Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2025
Clop Ransomware group claims the hack of Harvard University

The notorious Clop Ransomware group claims the hack of Harvard University and added the prestigious institute to its Tor data leak site. The Clop Ransomware group announced the hack of the prestigious Harvard University. The cybercrime group created a page for the university on its Tor data leak site and announced it will leak the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack

Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-11371 in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox products. Threat actors are exploiting the local File Inclusion (LFI) flaw CVE-2025-11371, a zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox. A local user can exploit the issue to access system files without authentication. Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox are enterprise file-sharing and cloud […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Attackers exploit valid logins in SonicWall SSL VPN compromise

Huntress warns of widespread SonicWall SSL VPN breaches, with attackers using valid credentials to access multiple accounts rapidly. Cybersecurity firm Huntress warned of a widespread compromise of SonicWall SSL VPNs, with threat actors using valid credentials to access multiple customer accounts rapidly. “As of October 10, Huntress has observed widespread compromise of SonicWall SSLVPN devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors

Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Grafana flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Grafana flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Grafana flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-43798 (CVSS score 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability.  This flaw is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
CVE-2025-5947: WordPress Plugin flaw lets hackers access Admin accounts

Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5947, in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5947 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. The plugin (versions ≤6.0) has an authentication bypass issue allowing attackers to log in as any […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Discord denies massive breach, confirms limited exposure of 70K ID photos

Discord won’t pay threat actors claiming 5.5M user breach, saying only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. Discord announced it won’t pay the threat actors claiming to have stolen data on 5.5M users, clarifying that only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. The attackers claimed they have breached Discord’s Zendesk support instance, but […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a ransomware alliance to boost attack effectiveness, marking a major shift in the cyber threat landscape. Ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a strategic alliance to enhance their attack capabilities, signaling an evolving cyber threat landscape. The alliance aims at sharing tools and infrastructure to enhance attack effectiveness. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
DraftKings thwarts credential stuffing attack, but urges password reset and MFA

DraftKings warns of credential stuffing using stolen logins; No evidence of data loss, but users must reset passwords and enable MFA. A credential stuffing campaign is targeting the American sports gambling company DraftKings. Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack where hackers use stolen usernames and passwords, usually obtained from previous data breaches, to try […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Redis patches 13-Year-Old Lua flaw enabling Remote Code Execution

Redis warns of CVE-2025-49844, a Lua script flaw enabling RCE via use-after-free. Attackers need authenticated access to exploit it. Redis disclosed a critical RCE bug, tracked as CVE-2025-49844 (also known as “RediShell”, with a CVSS score of 10.0), where a malicious Lua script can exploit the garbage collector to trigger a use-after-free vulnerability and enable […]