Monthly Archives: January 2015
Regin and Qwerty keylogger are linked with Five Eyes Intelligence
Experts at Kaspersky Lab compared the Regin module 50251 and the “Qwerty” keylogger discovering that they share part of the source code and functionality. Malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab have […]
Java poses the biggest security risks to PCs in US
According to a new series of reports published by Secunia firm, Oracle Java poses the biggest security risks to Desktop machines in the US. According to the a new report published by […]
Reading the ENISA Threat Landscape 2014 report
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security has published the annual report on the cyber threat landscape “ENISA Threat Landscape 2014.” The European Union Agency for Network and Information […]
AT&T short codes exposes users to phishing scams
Computer programmer Dani Grant revealed that texts messages from AT&T are easy to spoof and expose customers to phishing scams. AT&T customers are exposed phishing attacks due to proprietary AT&T’s […]
5800 Gas Station Tank Gauges vulnerable to cyber attacks
Rapid7 revealed that more than 5000 Automated tank gauges (ATGs) used to prevent fuel leaks at gas stations in US are vulnerable to remote cyber attacks. A recent research conducted […]
Car hacking – Progressive Dongle exposes vehicles to attacks
A security researcher demonstrated that “car hacking” is reality through the exploitation of vulnerable Can Insurance Dongle. Million vehicles at risk. Car hacking is a reality, we have discussed the […]
Snowden reveals that China stole plans for a new F-35 aircraft fighter
Snowden’s documents reveal China stole designs for the US-built F-35 Fighter jet, and provides details also a counter-intelligence operation run by the NSA. The documents leaked by Edward Snowden are a precious […]
Chinese Government runs a MITM attack against Microsoft Outlook
GreatFire revealed that the popular Microsoft Outlook emailing service was subjected to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack in China. This time the popular Outlook email service was allegedly hacked by Chinese […]
USA and UK announce joint cyber ‘war games’ to improve cyber defenses
The United States and the U.K. announced that they will stage joint cyber “war games” to boost both countries’ resilience to cyberattacks. The US and the UK are planning to […]
Anonymous supports FBI in the investigation of the US CENTCOM hack
FBI seems to consider seriously the list of IP addresses involved in the hack of US CENTCOM social media accounts and provided by members of Anonymous. The FBI is investigating on […]
Project Zero team has disclosed a new unpatched Windows 8 flaw
Google Project Zero team disclosed a new unpatched vulnerability affecting Windows 8.1 systems unleashing the wrath of Microsoft for its disclosure policy. Google’s Project Zero hacking team has disclosed the details of […]
CyberCaliphate group hacked US CENTCOM Social Media Accounts
ISIS supporters have hacked the YouTube and Twitter accounts belonging to the US CENTCOM leaking online internal documents stolen from mobile devices. While Anonymous started the #OpCharlieHebdo campaign against jihadist websites to […]
Energy Sector – Presented the Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance
The US Energy Department issued the guidance “Energy Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance” for organizations operating in the industry. The Energy industry is constantly under attack, the number of hacking campaigns […]
Malvertising, Huffington Post was serving Malware via AOL Ad-Network
Security company Cyphort has discovered a malvertising campaign that targeted several websites via AOL Ad-Network, including the Huffington Post. Security experts at Cyphort firm discovered a new malvertising campaign that hit numerous websites, including the […]
Denmark Plans to Invest $75 Million towards Empowering its Cyber Control
Investing in a more offensive system regarding cyber control and attacks is of paramount importance for Denmark. $75 million will have been placed to such a cause by 2017, shielding […]
Sony Pictures hack – US exacerbates sanctions on North Korea
The Obama administration exacerbates economic sanctions against 10 senior North Korean officials and three entities of the country. The aftermath of the dramatic attack on Sony Pictures continues to be felt, the […]
India blocks 32 Sites to fight the ISIS. Censorship will not stop the terrorism
India is asking to ISPs operating in the country to block a list of websites, including GitHub and Vimeo, to prevent the publication of the ISIS material. In this week […]