Alisa Esage G (Page 179)

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.

NSA’s top hacking boss explains how to protect your network from his attack squads

On: January 28, 2016

In: Incidents

Rare public appearance from Tailored Access Operations leader. USENIX ENIGMA The United States National Security Agency (NSA) is a notoriously secretive organization, but the head of its elite Tailored Access OperationsRead More →

BackBox Linux 4.5 OS comes with pre-installed new hacking tools

On: January 28, 2016

In: Important

New Hacking Tools To Come Preinstalled With BackBox Linux 4.5 Security-Oriented OS. The release of BackBox Linux 4.5 has been announced by the developers of the BackBox Linux operating system,Read More →

Nuclear Threat Initiative says nations not prepared to repel cyber attacks on nuclear facilities

On: January 28, 2016

In: Incidents

According a report from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, numerous nations are not prepared’ to handle the cyber attacks focusing on their nuclear facilities. Numerous nations are not “prepared” to handle the cyberattacksRead More →

PayPal Servers Compromised via Well-Known Java Deserialization Bug

On: January 27, 2016

In: Vulnerabilities

PayPal addresses issue after security researcher broke into their servers and took data files just to prove his point. Michael “Artsploit” Stepankin, an independent security researcher, has discovered a criticalRead More →

Israeli Public Utility Authority hit by a severe cyber attack

On: January 27, 2016

In: Incidents

The Israeli Public Utility Authority is suffering one of the largest cyber attack that the country has experienced, Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday. TheRead More →

SHAREit for Windows and Android Vulnerabilities

On: January 27, 2016

In: Important, Mobile Security, Vulnerabilities

Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-4058 Potential Impact: Remote browsing of file system, unauthorized access of transferred files and denial of service attack that could crash the Windows SHAREit client Severity: Medium Summary: Vulnerabilities wereRead More →

7ev3n Ransomware trashes your PC and then demands 13 Bitcoins

On: January 27, 2016

In: Important

A new ransomware has been spotted called 7ev3n that encrypts your data and demands 13 bitcoins to decrypt your files. A 13 bitcoin ransom demand is the largest we have seenRead More →

NanoLocker Ransomware Can Be Cracked, but Only Under Certain Conditions

On: January 27, 2016

In: Malware

Not all victims can decrypt their files, only the lucky few. Some of the people infected with the NanoLocker ransomware may have a reason to celebrate after an independent security researcherRead More →

Be careful, opening crashsafari.com your mobile will crash

On: January 27, 2016

In: Vulnerabilities

It is the joke of these hours,users are sharing a link to crashsafari.com on social media platform that could crash friends’ iPhone and iPad. Do not open any a linkRead More →

Simple Yet Efficient Linux Backdoor Trojan Discovered

On: January 25, 2016

In: Important

Linux. BackDoor.Xunpes trojan lets cyber-crooks take control and execute commands on your Linux machine. Threats to Linux computers are now appearing on a regular basis, and what was once dubbed aRead More →

OpKillingBay – Anonymous shut down Japanese airport site to protest against slaughter of Dolphin

On: January 25, 2016

In: Incidents

OpKillingBay – A group of hackers linked to the Anonymous collective shut down the Japanese Airport Website to protest against the slaughter of Dolphin. The collective Anonymous has launched a DDoS attack thatRead More →

JavaScript Backdoor

On: January 25, 2016

In: Important

Casey Smith recently shared his research on twitter, which is to reverse HTTP Shell by using JavaScript. I found it rather interesting and further analyzed this technique. 0x01 Introduction ObservingRead More →

Apple Can Still See Your iMessages If You Enable iCloud

On: January 25, 2016

In: Incidents, Mobile Security

Apple has taken a strong stance on privacy ever since the FBI began loudly demanding encryption backdoors into its products. The company’s statements about its iMessage service seem plain asRead More →

EDA2 Open-Source Ransomware Code Used in Real-Life Attacks

On: January 25, 2016

In: Incidents

Another educational open-source ransomware project goes bad. Cyber-crooks have used the open-source code of the EDA2 ransomware to create the Magic ransomware strain, which has been spotted in real-life attacksRead More →

This Robot Solves a Rubik’s Cube In Less Than 2 Seconds Flat

On: January 25, 2016

In: Technology

This homemade Robot Can Solve A Rubik’s Cube In A Flash (Video). YouTubers, Jay Flatland and Paul Rose have uploaded a video this month that demonstrates their mechanical solver thatRead More →

LeChiffre, Ransomware Ran Manually

On: January 23, 2016

In: Malware

LeChiffre is yet another ransomware that recently has been observed to cause some major damage (in Mumbai – read more here). Not much material about it is available, so weRead More →

Web Reconnaissance Attack Infects 3,500 Websites, Possibly WordPress

On: January 23, 2016

In: Incidents

Attackers are adding unauthorized code at the top of infected websites, over 3,500 8sites already infected. Alarms are ringing in Symantec’s offices, as its research team has discovered a massiveRead More →

Trojan.DNSChanger circumvents Powershell restrictions

On: January 23, 2016

In: Malware

In recent variants of the infamous DNS-changer adware we have found that the coders use a particularly interesting method to bypass the default restrictions imposed for executing Powershell scripts. ExecutionRead More →

TorMail hack, FBI surgical operation, or dragnet surveillance?

On: January 23, 2016

In: Important

In 2013 the FBI agents seized TorMail, now new information are emerging on the operations. Someone believes it was a surgical ops others accuse Feds of dragnet surveillance. In 2013 theRead More →

Chinese Group Trying to Exploit Old Fortinet SSH Backdoor

On: January 22, 2016

In: Incidents

Scans for Fortinet devices have intensified. An unknown group has been scanning the Internet for old Fortinet equipment that includes a secret SSH backdoor account that can be exploited to takeRead More →

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