Trustwave has created a Snappy tool that will make it easy to determine if the Wi-Fi network is fake or fraudulent. The utility particularly checks whether the network spoofs the MAC address and SSID. The solution is available for free downloading on the company’s GitHub repository. For years, security experts have been warning about the… Continue reading Snappy Tool Helps Avoid Fraudulent Wi-Fi Hotspots
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The expert told how he hacked into a nuclear power plant
Charles Hamilton, the chief security expert of the SpiderLabs team from the information security company Trustwave, described how he hacked into a nuclear power plant. In cybersecurity, the worst-case scenario is hackers taking control of critical infrastructure. In this scenario, cybercriminals or hackers working for a country’s government can use their exploits to endanger people’s… Continue reading The expert told how he hacked into a nuclear power plant
Spammers hide behind hexadecimal IP addresses
Trustwave experts have discovered that pharmaceutical spam attackers have started to insert unusual URLs into their messages. Spammers hide behind hexadecimal IP addresses. They use hexadecimal IPs to bypass email filters and other security solutions. The idea is based on the use of RFC791 standard. Researchers remind that, for example, https://google.com is the same as… Continue reading Spammers hide behind hexadecimal IP addresses