Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2026
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack CISA pushes Federal agencies to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2026
DKnife is a Linux toolkit used since 2019 to hijack router traffic and deliver malware in cyber-espionage attacks. Cisco Talos found DKnife, a powerful Linux toolkit that threat actors use to spy on and control network traffic through routers and edge devices. It inspects and alters data in transit and installs malware on PCs, phones, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2026
Rome’s La Sapienza University was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted IT systems and caused widespread operational issues. Since February 2, Rome’s La Sapienza University, one of the most important Italian universities, has been offline due to a cyberattack. For days, students have been unable to book exams, check tuition payments, or access faculty contacts. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2026
CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to improve management of edge network devices and replace unsupported ones within 12–18 months. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) instructed U.S. federal civilian agencies to strengthen how they manage edge network devices throughout their lifecycle. According to Binding Operational Directive 26-02, Mitigating Risk From End-of-Support Edge Devices, agencies must […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2026
AISURU/Kimwolf botnet hit a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack lasting 35 seconds in Nov 2025, which Cloudflare automatically detected and blocked. The AISURU/Kimwolf botnet was linked to a record-breaking DDoS attack that peaked at 31.4 Tbps and lasted just 35 seconds. Cloudflare said the November 2025 incident was part of a surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2026
A study found nearly 5 million servers exposing Git metadata, with 250,000 leaking deployment credentials via .git/config files. A new 2026 study by the Mysterium VPN research team reveals that nearly 5 million public web servers are exposing Git repository metadata — with over 250,000 of them exposing .git/config files containing deployment credentials. Such misconfigurations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2026
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SmarterTools SmarterMail and React Native Community CLI flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SmarterTools SmarterMail and React Native Community CLI flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: Attackers are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 05, 2026
China-linked hackers tracked as Amaranth-Dragon targeted government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia in 2025. CheckPoint says China-linked threat actors, tracked as Amaranth-Dragon, carried out cyber-espionage campaigns in 2025 targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia. The activity is linked to the APT41 ecosystem and affected countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2026
Ransomware groups now exploit VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2025-22225, patched by Broadcom in March 2025. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirms that ransomware gangs are exploiting the VMware ESXi sandbox escape flaw CVE-2025-22225. The vulnerability is an arbitrary write issue in VMware ESXi. An attackers with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2026
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years for running Incognito Market, a major darknet drug site that sold over $105 million in illegal drugs. Rui-Siang Lin (24) was sentenced to 30 years in prison for running Incognito Market, a major darknet drug marketplace that sold over one ton of narcotics. The Taiwanese man pled […]
