Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2026
NGINX Rift: an 18-year-old flaw in the world’s most deployed web server just came to light

Researchers found a critical 18-year-old buffer overflow flaw in NGINX, tracked as CVE-2026-42945 and named NGINX Rift. If you run NGINX, and statistically speaking, there is a very good chance you do, this week brought news worth stopping for. Security researchers at depthfirst disclosed a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability in both NGINX Plus and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2026
FamousSparrow targets Azerbaijani energy sector in multi-wave espionage campaign

Chinese-linked FamousSparrow repeatedly targeted an Azerbaijani oil and gas company, reusing the same entry point in three intrusions from Dec 2025 to Feb 2026. Chinese-linked threat actor FamousSparrow has conducted a sustained intrusion campaign against an Azerbaijani oil and gas company, returning to the same compromised entry point three separate times between late December 2025 […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Quest KACE SMA flaw CVE-2025-32975: when one unpatched tool opens the door to 60 organizations

CVE-2025-32975 is a critical flaw in Quest KACE SMA used for endpoint management. If exploited, it could impact all managed systems across organizations. CVE-2025-32975 is a critical flaw in Quest KACE SMA used for endpoint management. If exploited, it could impact all managed systems across organizations. Quest KACE SMA is an on-premises endpoint management platform […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
The world’s most “Dangerous” AI, Anthropic’s Mythos, found only one flaw in curl

Anthropic’s AI found five vulnerabilities in curl, but only one low-severity issue proved to be a real vulnerability. In April, Anthropic made considerable noise announcing Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model described as so effective at identifying vulnerabilities in code as to be, in the company’s own words, “dangerously good.” So good, in fact, that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Attackers exploit cPanel CVE-2026-41940 to deploy Filemanager Backdoor

Attackers are exploiting cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940 to install the Filemanager backdoor and gain unauthorized admin access. Cybercriminals are actively exploiting the critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3) to deploy a backdoor called Filemanager on compromised servers. cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that lets users manage websites and servers through a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Google warns artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks and zero-day exploits

Google says hackers now use AI to create exploits, automate attacks, evade defenses, and target AI supply chains at scale. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the cyber threat landscape, and a new report from the Google Cloud Threat Intelligence team highlights how attackers already use AI to improve vulnerability exploitation and gain initial access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in BerriAI LiteLLM, tracked as CVE-2026-42208 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. At the end of April, attackers rapidly exploited the critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2026
Official JDownloader site served malware to Windows and Linux users between May 6 and May 7

JDownloader website was hacked to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers carrying a Python RAT between May 6–7, 2026. JDownloader official website was compromised in a supply chain attack that replaced legitimate Windows and Linux installers with malicious files between May 6 and May 7, 2026. JDownloader is a free, open-source download management application designed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2026
Braintrust security incident raises concerns over AI supply chain risks

Braintrust warned customers to rotate API keys after hackers breached an AWS account, exposing secrets tied to cloud-based AI models. AI observability startup Braintrust warned customers to rotate API keys after attackers gained unauthorized access to one of the company’s AWS accounts, potentially exposing secrets used to connect to cloud-based AI models. The company said […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2026
RansomHouse says it breached Trellix and exposes internal systems

RansomHouse claimed responsibility for the Trellix breach, adding the security firm to its Tor data leak site and sharing screenshots of internal systems. The RansomHouse ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on cybersecurity firm Trellix. To support its claims, the gang published screenshots allegedly showing access to internal Trellix services. In early […]