Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2026
Critical Flaw in NASA/JPL Open-Source Spacecraft Command Software Allowed Unauthenticated Command Execution

A critical flaw (CVSS 9.4) in NASA/JPL’s AIT-GUI let anyone send unauthenticated commands to spacecraft instruments. Cycode researchers found that AIT-GUI, the browser-based operator console in NASA/JPL open-source AMMOS Instrument Toolkit, shipped with no authentication, no session checks, and no CSRF protection on any of its state-changing endpoints. “AIT-GUI, the web front end of NASA/JPL’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2026
U.S. CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw CVE-2026-73570 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CERT Polska, Poland’s national computer emergency response team, confirmed this week that threat actors […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout

UMass Amherst researchers showed expired Visa contactless cards can make real purchases by exploiting an unsigned expiry field in Visa’s EMV kernel. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst demonstrated at USENIX Security 2026 in Baltimore that expired Visa contactless credit cards can complete real purchases, including transactions at live retail and grocery merchants, by […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
Six Maximum-Severity Flaws Found in Cisco Products

Cisco patched nine critical flaws, including six rated CVSS 10.0, found during internal testing. None are known to be exploited. Cisco released another batch of security fixes for its Crosswork platforms and Secure Workload software, part of what it’s calling an ongoing internal security review, and the CVSS scores in this round are unusually severe. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
Fake Conferences, OAuth and WhatsApp: Inside Russia’s New Espionage Tactics

Google tracks three Russia-linked espionage clusters using phishing and legitimate authentication tools to target researchers, diplomats and defense staff. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group tracked three separate suspected Russia-linked cyber espionage clusters. All three focus on the same thing: abusing authentication features that are supposed to protect accounts to access them instead. Threat actors target researchers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
Poland’s CERT Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Zimbra Collaboration Suite Flaw

CERT Polska confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-73570, a critical unauthenticated RCE in Zimbra Collaboration Suite patched on July 20. CERT Polska, Poland’s national computer emergency response team, confirmed this week that threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite tracked as CVE-2026-73570. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution and was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
U.S. CISA adds TrueConf Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds TrueConf Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: TrueConf Server is an on-premises video conferencing and unified communications platform developed by TrueConf. Organizations can deploy it on their […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026
Cl0p Targets 40+ Organizations Through PTC Windchill Flaw

Cl0p claims over 40 organizations fell victim to attacks exploiting a PTC Windchill and FlexPLM vulnerability. Cl0p is using a familiar strategy again: exploit one flaw in enterprise software to attack many companies, then publish the victims’ names if they refuse to pay. The group claims it has targeted more than 40 organizations through a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2026
Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline

Manic Android malware combines banking fraud and spyware, using a Bluetooth relay to steal data even when devices are offline. ThreatFabric’s Mobile Threat Intelligence team has identified a new Android malware, dubbed Manic, which has been active in the wild since at least February 2026. The researchers state that the malware is still under development […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2026
NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens S7 PLCs

NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA warn of active AI-assisted attacks against Siemens S7 PLCs across US critical infrastructure sectors. Five U.S. federal agencies issued a joint advisory this week warning of an active hacking campaign against Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers. The advisory, CISA AA26-231A, is co-signed by NSA, FBI, DOE, and EPA […]