Zeljka Zorz
Hackers use Pastebin to deliver backdoor code
Cyber attackers taking advantage of legitimate online services is not a new thing, and “online clipboard” Pastebin.com is often used to anonymously leak stolen …

Information Security Analytics
Authors: Mark Talabis, Robert McPherson, I. Miyamoto, Jason Martin Pages: 182 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 0128002077 Introduction We’ve all heard about Big Data and …
HuffPo visitors targeted with malvertising, infected with ransomware
The last days of the past and the first days of the current year have been unlucky for visitors of several popular sites including the Huffington Post and Gamezone.com, which …
Over $5 million confirmed stolen in Bitstamp hack
While the Bitstamp exchange is still offline, its team has shared some more details about the compromise they suffered recently. “On January 4th, some of …
Morgan Stanley fires insider who leaked client data on Pastebin
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley has announced on Monday that it has fired an employee of its Wealth Management Group following the theft of “partial client …
Gogo in-flight WiFi service serves fliers fake Google certs
Gogo, a noted provider of in-flight broadband Internet service, has been spotted serving a fake Google SSL certificate to fliers trying to access YouTube, effectively …
Moonpig shamed for not fixing customer data exposing flaw
Moonpig, a popular UK-based firm that sells personalised greeting cards, has put the personal and financial information of over 3 million of its customers in danger by using a …
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspends service in wake of compromise
UK-based bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily suspended its service in the wake of an attack. “We have reason to believe that one of Bitstamp’s operational …

Detecting and Combating Malicious Email
Authors: Julie JCH Ryan and Cade Kamachi Pages: 94 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 0128001100 Introduction After years and years of security professionals explaining the dangers of …
Phish out WPA networks’ password with Wifiphisher
Greek computer geek George Chatzisofroniou has released a stable version of Wifiphisher, a tool aimed at automating phishing attacks against WPA networks in order to discover …
Scandinavian banks hit with DDoS attacks
The new year started poorly for Finnish bank OP Pohjola Group and its customers: the latter have been prevented from executing their online banking transactions by a DDoS …
USBdriveby: Compromising computers with a $20 microcontroller
Security researcher Samy Kamkar has devised a fast and easy way to compromise an unlocked computer and open a backdoor on it: a simple and cheap ($20) pre-programmed Teensy …