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FBI-DHS JAR report links Russian hackers to Presidential Election hacks
Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2016

A FBI-DHS JAR report released implicated Russian hacking group APT28 and APT29 in attacks against 2016 Presidential Election. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Inves ...

In 2017: Cool New Tech, Ominous Cyber Threats & Increased Terrorism in the West
Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2016

A lot of new and exciting technology will emerge or become more prominent in 2017 and the following is just a glimpse of what is anticipated. IoT & Smart Home Tech Smart home technology had be ...

Sundown Exploit Kit now leverages on the steganography
Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016

A new variant of the Sundown exploit kit leverages on steganography to hide exploit code in harmless-looking image files. Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new version of the Sundown ...

CheckPoint experts spotted Three Critical 0-Day in PHP 7
Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016

Researchers at the security firm CheckPoint have discovered three fresh critical zero day vulnerability in the last PHP 7. Security researchers at the firm CheckPoint have discovered three fresh cri ...

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Hacking
Chinese-speaking hackers exploited ESXi zero-days long before disclosure

Chinese-speaking attackers used a hacked SonicWall VPN to deploy ESXi zero-days that were likely exploited over a year before public disclosure. Chinese-speaking attackers were seen abusing a hack ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2026
Malware
Astaroth banking Trojan spreads in Brazil via WhatsApp worm

A WhatsApp worm spread the Astaroth banking trojan across Brazil by automatically sending malicious messages to victims’ contacts. Astaroth, a long-running Brazilian banking malware, has evolved ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2026
Security
Public PoC prompts Cisco patch for ISE, ISE-PIC vulnerability

Cisco addressed a medium-severity vulnerability in ISE and ISE-PIC after a public PoC exploit was disclosed. Cisco addressed a medium-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20029 (CVSS score: ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds HPE OneView and Microsoft Office PowerPoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds HPE OneView and Microsoft Office PowerPoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infr ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2026
Intelligence
China-linked groups intensify attacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, NSB warns

Taiwan says China-linked cyberattacks on its energy sector rose tenfold in 2025, hitting critical infrastructure across nine sectors, with total incidents up 6%. Taiwan reports China-linked cybera ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2026
Security
Ni8mare flaw gives unauthenticated control of n8n instances

A critical n8n flaw (CVE-2026-21858, CVSS 10.0), dubbed Ni8mare, allows unauthenticated attackers to fully take over vulnerable instances. Researchers uncovered a maximum severity n8n vulnerabilit ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2026
Hacking
Misconfigured email routing enables internal-spoofed phishing

Attackers exploit misconfigured email routing to spoof internal emails, using PhaaS platforms like Tycoon2FA to steal credentials. Attackers exploit misconfigured email routing and spoof protectio ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2026
Security
Veeam resolves CVSS 9.0 RCE flaw and other security issues

Veeam patched a critical RCE flaw in Backup & Replication, CVE-2025-59470, rated CVSS 9.0, along with other vulnerabilities. Veeam released patches for multiple Backup & Replication flaws, ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2026
Hacking
Hackers actively exploit critical RCE flaw in legacy D-Link DSL routers

Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw (CVE-2026-0625) in old D-Link DSL routers that allows remote command execution. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical RCE flaw, tracked as CVE-2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2026
Cyber Crime
Fake Booking.com lures and BSoD scams spread DCRat in European hospitality sector

PHALT#BLYX targets European hotels with fake Booking emails and BSoD lures, tricking staff into installing the DCRat remote access trojan. Researchers uncovered a late-December 2025 campaign, dubb ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2026
Security
CERT/CC warns of critical, unfixed vulnerability in TOTOLINK EX200

CERT/CC disclosed an unpatched flaw in the TOTOLINK EX200 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to fully compromise the device. CERT/CC warns of an unpatched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-20 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 06, 2026
Security
Google fixes critical Dolby Decoder bug in Android January update

Android’s January 2026 update fixes CVE-2025-54957, a critical Dolby audio decoder flaw discovered by Google researchers in October 2025. A critical Dolby audio decoder vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 06, 2026
Cyber Crime
Resecurity Went on the Cyber Offensive - When 'Shiny Objects' trick 'Shiny Hunters'

Resecurity released 105 pages with 1,000+ messages tied to hacker John Erin Binns, detailing contacts with an unnamed woman in Turkey and an associate called “S.M.” Resecurity released 105 pag ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 06, 2026
APT
Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 uses Viber to spy on Ukrainian military in 2025

Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025. Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0184 (aka Hive0156) is t ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2026
Malware
Kimwolf botnet leverages residential proxies to hijack 2M+ Android devices

The Kimwolf botnet has infected over 2 million Android devices, spreading mainly through residential proxy networks, researchers say. The Kimwolf botnet has compromised more than 2 million Android ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2026
Cyber Crime
The cybercriminal behind the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been released from prison early thanks to Trump’s 2018 First Step Act

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to prison for his role in the Bitfinex hack that occurred in 2016, has been released from prison early. Ilya Lichtenstein (38), convicted for the hack of the c ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2026
Malware
VVS Stealer, a new python malware steals Discord credentials

VVS Stealer is a Python-based malware that steals Discord credentials and tokens and has been sold on Telegram since at least April 2025. Palo Alto Networks researchers uncovered VVS Stealer, a Py ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2026
Security
Resecurity Caught ShinyHunters in Honeypot

Resecurity caught ShinyHunters (SLH) using decoy accounts; the group attacked airlines, telecoms, and law enforcement in Sept 2025. In an interesting development, Resecurity has caught actors kno ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2026
Intelligence
What is happening to the Internet in Venezuela? Did the U.S. use cyber capabilities?

In light of the tragic events that have occurred in Venezuela, what is happening to the Internet in the country, and how are users accessing it? Yesterday, the United States launched a "large scal ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 78

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Evasive Panda APT poisons DNS requests t ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2026