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Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
A GitHub Misconfiguration Let Kimi K3 Cheat a Cybersecurity Benchmark

Kimi K3 bypassed a UK cybersecurity test by accessing GitHub, cloning the benchmark and reading its solutions instead of solving the challenge Sometimes the smartest move isn’t solving the puzzle, it’s noticing nobody locked the door to the answer key. That’s essentially what happened when Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model was put through a cybersecurity evaluation […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
U.S. Defense Manufacturer IEH Hit by Phishing Attack, Exposing Potentially Export-Controlled Data

IEH was breached by a phishing attack that exposed its Microsoft 365 inbox, including emails and potentially export-controlled military data. IEH Corporation is a U.S. defense and aerospace manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York. The company specializes in high-reliability electrical connectors, particularly hyperboloid connectors used in demanding military and aerospace environments. Its connectors are used […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 109

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Fake Xeno Roblox Cheats Deliver Powerful Java Stealer Through Discord and Forums   DarkSword’s Panel Sprawl: How One Body Hash Unravels a Six-Panel, Two-Codebase Operator Cluster   Distributed npm Package Cluster Delivers Cross-Platform RAT Targeting Alibaba […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 589 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. Palo Alto Networks Faces China Cybersecurity Review Amid Rising Tech Tensions Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
Webmail CSS Attacks Expose a New Risk for AI-Powered Email Tools

CSS attacks on major webmail services can steal credentials, hijack sessions and manipulate AI tools connected to users’ inboxes. PortSwigger researcher Gareth Heyes demonstrated something that should make every webmail team a little nervous: plain CSS, the styling language that’s supposed to just make text look nice, can be weaponized to steal passwords, hijack sessions, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2026
Palo Alto Networks Faces China Cybersecurity Review Amid Rising Tech Tensions

China opened a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks, citing national security concerns but giving no details about the reasons behind the probe. China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced that it’s launching a cybersecurity review of products Palo Alto Networks sells in the country. The announcement itself runs to a few sentences of formal Chinese, citing […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2026
Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild, Exposing Admin Access and Sensitive Data

Attackers exploited a CVSS 10 Metabase zero-day to gain admin access and steal sensitive data. Framework confirmed it was among the victims. Metabase just confirmed something no analytics vendor wants to write: attackers found and used an unpatched, maximum-severity flaw against Metabase Cloud before anyone on the defense side knew it existed. The company’s own […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2026
U.S. CISA adds a Progress LoadMaster flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Progress LoadMaster vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Progress LoadMaster vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-8037 (CVSS score of 9.6), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is an OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2026
Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach Exposes Data of 3.8 Million Healthcare Patients

Hackers stole personal, medical, and insurance data of 3.8 million people from Unlimited Technology Systems’ data center. Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a data breach affecting more than 3.8 million people after hackers accessed one of its commercial data centers between October 5 and 10, 2025. Unlimited Technology Systems is a U.S.-based healthcare technology company headquartered […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2026
WordPress XSS2Shell Flaw Turns Simple Login Bug Into Full Server Takeover

WordPress XSS2Shell flaw enables admin takeover and remote code execution. Users should update to patched versions. Researchers at Pwn just published a report on a vulnerability chain they’re calling XSS2Shell, and the entry point is quite simple: type a username that doesn’t exist, and WordPress echoes it back with a tiny formatting flaw baked into […]