Monthly Archives: June 2014
EMOTET the banking malware which uses network sniffing
Security Experts at Trend Micro have detected a new banking malware, dubbed EMOTET, which uses also network sniffing capabilities to target bank customers. The number of malware families designed to […]
Critical flaw in TimThumb plugin menaces the WordPress world
A critical vulnerability in the WebShot feature implemented by TimThumb plugin expose WordPress instance to Remote Code Execution attacks. The popular image resizing library TimThumb used in many WordPress themes, 3rd party components and plugins is affected by a critical vulnerability […]
HackingTeam, new revelations on the surveillance network
Kaspersky Lab and Citizen Lab have released the results of their analysis on the global E2 infrastructure used by the Italian firm HackingTeam. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab and Citizen Lab at the […]
Largest DDoS attack hit PopVote, Hong Kong Democracy voting site
Largest DDoS attack hit PopVote, Hong Kong Democracy voting website. Experts at CloudFlare observed a three hundred gigabits per second DDoS attack. The largest ever and most severe Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in […]
AT&T suffered a data breach, users urge to change passcode
The American multinational giant AT&T confirmed to have suffered a data breach last April, personal data of an unknown number of users was exposed. The American multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T confirmed to have suffered […]
Impact of Windows XP End of life on Critical Infrastructure
Which is the impact of the Windows XP End of Life on the critical infrastructure? Which are the risks and the mitigation strategies that could be adopted? This week I […]
Once again Android Smartphone from China with pre-installed malware
Security Experts at German G Data discovered that a popular Chinese Android Smartphone, Star N9500, comes with a pre-installed spyware. It’s not a mystery that many Android Smartphone comes with pre-installed applications, unfortunately […]
AT&T suffered a data breach, users urge to change passcode
The American multinational giant AT&T confirmed to have suffered a data breach last April, personal data of an unknown number of users was exposed. The American multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T confirmed to have suffered […]
Fake Versions of World Cup 2014 Apps targeting Android users
Security Experts at Trend Micro have discovered different World Cup themed malicious application targeting Android mobile devices. The World Cup 2014 is an excellent occasion for cyber criminals to trick […]
Zeus malware is hard to eradicate, the criminal ecosystem continues to innovate it
Prolexic security and engineering response team has issued a study on the possible uses of Zeus malware, remarking that its success is the versatility. Zeus malware never dies, it seems the […]
Vodafone admits support to state surveillance
Vodafone has recently issued the Law Enforcement Disclosure Report to reveal the existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance. Vodafone, one of the largest mobile carrier of the world has issued a […]
Databases of personnel at US command in S Korea hacked
A major cyber attack might have compromised the personal information of 16000 current and former workers employed by the American command in South Korea. US officials have revealed that military […]
Revealed the spy bases of GCHQ intelligence agency tapping undersea cables
A last revelation on the surveillance activities of British intelligence GCHQ confirms the existence of spy base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East. In the last year Edward Snowden has leaked many disconcerting […]
Gameover Zeus Botnet disrupted by multinational effort
The DoJ and the FBI announced a multinational effort to disrupt the GameOver Zeus botnet responsible for the theft of millions of dollars worldwide. The U.S. DoJ in collaboration with FBI and foreign law […]
Hackers threatens major cyber-attack on World Cup 2014
Sporting events are an excellent scenario for hacktivists, protest against the World Cup in Brazil are increasing and hackers announced a major cyber attack. The football World Cup in Brazil […]
AV alone is not enough to protect PC from zero-day malware
A recent research conducted by experts at Lastline Labs have demonstrated that AV alone is not enough to protect computers from zero-day malware. A recent research conducted by security company Lastline Labs revealed that only […]