Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2025
WhatsApp cracks down on 6.8M scam accounts in global takedown

WhatsApp removed 6.8M accounts linked to global scam centers, mainly in Cambodia, in a crackdown with Meta and OpenAI. Meta announced that WhatsApp has removed 6.8 million accounts tied to criminal scam centers, mainly in Cambodia, in a joint effort with OpenAI. Scam centers run multiple schemes, often requiring upfront payment for fake returns. Fraudulent […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2025
Trend Micro fixes two actively exploited Apex One RCE flaws

Trend Micro patched two critical Apex One flaws (CVE-2025-54948, CVE-2025-54987) exploited in the wild, allowing RCE via console injection. Trend Micro released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-54948 and CVE-2025-54987 (CVSS score of 9.4), in Apex One on-prem consoles. The cybersecurity vendor confirmed that both issues were actively exploited in the wild. Both […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2025
U.S. CISA adds D-Link cameras and Network Video Recorder flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds D-Link cameras and Network Video Recorder flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Cisco ISE and PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2025
Google fixed two Qualcomm bugs that were actively exploited in the wild

Google addressed multiple Android flaws, including two Qualcomm vulnerabilities that were actively exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address multiple Android vulnerabilities, including two Qualcomm flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-21479 (CVSS score: 8.6) and CVE-2025-27038 (CVSS score: 7.5), that were actively exploited in the wild. In June, Google Android Security team reported three […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2025
Zero Day Quest returns: Microsoft ups the stakes with $5M bug bounty

Microsoft offers up to $5M for Zero Day Quest 2026 bug hacking contest; top researchers join live hacking event after fall 2025 submissions. Microsoft is bringing back its live hacking contest, Zero Day Quest, in spring 2026, and this time, it’s offering up to $5 million in rewards. The competition will spotlight researchers who uncover serious […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2025
Exposed Without a Breach: The Cost of Data Blindness

These are in plain sight without a Breach. No ransomware. No compromise. Just misconfigured systems, overpermissioned users, silent access. When we think of a breach, we imagine firewalls failing, malware spreading, or hackers stealing credentials. But 2025 has made something else clear: you don’t need a breach to suffer breach-level damage. Sometimes, data leaks without […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2025
SonicWall investigates possible zero-day amid Akira ransomware surge

SonicWall probes possible new zero-day after spike in Akira ransomware attacks on Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN enabled. SonicWall is investigating a potential new zero-day after a surge in Akira ransomware attacks targeting Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN enabled. The company is working to determine if the incidents stem from an existing flaw or a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2025
Chaining NVIDIA’s Triton Server flaws exposes AI systems to remote takeover

New flaws in NVIDIA’s Triton Server let remote attackers take over systems via RCE, posing major risks to AI infrastructure. Newly revealed security flaws in NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server for Windows and Linux could let remote, unauthenticated attackers fully take over vulnerable servers. According to Wiz Research team, chaining these vulnerabilities enables remote code execution […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2025
Lovense flaws expose emails and allow account takeover

Lovense fixed bugs exposing emails and allowing account takeovers. Company CEO may take legal action after the flaws were publicly disclosed. Lovense, a manufacturer of internet-connected sex toys, fixed two vulnerabilities that exposed users’ emails and allowed remote account takeovers. A researcher known as BobDaHacker recently disclosed the flaws after Lovense claimed it would take […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2025
Nation-state group CL-STA-0969 targeted Southeast Asian telecoms in 2024

State-backed group CL-STA-0969 hit Southeast Asian telecoms in 2024, targeting critical infrastructure, says Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. Palo Alto Networks reported that a nation-state actor, tracked as CL-STA-0969, targeted telecom firms in Southeast Asia, with attacks on critical infrastructure from February to November 2024. Threat actor CL-STA-0969 overlaps with the China-linked cyber espionage group […]