Security

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2016
Lax Cybersecurity at Nuclear Facilities is a Recipe For Widespread Disaster

Experts at the Nuclear Industry Summit (NIT) explained how to reduce the risk of damaging cyberattacks at nuclear facilities. The threat of cyber attacks on nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities is substantial and on the increase, according to experts at the Nuclear Industry Summit, held earlier in the year. Hackers are becoming more […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2016
Hackers targeted the heavy industry ThyssenKrupp and stole industrial secrets

Alleged Asian hackers have targeted the German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets. Hackers from Southeast Asia targeted the German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp in the attempt of obtaining “technological know-how and research results.” The news was announced on Thursday by a company spokesman that confirmed a report in the Wirschaftswoche weekly and added that the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2016
Uber asks to track your location even when you’re not using the app

The last update for the Uber app raises great concerns because it asks to track users’ location even when they’ve been dropped off and exited the program. The last update of the Uber App allows it to track the passengers’ locations even when they have been dropped off and the application is running in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2016
US Presidential commission presents recommendations on cybersecurity

The US Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, tasked by President Barack Obama, issued its final report with recommendations on cybersecurity. Cyber security is a primary issue in the agenda of many countries, the U.S. Presidential commission has recently issued recommendations to urge a proactive cooperation between private and public sectors. The collaboration aims to improve the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2016
More than 1 Million Google accounts hacked by Gooligan Android Malware

Experts from the security firm CheckPoint discovered a new Android malware dubbed Gooligan that has already compromised more than a million Google Accounts. Another malware, dubbed Gooligan, is threatening Android users. The Android malware has already compromised more than 1 Million Google accounts. The Gooligan Android malware roots vulnerable Android devices in the attempt of stealing email addresses and authentication […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2016
Data on Europol terrorism investigations accidentally leaked online

According to a Dutch television program data on several investigations into the terrorism groups conducted by the Europol were accidentally leaked. According to Dutch television program Zembla, data on several investigations into the terrorism groups conducted by the Europol were accidentally leaked online. According to the program, the dossier contained information about 54 different police investigations, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2016
An audit revealed dozen vulnerabilities in the cURL

Security experts who conducted an audit on cURL discovered nearly a dozen vulnerabilities that were patched in the last release. The cURL (read “see URL”) is an open source command line tool and library designed for transferring data through various protocols. The cURL is included in a wide range of applications, including networking devices, printers, smartphones, IoT devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2016
The Most Secure Smartphones – Holiday Edition

Unfortunately, many smartphones have never been designed with security in mind, which are the most secure smartphones? Enjoy it! In general, smartphones have never been designed with security in mind. The emphasis has always been on features and capabilities while security is usually relegated to the back burner. And, while no internet-connected device is 100% […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2016
CVE-2016-9311 NTP DoS Exploit Released, update your Windows server asap

A researcher released a PoC exploit for the cve-2016-9311 flaw that can cause the crash of the NTP daemon and triggers a DoS condition on Windows systems. The NTP protocol could be exploited by hackers as an attack vector. The NTP is a networking protocol widely used  for the clock synchronization purpose between systems over packet-switched, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2016
WordPress Plugins could expose online shoppers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us, Checkmarx published a report analyzing the security of some of the top WordPress plugins. The Black Friday and the Cyber Monday are upon us and security experts from Checkmarx are questioning the security of some of the top WordPress e-commerce plugins that are currently used in more […]