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  • Nov 28, 2016

    How to dump volatile memory of a Linux machine?

    Priceless data in case of attack! Properly make a copy of RAM of a Linux machine can be basic for forensic analysis against a cyberattack: as for the data to disk, even those in the memory may contain valuable information, and… read more »
  • Nov 25, 2016

    Four tips for run in the rain

    Trivial, ironic, and perhaps even useful tips I’m not a lover of treadmill and indoor workouts, so in case of rain (even stronger) does not discourage me and grant me the daily morning run. So I propose 4 simple tips, earned… read more »
  • Nov 24, 2016

    Tatyana Ryzhkova: some warm-up execises

    A good video by a young and talented musician I have never hidden my esteem for Tatyana Ryzhkova, so every time she publishes a new video on her Youtube channel i’m really happy to see it and review it. In this… read more »
  • Nov 23, 2016

    A new infection vector for ransomware: malicious SVG images via Facebook Messenger

    The campaign spreads the Nemucod downloader If you receive any Facebook Message with an .SVG image file, just avoid clicking it: a malicious campaign is spreading a ransomware downloader (Nemucod) among Facebook users by taking advantage of innocent-looking SVG image file… read more »
  • Nov 22, 2016

    The SHA-1 deprecation deadline: a lot of websites are not yet ready

    Let’s do a recap on the situation and let’s see how to deal with migration Last year, security researchers has demonstrated that the cost of breaking the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function is lower than previously estimated (more technical info on… read more »
  • Nov 21, 2016

    You can access to a password protected computers in minutes, with a 5$ Raspberry Pi Zero and Node.js

    Be careful, next time that you leave your computer unattended at your office! Some time ago I spoke about a USB dongle that allows access to password-locked computers in a few seconds. Now the hardware hacker Samy Kamkar has released a… read more »
  • Nov 18, 2016

    Some Android firmwares contains a backdoor that secretly sends personal data to China

    The backdoor was discovered by Kryptowire According to the analysis made by security firm Kryptowire, some commercial firmware pre-installed on Android smartphone models sold in the US has been found to be secretly sending personal data to a third party… read more »
  • Nov 17, 2016

    You’re using Linux Disk Encryption? Can be bypassed by pressing ‘ENTER’ for 70 seconds!

    A really dumb bug, but with a really simple fix! A vulnerability in Cryptsetup, a utility used to set up encrypted filesystems on Linux distributions, could allow an attacker to retrieve a root rescue shell on some systems. The security issue… read more »
  • Nov 16, 2016

    BlackNurse: DoS attacks for everyone

    Overload firewalls from a laptop (but also from a mobile phone!) When it comes to launching successful DDoS attacks, the equation is a simple: more traffic and more devices generating that traffic = more chance of knocking down a server. But recently… read more »
  • Nov 15, 2016

    Make your Portable Hacking Station with Kali Linux and a Raspberry Pi

    Cracking Wi-Fi passwords, spoofing accounts, and testing networks on the road! Great tutorial by LifeHacker! Five well explained steps for install Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi, mount a display and some other devices and obtain a fully functional portable hacking… read more »
  • Nov 14, 2016

    Protect your nails during long practice sessions

    A small tip by a great master On the eve of a concert or an exam is usual to be engaged in long exercise sessions, which can put a strain on our nails. The fingernails in fact tend to wear out… read more »
  • Nov 11, 2016

    A bug in Apple’s WebView allow an attacker to initiate phone calls without user confirm

    Twitter and LinkedIn iOS apps are vulnerable! The security researcher Collin Mulliner has discovered an exploitable vulnerability in Apple’s WebView that could allow phone calls to a number of the attacker’s choosing. iOS WebViews can be used to automatically call… read more »
  • Nov 10, 2016

    How to build a rogue GSM BTS

    With a Raspberry Pi and some other stuff A great article by Simone Margaritelli about the building of portable GSM BTS: a DIY version of commercial solutions like Stingray or Wintego CatchApp. In this blog post I’m going to explain… read more »
  • Nov 9, 2016

    5 signs that your smartphone has been violated

    How to discover if your smartphone is under attack? Five tips by two security experts! In this interesting article by Darkreading Yair Amit (CTO and cofounder of mobile defense company Skycure) and Mike Murray (VP of security research and response for… read more »
  • Nov 8, 2016

    A new generation of IMSI catcher which operates over WiFi

    Two new approaches to track mobile devices which exploit authentication protocols that operate over WiFi In a presentation at BlackHat Europe, researchers Piers O’Hanlon and Ravishankar Borgaonkar from Oxford University have demonstrated a new type of IMSI catcher attack that… read more »
  • Nov 7, 2016

    Avoid malware’s VM detection with Antivmdetection

    Create templates to use with VirtualBox to make vm detection harder Malware writers always try to detect if their creation is running on a VM. Malware has one huge advantage when executed on an automated VM analysis system: if the… read more »
  • Nov 4, 2016

    Exploits released for two critical 0Day vulnerabilities on MySQL

    These vulnerabilities could be exploited in shared hosting environments to gain access to all databases Some weeks ago i have reported about 2 critical 0Day vulnerabilities of MySQL (and his forks MariaDB e PerconaDB). At that time, the security researcher… read more »
  • Nov 3, 2016

    Streaming media contents from Linux to Chromecast?

    It’s simple, with Stream2Chromecast! Are you searching for an easy way to stream media files from your LinuxBox to a Chromecast? You can use Stream2chromecast, a simple Python script that makes the task of streaming media files to a Chromecast… read more »
  • Nov 2, 2016

    VolatilityBot : an automated memory analyzer for malware samples and memory dumps

    Cutting out the manual tasks in the first steps of memory analysis When you study new malware or wish to analyse suspicious executables you need to to extract the binary file and all the different injections and strings decrypted during the… read more »
  • Oct 30, 2016

    Goodbye, Roland!

    Roland Dyens, the great composer and guitarist, dies at 61 Yesterday, on my Facebook stream, I see this news: https://www.facebook.com/parisguitarfoundation/photos/a.1430675880537182.1073741830.1429881190616651/1814149778856455/?type=3 “It will certainly be a hoax!”, I thought. But later the news was also confirmed by other sources: From his website:… read more »
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Cybersecurity expert, software developer, experienced digital forensic analyst, musician