31337 hacker tells how he owned Gamma

data.langly.fr has the post in English and very well written The hacker writes well and explains how he owned (penetrated) the website gamma-international.de, which redirects to finsupport.finfisher.com The hacker 31337 explains himself including how to stay anonymous, and not reveal who you are to the site that he attacked. He uses Google tricks including the … Read more

Need to decrypt your files from cryptolocker infection?

FireEye and FoxIT have a website to recover your files from an infection – we have an old blogpost  about Synology systems getting infected and encrypted.   Here is the website from FireEye and FoxIT: https://decryptcryptolocker.com/

Dont pick up stray USB hard drives

Another social engineering hacking method is to leave USB hard drives for unsuspecting people. NetworkWorld.com article goes into some details of why the USB hard drive is insecure and can be easily programmed with malware (malicious software). This malware can be designed to inject itself into your computer, or a server. and without you knowing it … Read more

Unplug your Synology devices – Cryptolocker ransomware will encrypt

Synology forum has several users falling victim to cryptolocker virus for Synology NAS devices this means that the storage devices will unknowingly encrypt all your data until you pay $350(or not). When was the last time a ransom note was paid and all was ok again? Synology Facebook is recommending  to power off the DiskStation … Read more

SanDisk Wireless Media Drive Hacked in latest issue of 2600

CNET has reviewed the SanDisk Wireless Media Drive  It is a wireless media drive where one can plug in a SD card and allow it to be on the network. the latest 2600 magazine- “The Hacker Quarterly” (summer issue vol31 number 2) page 48-49 shows how to scan it, connect to it, and ultimately hack it’s … Read more