privileged target for cyber criminals. What about your coffee machine? The coffee machines could become […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2015
Documents published by the UK Government reveal that the UK’s National Crime Agency has the hacking capabilities, so called equipment interference. We have debated for a long time about hacking capabilities of principal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Many documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the UK intelligence agency, the GCHQ has the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2015
The Infernal-Twin is an automated tool designed for penetration testing activities, it has been developed to automate the Evil Twin Attack. The Infernal-Twin is an automated tool designed for penetration testing activities, it has been developed to assess wireless security by automating the Evil Twin Attack. “The tool was created to help the auditors and penetration testers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2015
The ISIS group known as the Cyber Caliphate hacked 54,000 Twitter accounts and leaked online data of heads of the CIA and FBI. We have discussed several times about the cyber capabilities of the ISIS sympathizers, recently Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer for F-Secure, said he worries about cyber extremists that could penetrate critical infrastructure and cause […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2015
The Der Spiegel magazine reported German Intelligence Agency BND “systematically spied” on its allies and several international organizations. In the last months, the German Intelligence has accused the NSA of spying on Government members, including the Chancellor Angela Merkel. In October, the German authorities have launched a probe into allegations of a new case of US espionage […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2015
Cracka hackers who took over the personal email account of CIA Director John Brennan have now doxed more than 2000 Government employees. The young hackers of the crew known as Crackas With Attitude (CWA) announced that they have doxed more than 2,000 Government employees. The hackers are the same that accessed into the AOL email account of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2015
ProtonMail has paid a $6000 Ransom to stop prolonged DDoS attacks that knocked its services offline since Tuesday. Unfortunately, the attacks are continuing. The popular encrypted email service ProtonMail has suffered a prolonged major DDoS attack that knocked it offline since Tuesday. It was an extortion attempt, the attackers requested a ransom in order to stop the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2015
The popular group of hacktivists Anonymous has released a list containing the identities of alleged Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members and sympathizers. A few days ago, the Anonymous hacking collective announced the imminent release of the identity of 1000 KKK members (Ku Klux Klan) under the operation #opKKK. The popular Anonymous group has declared war to the […]
