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Syrian Electronic Army hit NYT and Twitter
Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2013

The group of Syrian Electronic Army hackers is intensification its hacking campaign pro-Assad. Details of the attacks against the HuffingtonPost UK, Twitter and the NYT. The Syrian Electronic Army  ...

Hacking phone firmware allows paging response attack on GSM
Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2013

Researchers at last USENIX Security Symposium demonstrated that hacking phone firmware it is possible to violate the security of mobile under the same area Hacking phone firmware it is possible to in ...

China hit by DDoS attack. The Internet inaccessible for hours
Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2013

China hit by DDoS attack. The CINIC confirmed that the country suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend causing the Internet inaccessibility for hours. During the weekend China's Internet was taken do ...

Information Warfare, Russia, New Zeland...it is arms race
Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2013

Information warfare, under this term governments are working to improve their cyber capabilities, last in order of time are Russia and the New Zeland. Information warfare, cyber warfare, are all term ...

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Laws and regulations
Japan passed a law allowing preemptive offensive cyber actions

Japan passed a law allowing preemptive offensive cyber actions, shifting from its pacifist stance to bolster defenses like major Western powers. Japan has enacted the Active Cyberdefense Law, allo ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2025
Laws and regulations
James Comey is under investigation by Secret Service for a seashell photo showing “8647”

James Comey is under investigation for a seashell photo showing “8647,” seen by some as a coded threat against Trump. Former FBI chief James Comey is under investigation by the Secret Service ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2025
Hacking
Pwn2Own Berlin 2025: total prize money reached $1,078,750

Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 wrapped up with $383,750 awarded on the final day, pushing the total prize money to $1,078,750 over three days. On the final day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $38 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 45

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape PupkinStealer : A .NET-Based Info-Stealer  Interlock r ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 524 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffair ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2025
Hacking
Experts found rogue devices, including hidden cellular radios, in Chinese-made power inverters used worldwide

Chinese "kill switches" found in Chinese-made power inverters in US solar farm equipment that could let Beijing remotely disable power grids in a conflict. Investigators found "kill switches" in C ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2025
Cyber Crime
US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials

FBI warns ex-officials are targeted with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns that ex-government officials are being targeted with texts and AI-g ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2025
Cyber Crime
Shields up US retailers. Scattered Spider threat actors can target them

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic. The financially motivated group UNC394 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium, DrayTek routers, and SAP NetWeaver flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chromium, DrayTek routers, and SAP NetWeaver flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity a ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2025
Hacking
Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Day Two: researcher earned 150K hacking VMware ESXi

On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $435,000 for demonstrating zero-day in SharePoint, ESXi, VirtualBox, RHEL, and Firefox. On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, bug hunters earned ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025
Malware
New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks

New botnet HTTPBot is targeting China's gaming, tech, and education sectors, cybersecurity researchers warn. NSFOCUS  cybersecurity discovered a new botnet called HTTPBot that has been used to ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025
Security
Meta plans to train AI on EU user data from May 27 without consent

Meta plans to train AI on EU user data from May 27 without consent; privacy group noyb threatens lawsuit over lack of explicit opt-in. Meta plans to use EU user data for AI training starting May 2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025
Uncategorized
AI in the Cloud: The Rising Tide of Security and Privacy Risks

Over half of firms adopted AI in 2024, but cloud tools like Azure OpenAI raise growing concerns over data security and privacy risks. As enterprises embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to streaml ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025
Security
Google fixed a Chrome vulnerability that could lead to full account takeover

Google released emergency security updates to fix a Chrome vulnerability that could lead to full account takeover. Google released emergency security updates to address a Chrome browser vulnerabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025
Cyber Crime
Nova Scotia Power discloses data breach after March security incident

Nova Scotia Power confirmed a data breach involving the theft of sensitive customer data after the April cybersecurity incident. Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a vertically integrated electric uti ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Cyber Crime
Coinbase disclosed a data breach after an extortion attempt

Coinbase confirmed rogue contractors stole customer data and demanded a $20M ransom in a breach reported to the SEC. Coinbase said rogue contractors stole data on under 1% of users and demanded $2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a Fortinet flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Fortinet vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Cyber Crime
Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc

Kosovar citizen extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc appeared in federal court facing related charges. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, was extradi ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2025
Uncategorized
Ivanti fixed two EPMM flaws exploited in limited attacks

Ivanti addressed two Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software vulnerabilities that have been exploited in limited attacks. Ivanti has released security updates to address two vulnerabilities in E ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2025