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 12, 2026
ENISA’s first Technical Advisory on Secure Package Managers helps developers safely use third-party packages. ENISA has released its first Technical Advisory on Package Managers, focusing on how developers can safely consume third-party packages. The document (March 2026, v1.1) follows public feedback incorporating 15 contributions from stakeholders, experts, and the open-source community. “This document focuses on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2026
Google’s GTIG reports 90 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2025, up from 78 in 2024, with a growing share targeting enterprise systems. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified 90 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2025. While slightly below the 100 observed in 2023, the number increased from 78 in 2024, with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2026
Amnesty reports Angolan journalist’s iPhone was infected by Intellexa’s Predator spyware via a WhatsApp link in May 2024. Amnesty International reports that in May 2024, Intellexa’s Predator spyware infected the iPhone of Teixeira Cândido, an Angolan journalist and press freedom advocate, after he opened a malicious link sent via WhatsApp. This incident highlights how attackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 15, 2025
The CERT-FR (French Computer Emergency Response Team) is advising iPhone and Android users to fully disable Wi-Fi to reduce risk. CERT-FR warns iPhone and Android users to fully disable Wi-Fi to reduce exposure, citing multiple vulnerabilities across wireless interfaces, apps, OSs, and even hardware. The agency reiterates basic hygiene: install apps only from official stores, review […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2025
CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor used by China-linked APTs to secure long-term persistence on compromised systems. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed technical details on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor used by China state-sponsored threat actors to gain and maintain long-term persistence on compromised systems, highlighting ongoing PRC cyber-espionage activity. “The Cybersecurity […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2025
CISA warns that threat actors are actively using commercial spyware and RATs to target users of mobile messaging apps WhatsApp and Signal. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of threat actors using commercial spyware and remote access trojans (RATs) to target users of popular instant messaging applications, including WhatsApp and Signal. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2025
Only 23% of ransomware victims paid in Q3 2025, the lowest ever, continuing a six-year decline in payment rates, Coveware reports. Cybersecurity firm Coveware reports that only 23% of ransomware victims paid attackers in Q3 2025, the lowest rate ever recorded. The researchers note this continues a six-year decline in payment rates. After 28% of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2025
SpyChain shows how unverified COTS hardware in small satellites can enable persistent, multi-component supply chain attacks using NASA’s NOS3 simulator. The rise of small satellites has transformed scientific, commercial, and defense operations. Using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts makes them cheaper and faster to build but also introduces new, poorly understood security risks unique to space […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2025
The U.S. FBI issued a flash alert to warn of malicious activities carried out by two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395. The FBI issued a FLASH alert with IOCs for cybercriminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395, which are increasingly targeting Salesforce platforms for data theft and extortion. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is […]
