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CVE-2019-0797 Windows Zero-Day exploited by FruityArmor and SandCat APT Groups
Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2019

One of the zero-day flaws (CVE-2019-0797) patched this week by Microsoft has been exploited in targeted attacks by several threats groups, including FruityArmor and SandCat APT groups. This week, ...

Modular Cryptojacking malware uses worm abilities to spread
Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2019

Security experts at 360 Total Security have discovered a new modular cryptocurrency malware that implements worm capabilities to spread. Security experts at 360 Total Security have discovered a ne ...

Russia attempts to prevent Russian citizens from using ProtonMail
Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2019

ProtonMail back after the Russian government has been attempting to prevent Russian citizens from sending messages to ProtonMail. ProtonMail is now running normally in Russia, the popular encrypt ...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2019 patches two Windows flaws exploited in targeted attacks
Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2019 address 64 flaws, including two Windows zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2019 addres ...

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Malware
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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 ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
Cyber Crime
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Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026
Security
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Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026
Security
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Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SmarterTools SmarterMail and React Native Community CLI flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2026
Uncategorized
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Substack confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked data from nearly 700,000 users, including email addresses and phone numbers. Substack is an online platform for publishing email‑based news ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Hacktivism
Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

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Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
APT
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Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Security
CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks

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Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Deep Web
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Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations

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Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Hacking
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Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
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Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
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Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
Hacking
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Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
APT
APT28 exploits Microsoft Office flaw in Operation Neusploit

Russia-linked APT28 is behind Operation Neusploit, exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability in targeted attacks. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
APT
Notepad++ infrastructure hack likely tied to China-nexus APT Lotus Blossom

Rapid7 researchers say the Notepad++ hosting breach is likely linked to the China-nexus Lotus Blossom APT group. Recently, the Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised t ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
Malware
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