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  • Mar 3, 2020

    Ghostcat (CVE-2020-1938): ongoing scans for unpatched Apache Tomcat servers. Patch now!

    A brief update regarding the Ghostcat vulnerability that affects Apache Tomcat servers.… read more »
  • Feb 28, 2020

    Smart speakers records you more often than you think

    A research tried to quantify how often false activations happen and what the devices hear when they do… read more »
  • Feb 26, 2020

    IMP4GT: IMPersonation Attacks in 4G NeTworks

    The researchers who disclosed the #aLTEr attack last year (David Rupprecht, Thorsten Holz, and Christina Pöpper), have found new ways to exploit the lack of integrity protection on the 4G/5G user plane in a new attack called #Imp4Gt … read more »
  • Feb 25, 2020

    Ghostcat (CVE-2020-1938), a brand-new file inclusion vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

    Recently, a new vulnerability on Apache Tomcat AJP connector was disclosed.… read more »
  • Feb 21, 2020

    Full Disk Encryption: tools and setup suggestion for personal data protection

    In order to avoid #sourveillance, privacy invasion or information theft you must be sure that the data on your devices are secure, and the only way to do that in this day and age is to make sure they are… read more »
  • Feb 20, 2020

    Social Engineering in penetration tests: my point of view and my own custom tool

    Social engineering techniques are frequently part of an overall security penetration test because also the "human network" need to be tested.… read more »
  • Feb 19, 2020

    The "distroless" approach to Docker containers

    Most #Docker images build on full Linux distributions containing a lot of unnecessary complexity that affects application security. … read more »
  • Feb 18, 2020

    SweynTooth: Bluetooth vulnerabilities expose many BLE devices to attacks

    There's no rest for the (bluetooth) wearables! A team of security researchers have discovered numerous vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementations of major vendors. … read more »
  • Feb 14, 2020

    TLDR #2: Cross-Site Request Forgery

    Coss-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a type of attack that cuses a user’s web browser to perform an unwanted action on a trusted site, when the user is authenticated.… read more »
  • Feb 13, 2020

    BlueFrag (CVE-2020-0022): a critical bluetooth vulnerability in Android

    Security researchers at ERNW disclosed a vulnerability in Android bluetooth stack that lets attackers deliver malware to and steal data from nearby phones… read more »
  • Feb 12, 2020

    CVE-2020-2100: Jenkins servers can be exploited to perform DDoS attacks

    A vulnerability, discovered by Adam Thorn from the University of Cambridge, may allows attacker to abuse internet-facing Jenkins servers to mount and amplify reflective DDoS attacks… read more »
  • Feb 11, 2020

    OWASP Amass: in-depth attack surface mapping and asset discovery

    The #OWASP #Amass Project is tool developed to help information security professionals during the mapping process of attack perimeter. #penetrationtesting #golang #cybersecurity… read more »
  • Feb 7, 2020

    SpiderFoot 3.0: OSINT reconnaissance tool

    SpiderFoot is an OSINT automation tool for reconnaissance process, written in Python 3 and GPL-licensed. Recently, Steve Micallef released on GitHub [1] a new version (3) of SpiderFoot, with a lot of interesting enhancements. Web based UI or CLI Over 170 modules (see… read more »
  • Feb 6, 2020

    CVE-2019-18426: WhatsApp bug allowed remote access to users computers with just a text message

    Recently, developers of famous messaging app acknowledged and patched a major vulnerability that gave malicious users the ability to access files on a victim's computer. A target user may fall prey to this attack simply clicking a disguised link preview… read more »
  • Feb 5, 2020

    Simon Weckert Google Maps Hack: a hoax?

    Is it really possible to create a fake traffic jam on Google Maps? According to ArsTechnica [1] and TheRegister [2], the german artist Simon Wecker realized a performance art piece, named "Google Maps Hacks", walking around the roads of Berlin… read more »
  • Jan 31, 2020

    Some thoughts on Information Technology in a post-apocalyptic environment

    Some funny thoughts about information technology on a post-apocalyptic environment, and some info about a more serious project! When most people think about what to do after an apocalyptic event, the first time that comes to mind is food and… read more »
  • Jan 30, 2020

    CVE-2019-8641: remotely compromising an iPhone through iMessage

    Last December, in a talk at 36th Chaos Communication Congress, Samuel Groß presented a technical report about the infamous iOS vulnerability that allowed remote code execution on all iDevices up to iOS 12.4, within a couple of minutes and without… read more »
  • Jan 29, 2020

    CacheOut - Another day, another CPU attack!

    A team of researchers from University of Michigan (Stephan van Schaik, Marina Minkin, Andrew Kwong and Daniel Genkin) and University of Adelaide (Yuval Yarom) recently presented a new attack technique that targets Intel CPUs. The attack, dubbed CacheOut (CVE-2020-0549), is… read more »
  • Jan 28, 2020

    TLDR #1: Jeff Bezos’ iPhone hack

    Just few words (and links) about this hot topic. The Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown prince of… read more »
  • Jan 24, 2020

    Some thoughts about SIM Hijacking

    The SIM hijacking, also know as SIM swapping, is an attack where a criminal contacts the cell phone provider of a target user, and convinces it (sometimes involving employees of the phone company) to switch target's account to a SIM… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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Cybersecurity expert, software developer, experienced digital forensic analyst, musician