Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2026
AmnesiaStealer targets macOS users through fake GitHub pages, stealing passwords, cookies and data while giving attackers live control of the browser. Jamf Threat Labs researchers disclosed AmnesiaStealer, a new multi-stage Rust-based macOS infostealer that spread through a counterfeit GitHub download page using the ClickFix technique. The lure looks convincing: correct GitHub dark theme, Octocat logo, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2026
7.3 million Chess.com profiles leaked online: the data is genuine, but evidence points to large-scale scraping, not a server breach. Free is a strange price for stolen data, and that’s exactly what makes this listing worth a second look. A 15.5 GB file containing over 7.3 million chess.com user records showed up on two data-leak […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2026
Trump authorizes vetted US cybersecurity firms to conduct government-approved cyber operations against transnational criminal networks. President Trump signed a national security memorandum on August 13 establishing a formal program that allows vetted private US cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations under government direction and oversight. The program, managed by the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2026
Hackers began targeting a critical Adobe Commerce flaw that could let unauthenticated attackers hijack customer accounts and access private data. Hackers began targeting CVE-2026-71362 (CVSS score of 9.1), a critical Adobe Commerce flaw, shortly after its public disclosure. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to switch customer sessions, hijack accounts and access private data. Cybersecurity firm […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2026
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Metabase, Windows, and Cisco Secure Firewall flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2026-20349 is a vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software that could allow unauthenticated, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2026
Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is using a new ransomware called StormEncryptor, replacing Medusa in its latest attacks. Microsoft says China-linked, financially motivated threat actor Storm-1175 has begun using a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The group previously relied on Medusa ransomware. StormEncryptor is written in C++ and encrypts files and adds the .encrypted extension, then […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2026
CEVA Logistics suffered a cyberattack disrupting European operations, with eight warehouses affected and shipments halted at impacted sites. CEVA Logistics suffered a cyberattack on July 29 that disrupted parts of its European operations. The incident impacted impacted eight warehouses, and the company is still working to restore impacted services. CEVA Logistics operates in more than […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2026
China-linked hackers reportedly used eight AI agents to breach a government network, steal data and compromise accounts with minimal human oversight. Israeli cybersecurity firm Dream documented what looks like the first fully autonomous, end-to-end AI hacking operation against a government target. Over four days at the start of July, according to the Financial Times, suspected […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2026
Kimwolf v7: The Android TV Botnet That Now Hides Its Traffic Behind Chrome Fingerprints and Ethereum Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discovered Kimwolf v7 on February 3, 2026, while hunting threats following public disclosures of the botnet’s earlier activity. The new version substantially upgrades the DDoS capabilities and command infrastructure of a botnet that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2026
Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day that bypasses the CVE-2026-50656 patch and could enable SYSTEM-level code execution. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day. The flaw bypasses the patch for CVE-2026-50656 (RoguePlanet), a race condition that […]
