Yearly Archives: 2015
ISIS hackers violated top secret British Government emails
According to an investigation by the GCHQ intelligence agency ISIS hackers targeted information held by some of David Cameron’s most senior ministers. According the experts at the British Intelligence GCHQ, […]
Another computer system at the Pentagon has been hacked
Another cyber attack hit computer systems at the Pentagon, this time the food court computers have been hacked exposing employees’ bank information. In August, alleged Russian hackers have hacked an unclassified […]
Fiat Chrysler recalls thousands Jeep Renegade SUVs due to hacking risks
Fiat Chrysler has recalled nearly 8,000 Jeep Renegade SUVs in the US to update the software that could be exploited by attackers to hack the vehicles. No peace for Fiat Chrysler […]
DoJ defines new rules for spying with the Stingray technology
The US Justice Department issued guidelines for StingRay Surveillance devices, new rules define aim to ensure privacy protection and transparency. Do you know what is a StingRay? If you want […]
Dark Web intelligence pro and cons
Dark Web Intelligence could help law enforcement and intelligence agencies to gather information on potential attacks. Which are the risks? The increased number of cyber attacks against government entities and the hypothesis […]
Ashley Madison Users victims of extortion and phishing
Security researchers have observed a spike in extortion attempts and phishing campaigns against the Ashley Madison users … are they effective? The hack of the Ashley Madison website has demonstrated us how […]
Critical OS X flaw could be exploited to steal data from Keychain
Security researchers at MalwareBytes have discovered a new variant of an adware installer that is leveraging an old trick to access the Keychain on MAC OS X In July, researchers […]
Tango Down, NCA website offline after Lizard Squad attack
Alleged Lizard Squad hackers have DDoSed the website of the British NCA and have downed it after law enforcement arrested six teenagers clients of the group Hackers have coordinated a cyber attack against the […]
GitHub Again Hit by a new DDoS attack
GitHub hit by another major DDoS attack to because Chinese developers have been forced by police to remove projects of tools to circumvent “Great Firewall.” The software collaboration site GitHub […]
Ashley Madison, who hacked it? The Kreb’s opinion
Nearly 37 million users of Ashley Madison have been impacted, the popular investigator Brian Krebs has collected clues on the alleged culprit. The popular investigator Brian Krebs sustains to know […]
Be aware enterprises, it’s time to block Tor
With the increase of Tor-based attacks, something needs to change, and IBM is advising companies to start blocking Tor. A research conducted by the IBM X-Force team reveals that SQL […]
Cyber espionage campaign targets India and Tibetan activists
Security experts at FireEye uncovered a cyber espionage campaign that targeted organizations in India and the Tibetan activists. Security firm FireEye revealed an intense activity of hackers based in China particularly interested […]
Who are the Ashley Madison users?
The hackers behind that data breach of the Ashley Madison website have released another dump of 20 GB and experts are publishing their analysis on it. The recent hack of […]
SS7 flaw allows hackers to spy on every conversation
By Exploiting a flaw in the SS7 protocol hackers can access every conversation and text message mobile users send from everywhere in the world. Hackers can spy on every mobile […]
ICS-CERT warns for 0-Day vulnerabilities in SCADA systems
The ICS-CERT has recently published six security advisories to warn organizations about a number of 0-day flaws in SCADA systems. The ICS-CERT has published six advisories to warn organizations about […]
An Italian expert discovered two zero-day flaws in MAC OS X
An Italian security researcher has discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple MAC OS X that could be exploited to gain remote access to a PC. An Italian teenager, Luca Todesco, has found […]
Kaspersky accused of sabotage to harm competitors
According to two former employees the Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky has faked malware to harm competitors and cause false positive in their solutions. Two former employees, who requested anonymity, revealed […]
US authorities dismantled Insider Trading Ring Nets $100M
US authorities have identified and arrested members of an international ring of hackers and stock traders specialized in the theft of trading info. The Department of Justice charged a group […]
Darkhotel APT group relied also on Hacking Team’s exploits
Kaspersky revealed provided an update of the report on the Darkhotel APT that targets executives traveling across Asia through hotel internet networks. In November 2014, Kaspersky Lab published a report […]
Carphone Warehouse hacked: 2.4 million customer records at risk
Carphone Warehouse has taken three days to disclose about a sophisticated attack that may have impacted more than 2.4 million customers. The British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has been […]
RollJam, a $30 device to unlock the majority of car doors
RollJam is a $30 device designed to exploit a design flaw in the protocol that determines how keys communicate with car and unlock the majority of car doors. The recent […]
Once again alleged Russian hackers hit the Pentagon computers
NBC News reported Russian hackers have compromised computers at the Pentagon, an unclassified email system has been shut down in response of the attack. According to the NBC news, US officials have […]
ICANN urges passwords reset due an external service provider breach
The ICANN has issued a warning to inform who registered with ICANN.org that their profile accounts were accessed by an “unauthorized person.” The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers […]
Red Alert: America is Losing The CyberWar!
Whitehouse – Hacked, OPM – Hacked, Pentagon – Hacked. We’re in a CyberWar. As I predicted in my 2015 Year of RAT Threat Report, see: http://www.snoopwall.com/reports/ all of these and […]
Terracotta VPN, the Chinese VPN Service as Hacking Platform
A Chinese-language Virtual Private Network service provider dubbed Terracotta VPN offers a network of compromised servers as a stealth hacking platform. According RSA Security, a China-based virtual private network (VPN) […]
FDA says healthcare providers to stop using older drug infusion pumps made by Hospira
Food and Drug Administration invited healthcare providers to stop using older drug infusion pumps made by Hospira due to the risk of cyber attacks. A few months ago security experts […]
A secret NSA map shows successful Chinese attacks
The NBC News published a secret NSA map reporting the locations of “Victims of Chinese Cyber Espionage” attacks that resulted in data thefts. The NBC News has published in exclusive a secret […]
APT 29 use Twitter to control its Hammertoss data stealer
Experts at FireEye discovered a new APT group dubbed APT 29 that is exploiting Twitter to mask the activities of their data-stealer malware. Experts at FireEye uncovered a group of […]
United Airlines reportedly hacked by same APT that breached OPM, Anthem
United Airlines reportedly hacked by same APT that breached OPM, Anthem. Let’s try to understand why and which are the risks for the US citizens. A Chinese APT group believed to […]
A part of an unclassified Pentagon email network taken down over suspicious activity
Part of a Pentagon email network taken down over suspicious activity, the US authorities are investigating on the alleged intrusion. New problems for the White House emerges from the cyberspace, […]