Pierluigi Paganini
March 24, 2026
U.S. sentences Russian hacker Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for aiding ransomware attacks, causing over $9M in damages. A U.S. court sentenced Aleksei Olegovich Volkov to 81 months in prison for supporting ransomware groups like Yanluowang. He helped carry out dozens of attacks, causing over $9M in losses. Arrested in Italy in 2024 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 23, 2026
Operation Alice: Police dismantle a massive dark web network with 373,000 fake sites luring users seeking child sexual abuse material. An international law enforcement operation, code named Operation Alice, shut down one of the largest dark web scams, uncovering over 373,000 fake sites tricking users seeking child sexual abuse content. The operation, first investigated in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2026
WorldLeaks group hit Los Angeles and its Metro system, forcing a shutdown, while two Bay Area cities declared emergencies after ransomware attacks. WorldLeaks group hit Los Angeles and its Metro, forcing a shutdown, while two Bay Area cities declared emergencies after ransomware attacks. This week, local media reported that an unauthorized activity hit Metro’s internal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2026
Navia Benefit Solutions data breach exposed 2.7M people after attackers accessed systems from December 2025 to January 2026. Navia Benefit Solutions disclosed a data breach affecting 2,697,540 individuals. The company detected suspicious activity on January 23, 2026 and quickly launched an investigation to assess the incident. Navia Benefit Solutions is a U.S.-based company that provides […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2026
DoJ disrupted IoT botnets’ C2 infrastructure with global partners, targeting operators behind AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and others. The U.S. DoJ disrupted command-and-control infrastructure used by several IoT botnets, including AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad. The operation involved authorities from Canada and Germany, along with major tech companies, to target botnet operators and weaken their global […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 19, 2026
The Interlock ransomware group has exploited a Cisco FMC zero-day RCE vulnerability in attacks since late January. The Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical zero-day RCE vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) since late January. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2026
Intuitive suffered a phishing attack leading to a data breach exposing customer, employee, and corporate information. Intuitive is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery. Its most well-known products include the da Vinci Surgical System for general surgery and the Ion endoluminal system for precise procedures inside the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2026
RondoDox botnet targets 174 flaws, reaching 15,000 daily exploit attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign. RondoDox botnet is ramping up attacks, targeting 174 vulnerabilities with up to 15,000 daily exploitation attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign, Bitsight reported. “We gathered all these exploit attempts (identifiable by indicators like the User-Agent and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2026
ClickFix campaigns are evolving, with attackers increasingly targeting macOS users and deploying more advanced infostealers, according to Sophos researchers. ClickFix is a growing social engineering technique that tricks users into manually executing malicious commands, bypassing traditional protections. Once mainly targeting Windows, it is now increasingly affecting macOS, with recent campaigns deploying infostealers like AMOS and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2026
The FBI is asking gamers who installed malware-infected Steam games between May 2024 and January 2026 to come forward as part of an ongoing investigation. The FBI is seeking gamers who downloaded Steam games later found to contain malware. According to a notice from the FBI’s Seattle Division, investigators are trying to identify victims who […]
