Pierluigi Paganini
April 09, 2016
The Open Sourced Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) shut down permanently in response to the lack of assistance from the industry. The Open Sourced Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) shut down permanently, the news was reported in a blog post published by the maintainers of the project. The decision was made in response to the lack of assistance from the industry. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2016
Attackers can exploit the flaws in the ARRIS SURFboard cable modems to remotely knock out the device, more than 135 million device open to attacks. The security expert David Longenecker reported security vulnerabilities affecting the popular broadband cable SURFboard modems produced by the ARRIS (formerly Motorola). The ARRIS SB6141 model is available for sale for around $70 US, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2016
Cyber criminals are exploiting the Flash player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-1019) affecting Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier disclosed by Adobe. Cyber criminals are already exploiting the Flash player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-1019) affecting Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier (CVE-2016-1019) disclosed by Adobe this week. Researchers at security firm Proofpoint confirmed that cyber gangs are exploiting it to distribute a ransomware dubbed Cerber. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2016
Ubuntu has patched a number of flaws affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. Ubuntu has patched a number of vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2016
Whatsapp now implements end-to-end encryption for all versions of the most popular messaging and voice calling application. Great news for privacy advocates and WhatsApp users, the software now implements end-to-end encryption for all versions of the most popular messaging and voice calling application. On Tuesday, the company announced the significant improvement to its 1 billion users with a blog […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2016
A new Flash Player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-1019) has been actively exploited by threat actors in attacks against systems running Windows XP and 7. Once again a zero-day vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 is threatening Internet users worldwide. The news was spread by Adobe that issued a security alert on Tuesday anticipating an imminent […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2016
According to the results of an internal review, the US passport and visa Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) database is open to intrusion. According to the results of an internal review of the US State Department, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The State Department considers the CCD as an “unclassified but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 05, 2016
A flaw in the family of CISCO FirePower Firewall devices allows malware to bypass detection mechanism. Cisco is releasing security updates to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-1345) that affects one of its newest products, the FirePower firewall. The flaw has been discovered by security researchers at Check Point Security. According to the security advisory published by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2016
Delft Dynamics conducted a successful test, where a drone was taken out of the air by another unmanned aerial vehicle named DroneCatcher. The drone industry is growing at a rapid pace. Aerospace research company Teal Group has estimated that sales of military and civilian drones will total over $89 billion in the next 10 years. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2016
US and UK are planning to simulate a cyber attacks on nuclear plants, to test their resilience in the light of the nuclear security summit. In the light of the recent events with the terrorist attacks in Europe, the fear of other similar threats becomes greater by the minute. Coordinates cyber attacks on nuclear plants would […]
