Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2026
Chaotic Eclipse released PrettyPrague, a PoC exploit for a GenDigital Avast Antivirus ZeroDay Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a new zero-day exploit targeting GenDigital Avast Antivirus. The researcher named the exploit PrettyPrague, it triggers a privilege escalation flaw. The researcher claims to have found […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2026
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty after failed ATM jackpotting attempts in Kansas. The FBI recorded 700+ cases in 2025, causing $20M in losses. Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty after trying to steal cash from ATMs in Kansas using the popular ATM jackpotting technique. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the case on August 31, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2026
Huntress found five DPRK-linked workers hired in 2026 using fake identities, remote-access setups and proxy tools to infiltrate legitimate companies. Companies keep accidentally hiring North Korea-linked individuals as remote workers, and Huntress just published the receipts. The security firm’s investigation documents five confirmed cases in 2026 alone where DPRK-aligned workers, tracked under the name FAMOUS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2026
Chaotic Eclipse released HardBreacher, a PoC exploit for a Kaspersky Endpoint Security privilege escalation flaw, adding another zero-day to his list. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a new zero-day exploit targeting Kaspersky Endpoint Security. The researcher named the exploit HardBreacher, it triggers a privilege escalation flaw. Nightmare Eclipse […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2026
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PaperCut NG/MF 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: PaperCut, the print management software running in schools, hospitals, and offices worldwide, recently confirmed that a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-81578, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2026
ValleyRAT hides behind legitimate adware, using DLL sideloading to evade detection, steal data and give Silver Fox control of infected systems. ValleyRAT doesn’t always need to disguise itself as a cracked game or a fake browser update. It can also hide behind something much more ordinary: an application that looks like adware and appears to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2026
Fire Ant hijacked Cisco routers, stole credentials and altered logs to hide its tracks, using trusted infrastructure to reach high-value networks. Chinese-linked cyber espionage group Fire Ant has spent the past year quietly graduating from hacking individual computers to hacking the infrastructure that connects them. Sygnia’s new report traces how the group expanded from compromising […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2026
Infostealers can steal active Claude sessions, bypass 2FA and drain paid usage. Anthropic is revoking access and refunding unauthorized charges. Anthropic confirmed that several infostealer malware can hijack an active Claude login session and let attackers burn through your usage without ever touching your password. “Our investigation is ongoing. Our findings to date suggest that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2026
A critical GiveWP flaw lets unauthenticated attackers execute server commands. Version 4.16.7.2 fixes the PHP object injection chain. A critical vulnerability in GiveWP, one of the most widely used WordPress plugins for online donations and fundraising, can let an unauthenticated attacker execute commands on the server. Patchstack disclosed the flaw on August 28, after researcher […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2026
Extortion group FulcrumSec claims they stole 86GB of Manchester Airports Group data after finding API credentials exposed in client-side JavaScript. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach on August 27 affecting customers of Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports. Two days later, BleepingComputer reports the extortion group FulcrumSec claimed responsibility, saying it stole […]
Security / September 15, 2026
