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
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
ICS-cert has a vulnerability alert: Innominate mGuard firmware Versions 4.0.0 up to Version 8.0.2 Innominate is a German based company. Although the vulnerability is a Low profile vulnerability it allows a hacker to learn more about the network and an update to latest firmware is advisable. Innominate is in the field of … Read more
KrebsonSecurity has a story discussion of an old intrusion. The Iron Dome manufacturers with its successful anti-missile shield found out during 2011-2012 Elisra Group, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Rafael Advanced Systems. The hackers “Comment Crew” stole sensitive documents from the networks of the manufacturers over the course of a year. including a 900 page … Read more
securelist has the story elasticsearch is an open source Cloud software running on a lot of cloud companies. As it is a search and analytics engine. But apparently it has a vulnerability which hackers are abusing. “ including a bot implementing some extraordinary DNS amplification DDoS functionality. Operators of these bots are currently active, … Read more