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Hacker Interviews – The Watcher
Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016

Today I have interviewed Watcher one of the hackers belonging to #GhostSec that fights IS propaganda online. GhostWatcher participated in various hacking campaigns, including #OpISIS and #OpPedoH ...

Proxy PAC hack allows for intercept of HTTPS URLS
Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016

Israeli experts discovered a vulnerability within the JavaScript that proxy PAC files that allows HTTPS URLs interception via Proxy Attacks. Israeli security firm, Safebreach, has discovered a vulner ...

The Great Spyware sale: SpyNote available for free use
Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016

Palo Alto Networks recently discovered a Remote Access Trojan dubbed SpyNote that is free available allowing anyone to launch attacks in the wild. I love when the sale happens in malls. People just ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 71 – News of the week
Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all let me inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded a ...

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Security
CVE-2026-3888: Ubuntu Desktop 24.04+ vulnerable to Root exploit

Ubuntu flaw CVE-2026-3888 lets attackers gain root via a systemd timing exploit, affecting Desktop 24.04+ with high severity. Qualys researchers found a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-388 ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2026
Data Breach
Robotic surgery firm Intuitive reports data breach after targeted phishing attack

Intuitive suffered a phishing attack leading to a data breach exposing customer, employee, and corporate information. Intuitive is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells robotic ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2026
Cyber warfare
Tracking the Iran War: A Month of Escalation and Regional Impact

Iran war likely prolonged, increasing cyber threats, energy disruption, and instability, with companies in the Middle East facing higher risk. Resecurity (USA) released a strategic intelligence u ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2026
Security
EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian actors over cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian firms and individuals for cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and over 65,000 devices across member states. The Council of the European Union has impose ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2026
Malware
RondoDox botnet expands arsenal targeting 174 flaws, and hits 15,000 daily exploit attempts

RondoDox botnet targets 174 flaws, reaching 15,000 daily exploit attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign. RondoDox botnet is ramping up attacks, targeting 174 vulnerabilities with up to ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2026
APT
CL-STA-1087 targets military capabilities since 2020

China-linked APT group CL-STA-1087 has targeted Southeast Asian militaries since 2020 using AppleChris and MemFun. A suspected China-linked espionage campaign, tracked as CL-STA-1087, has targeted ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2026
Cyber Crime
From Windows to macOS: ClickFix attacks shift tactics with ChatGPT-based lures

ClickFix campaigns are evolving, with attackers increasingly targeting macOS users and deploying more advanced infostealers, according to Sophos researchers. ClickFix is a growing social engineeri ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2026
Hacking
Attack on Stryker’s Microsoft environment wiped employee devices without malware

The recent cyberattack on Stryker wiped tens of thousands of employee devices through its Microsoft environment, and systems are still offline. A recent cyberattack on medical technology giant Str ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2026
Malware
Russia-linked APT uses DRILLAPP backdoor to spy on Ukrainian targets

Russia-linked threat actors target Ukrainian entities with DRILLAPP backdoor and use Edge debugging for stealth. A new DRILLAPP backdoor campaign targets Ukrainian organizations, abusing Microsoft ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI launches inquiry into Steam games spreading malware

The FBI is asking gamers who installed malware-infected Steam games between May 2024 and January 2026 to come forward as part of an ongoing investigation. The FBI is seeking gamers who downloaded ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026
Intelligence
Former Germany’s foreign intelligence VP hit in Signal account takeover campaign

Former BND VP Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven was targeted in a Signal cyberattack, part of a wave hitting officials and politicians in Germany. A cyberattack targeting Signal and WhatsApp users has ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026
Security
Advanced Protection Mode in Android 17 prevents apps from misusing Accessibility Services

Android 17 will block non-accessibility apps from using the Accessibility API under Advanced Protection Mode to reduce malware abuse. Android 17 introduces a new security feature in Advanced Prote ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026
Hacking
Unprivileged users could exploit AppArmor bugs to gain root access

Researchers found nine “CrackArmor” flaws in Linux AppArmor that could let unprivileged users bypass protections, gain root privileges, and weaken container isolation. Qualys researchers discl ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026
Cyber Crime
Payload Ransomware claims the hack of Royal Bahrain Hospital

The Payload Ransomware group claims to have breached the Royal Bahrain Hospital (RBH), a leading healthcare facility in Bahrain. The Payload Ransomware group claims to have hacked the Royal Bahrai ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2026
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 88

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter New BoryptGrab Stealer Targets Windows U ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 567 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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 Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2026
Security
Starbucks data breach impacts 889 employees

Starbucks disclosed a breach after phishing attacks on its employee portal led to unauthorized access to Partner Central accounts, exposing staff data. Starbucks reported a data breach affecting h ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2026
Cyber Crime
Storm-2561 lures victims to spoofed VPN sites to harvest corporate logins

Attackers linked to Storm-2561 use SEO-poisoned search results to lure users to fake Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet VPN sites that steal corporate login credentials. In mid-January 2026, Microsoft De ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2026
Cyber Crime
Interpol - Operation Synergia III leads to 45,000 malicious IPs dismantled and 94 arrests worldwide

INTERPOL dismantled 45,000 malicious IPs and servers and arrested 94 suspects in a global cybercrime operation. INTERPOL announced a global cybercrime operation (codenamed Operation Synergia III) ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Google Chrome flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chrome flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026