Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2025
Linux flaws chain allows Root access across major distributions

Researchers discovered two local privilege escalation flaws that could let attackers gain root access on systems running major Linux distributions. Qualys researchers discovered two local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities, an attacker can exploit them to gain root privileges on machines running major Linux distributions. The two vulnerabilities are: The first flaw (CVE-2025-6018) allows an unprivileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2025
A ransomware attack pushed the German napkin firm Fasana into insolvency

A cyberattack pushed the German napkin firm Fasana into insolvency, likely worsening existing financial troubles and serving as the final blow. German napkin maker Fasana filed for insolvency after a major cyberattack on May 19 paralyzed its systems, halting over €250K in orders the next day. The napkin factory is located in Stotzheim, Germany, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Researchers discovered the largest data breach ever, exposing 16 billion login credentials

Researchers discovered the largest data breach ever, exposing 16 billion login credentials, likely due to multiple infostealers. Researchers announced the discovery of what appears to be the largest data breach ever recorded, with an astonishing 16 billion login credentials exposed. The ongoing investigation, which began earlier this year, suggests that the credentials were collected through […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
China-linked group Salt Typhoon breached satellite firm Viasat

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has reportedly targeted satellite firm Viasat, the group has breached multiple telecom providers in the past. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon hacked the satellite communications firm Viasat, the cyber-espionage group has previously breached the networks of multiple other telecom providers in the United States and globally. Viasat is a global communications […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Iran experienced a near-total national internet blackout

Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout on Wednesday as tensions with Israel escalated into the first week of conflict. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported almost near-total Internet disruptions in Iran as tensions with Israel escalated into the first week of conflict. However, the exact cause behind the collapse of Iran’s internet remains unclear. While the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
Watch out, Veeam fixed a new critical bug in Backup & Replication product

Veeam addressed a new critical flaw in Backup & Replication product that could potentially result in remote code execution. Veeam has rolled out security patches to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked CVE-2025-23121 (CVSS score of 9.9) in its Backup & Replication solution that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under certain conditions. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-0386, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-0386 (CVSS score: 7.8), is an improper ownership vulnerability in the Linux kernel that […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: Last week, Apple confirmed that the now-patched […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Attackers target Zyxel RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-28771

GreyNoise researchers have observed exploit attempts targeting the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-28771 in Zyxel devices. On June 16, GreyNoise researchers detected exploit attempts targeting CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score 9.8), a remote code execution flaw impacting Zyxel IKE decoders over UDP port 500. “Exploitation attempts against CVE-2023-28771 were minimal throughout recent weeks. On June 16, GreyNoise observed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
India-based car-sharing company Zoomcar suffered a data breach impacting 8.4M users

Zoomcar disclosed a data breach impacting 8.4M users after attackers compromised its systems and contacted the company staff. Zoomcar is an India-based car-sharing and self-drive car rental company. Zoomcar discovered a data breach impacting 8.4M users after threat actors contacted the internal personnel claiming the compromise of internal systems. The company is investigating the security […]