Pierluigi Paganini
April 10, 2014
Security Blogger Guya discovered a new Google Chrome eavesdropping bug that allows websites to listen to user private conversations. A second security eavesdropping flaw has been found in Google Chrome browser, a security blogger named Guya has made the alarming discovery. The security blogger discovered that an attacker exploiting the vulnerability in Google Chrome could transform the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 09, 2014
BlackBerry issued an alert on a remote code execution vulnerability in qconnDoor service that affects BlackBerry 10 smartphones. A recent BlackBerry Security Advisory informed users of the existence of a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2014-1468) that affect BlackBerry 10 smartphone running OS versions earlier than version 10.2.0.1055. As described in the advisory the attackers could exploit the vulnerability sending […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2014
The Heartbleed Bug is a serious flaw in the popular OpenSSL library that allows an attacker to reveal up to 64kB of memory to a connected client or server. Experts which provide maintenance to OpenSSL library have patched a serious vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) that allows an attacker to gain the access to 64 KB of memory […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2014
Security experts at Symantec observed a new phishing campaign based on a fake voting application used to steal victim’s credentials. Phishing is a very dangerous threat for Internet users, nearby classic techniques new forms of phishing are exploiting new platforms like mobile and social networks. Phishers continuously improve their techniques to be able to harvest […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2014
The end of support for Windows XP OS is at hand, the consequences could be serious for specific industries and in counties where the OS is dominant. Timing is running out for Windows XP because the end of support is very close, tomorrow, April 8th 2014, the support for the popular OS will end. After 12 years, support for Windows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2014
A security student has discovered a method to fly for free across Europe by generating fake boarding documents designed for Apple’s Passbook app. A 18 year-old security student, Anthony Hariton (@DaKnObCS), from the University of Crete in Greece, has announced that he will present next month a technological trick to fly for free across Europe by generating […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2014
Chinese researchers from “360 Mobile Security” detected Android Oldboot.B malware, until today the most complex bootkit which infected millions of devices. A new sophisticated Android Bootkit has been detected by Chinese Security Researchers from “360 Mobile Security“, its name is Oldboot.B and appears as an evolution of its predecessor Oldboot.A. According the researchers Oldboot.B could be considerable as […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2014
Analysis of the cyber threat landscape in the Middle East region provided by Tim Rains, director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, at RSA 2014. Middle East is historically a critical area for the diplomacy, but there is the same critical under the cyber security profile. The governments, the enterprises and the organizations present in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2014
F-Secure has identified a malware dubbed Coremex that takes advantage of plugin functionality provided by browsers to hijack search engine results. Search engine are a strategic component in the successful execution of any attacks, we saw in the past Black SEO campaigns conducted with the primary intent to provide results that help the attackers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2014
A security researcher reported to Tesla company a series of security issues related with S model that could be exploited to locate and unlock the vehicles. Hackers are able to remotely locate or unlock the Tesla Motors electric vehicles, the news is curious but it isn’t a novelty. Car hacking was largely discussed in the last […]
