Monthly Archives: June 2013
Digital certificate stolen from Opera infrastructure
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 28, 2013, 11:30 am EST Opera software revealed that its infrastructure was attacked and a digital certificate has been stolen to sign malware and […]
Car hacking is today possible due the massive introduction of technology in our vehicles
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 27, 2013, 11:30 am EST Car hacking is one of the effect of the massive introduction of technology in our vehicles, a hacker that gain access […]
Oil and gas firms have been urged to be vigilant to security attacks as OpPetrol
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 26, 2013, 11:30 am EST The energy sector is threatened with increasing frequency by hacktivists, state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals… The number of cyber attacks […]
Researcher Egor Homakov demonstrated the possibility of Webcam hacking
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 25, 2013, 11:30 am EST Researcher Egor Homakov demonstrated the possibility of Webcam hacking exploiting Chrome Inbuilt Flash player, a flaw that represents a serious threat to […]
US law enforcers suggest a kill switch for mobile and Apple adapts
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 24, 2013, 11:30 am EST The idea of US law enforcers is the realization of a kill switch on mobile devices that would be used in […]
Megaupload files deleted by LeaseWeb
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 21, 2013, 02:30 pm EST Megaupload files have been deleted by Dutch hosting provider LeaseWeb, in the post a resume of the facts and […]
Carberp banking Trojan source code for sale at $5K in the underground
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 20, 2013, 11:00 am EST Carberp banking Trojan is experiencing a new youth in the underground, in the last months investigation at security firm […]
RARSTONE, TrendMicro revealed Naikon cyberespionage campaign
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 19, 2013, 11:00 am EST RARSTONE is the name of the RAT (REMOTE ACCESS TOOL) used in a cyber espionage campaign dubbed “Naikon” uncovered […]
Verizon, large scale cyber espionage from China and much more
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 18, 2013, 11:00 am EST Verizon has issued the “2013 Data Breach Investigations Report” that investigates on a series of documented data breaches. Verizon’s RISK […]
US Cloud hosting providers targeted by cybercriminals
June 17, 2013 US Cloud hosting providers are chosen with increasing frequency as privileged targets of cybercrime, these platforms are ideal for the launch of cyber attacks financially motivated. Cloud […]
Is RBN (Russian Business Network) really linked to Facebook Zeus variant?
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 14, 2013, 11:00 am EST Exclusive interview with WhiteHat who has investigated on the malware. RBN or ordinary crime, Zeus is appearing in new […]
The business behind a cashout service for cybercriminals
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 12, 2013, 11:00 am EST An interesting post by Brian Krebs is food for thought on the business behind a cashout service for cybercriminals. […]
Kaspersky detected most sophisticated Android trojan
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 11, 2013, 11:00 am EST Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab detected a new instance of Android trojan, dubbed Obad, that they have judged as the […]
Choosing a DDoS mitigation solution … the cloud based approach
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 10, 2013, 03:00 pm EST Choosing a DDoS mitigation solution … the cloud based approach The DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks have been […]
PRISM – US Top Secret massive surveillance program revealed
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 10, 2013, 11:00 am EST The top secret PRISM project claims direct access to servers of major IT corporates including Google, Apple and Facebook. The recent news […]
NSA collecting phone records of millions of US citizens daily
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 07, 2013, 11:30 am EST The U.S. NSA is collecting phone records of millions of customers Verizon, the second telephone company in the country. The shocking […]
iCloud two-factor protection – security flaw or deliberate choice?
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 06, 2013, 11:30 am EST iCloud could not properly protect the user’s data despite the implementation of a two-factor protection. Millions of users access […]
NetTraveler, new global cyber espionage campaign from Kaspersky
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 05, 2013, 11:00 am EST NetTraveler, this is the name of a new global cyber espionage campaign revealed by researchers at Kaspersky, the team of […]
Drupal data breach exposes data of 1 million users
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 04, 2013, 03:30 pm EST A Drupal data breach was announced by the official Drupal Association, Drupal hit by a large-scale data violation that could […]
Group-IB: Senior management is one of the targets of modern cybercriminals
By Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, CDM Jun 03, 2013, 11:30 am EST Group-IB is one of the leading companies in fraud prevention, cybercrime and high-tech crime investigations, it is IMPACT-ITU member and one of most active firms in the analysis […]