Alisa Esage G (Page 126)

Working as a cyber security solutions architect, Alisa focuses on application and network security. Before joining us she held a cyber security researcher positions within a variety of cyber security start-ups. She also experience in different industry domains like finance, healthcare and consumer products.

How to hack a security CCTV camera

On: October 10, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

Watch how simple it really is to hack a security camera. CCTV cameras are thought to be the final frontier in protecting physical assets and humans against crime. However, over theRead More →

Crypto needs more transparency, researchers warn

On: October 10, 2016

In: Malware

Publish primes with seeds, so we know there are no backdoors. Researchers with at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) and the University of Pennsylvania haveRead More →

Breaking the Microsoft JEA technology to hack a system

On: October 10, 2016

In: Incidents

The security researcher Matt Weeks discovered a way to abuse the Microsoft Just Enough Administration (JEA) technology to escalate user profiles. Just Enough Administration aka JEA is a Microsoft technologyRead More →

Javascript Leads to Browser Hijacking

On: October 10, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware

I came across this nasty-looking script that hijacks your browser. It appears to have been around in some shape or form since 2014 but this latest version deploys an aggressiveRead More →

Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive cloud services blocked in Turkey following leaks

On: October 10, 2016

In: Incidents, Malware

TURKEY has blocked access to Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and partially restricted Google Drive cloud file sharing services popular on mobile phones as well as in education, business, legal and press industries,Read More →

The Yahoo spying scandal shows us exactly why we need encryption

On: October 8, 2016

In: Incidents

On Tuesday we found out internet giant Yahoo has been playing flunky for the FBI and NSA, helping the feds spy on hundreds of millions of Yahoo email users. ARead More →

Over 100 Online Stores Targeted with New Magecart Malware

On: October 8, 2016

In: Malware

Magecart targets Magento, OpenCart and the Powerfront CMS. Over 100 online stores have been compromised with a new type of web malware called Magecart that secretly logs data entered onRead More →

Reversing and Exploiting Embedded Devices (Walking the software and hardware stack)

On: October 8, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

As technology matures and microprocessors are becoming cheap we are starting to see a trend of products that are now ?smart.? The problem is that once we discover how theseRead More →

Update X.Org libraries to avoid Privilege Escalation and DoS attacks

On: October 8, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

X.Org released patches and updates to fix several flaws found in many client libraries that could be exploited to cause DoS and escalate privileges. X.Org is a widely used open-sourceRead More →

Students Hacked a Chip to Give Your Smartphone a Sense of Touch

On: October 7, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Project Soli, which debuted at Google I/O in 2015, is a tiny chip that uses radar to detect discreet hand and finger motions. It was designed as a unique wayRead More →

London cops charge ATM malware hacker

On: October 7, 2016

In: Incidents, Malware

London Police have continued to bag and tag criminals who installed malware in ATMs across the city, with the extradition of a Romanian man to the UK last week. EmanualRead More →

New MAC attack can secretly monitor your webcam, microphone

On: October 7, 2016

In: Incidents

A new app aims to prevent malware from recording video calls. In recent years we’ve seen malware that targets webcams and microphones in an effort to secretly record what a personRead More →

WEB-BASED KEYLOGGER USED TO STEAL CREDIT CARD DATA FROM POPULAR SITES

On: October 7, 2016

In: Malware

Popular ecommerce sites have been infected with web-based keyloggers that are being used to steal credit card data as it’s entered into online checkout forms. More than 100 compromised sites haveRead More →

New FastPoS PoS malware implements a ‘quickly and dirty’ approach to steal card data

On: October 7, 2016

In: Incidents

The author of the FastPoS PoS malware issued an update that profoundly changes its behavior, preferring a quick exfiltration activity even if is noisier. Christmas is approaching, and the expertsRead More →

Explained: WMI hijackers

On: October 6, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) hijackers are proving to be a plague to remove for the average user. Even experienced users may be stumped if they run into one and don’tRead More →

WildFire rises from the grave as the rebranded Hades Locker

On: October 6, 2016

In: Malware

The WildFire Locker ransomware has risen from the dead and rebranded itself using the apropos name of Hades Locker. In late August, WildFire Locker disappeared after the organizations behind NoMoreRansom.org were able to seize controlRead More →

Animas OneTouch Ping Insulin Pumps could be remotely hacked

On: October 6, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Hackers could use Insulin Pumps as weapons, this is not a sci-fi movie, but a disconcerting reality. The OneTouch Ping insulin pumps manufactured by Animas, a company owned by Johnson &Read More →

The Oracle of Delphi Will Steal Your Credentials

On: October 6, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Vulnerabilities

It was one of those warm summer nights, no clouds, just a bright full moon lighting the way. Someone had unknowingly stumbled upon our honeypot, completely unaware of the factRead More →

US Government Arrests NSA Contractor Accused of Stealing Classified Data

On: October 6, 2016

In: Incidents

Contractor accused of stealing NSA hard-copy & digital files. US authorities have arrested a Maryland man, a former NSA contractor, under charges of removal of classified documents and theft of governmentRead More →

How To Encrypt Your Facebook Messenger And Send Self-destruct Texts

On: October 5, 2016

In: Mobile Security

Short Bytes: After WhatsApp, Facebook has now implemented end-to-end encryption option in its Messenger app. Users need to enable the Secret Conversation option to get started. This feature also comesRead More →

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