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China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024

China-linked group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. Mandiant researchers reported that China-linked APT group UNC3886 has ...

Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128%
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024

Ransomware groups claimed that they successfully targeted 4191 victims in 2023, Cybernews researchers report. According to the Ransomlooker tool, the number of ransomware attack victims increased ...

U.S. CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securit ...

The Quantum Computing Cryptopocalypse – I’ll Know It When I See It
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024

Can quantum computing break cryptography? Can it do it within a person’s lifetime? Will it be a cryptopocalypse, as some experts suggest? Can quantum computing break cryptography? Sure, it can. ...

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Security
iPhone and iPad are the first consumer devices cleared for NATO ‘RESTRICTED’ classification

Apple’s iPhone and iPad are now NATO-approved for classified use, listed in the alliance’s Information Assurance Product Catalogue. Apple announced that its iPhone and iPad have received NATO ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Security
Juniper issues emergency patch for critical PTX router RCE

Juniper released an emergency patch for Junos OS Evolved to fix CVE-2026-21902, a critical RCE flaw affecting PTX routers. Juniper Networks issued an out-of-band security update for Junos OS Evolv ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
How AI Aids Incident Response: Why Humans Alone Cannot Do IR Efficiently

AI accelerates incident response by correlating alerts and generating reports in minutes, helping teams scale beyond manual limits. Incident response has always been a race against the clock. It s ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Hacking
12 Million exposed .env files reveal widespread security failures

Mysterium VPN found 12M IPs exposing .env files, leaking credentials and revealing widespread security misconfigurations worldwide. Configuration mistakes rarely trigger alarms. A forgotten deny r ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Data Breach
ManoMano data breach impacted 38 Million customer accounts

European DIY platform ManoMano suffered a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing personal data of 38 million customers. European DIY e-commerce platform ManoMano disclosed a major data b ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Security
Trend Micro fixes two critical flaws in Apex One

Trend Micro fixed two critical Apex One flaws enabling remote code execution on vulnerable Windows systems and urged immediate updates. Trend Micro has addressed two critical vulnerabilities in Ap ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
APT
UAT-10027 campaign hits U.S. education and healthcare with stealthy Dohdoor backdoor

UAT-10027 campaign is targeting U.S. education and healthcare sectors to deploy a new Dohdoor backdoor. Cisco Talos has identified a new threat cluster, tracked as UAT-10027, targeting U.S. educat ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Cisco SD-WAN flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco SD-WAN flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Security
Hackers abused Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 to gain full admin control

Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability CVE-2026-20127 has been exploited since 2023 to gain unauthenticated admin access. A critical Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20127 (CVSS score of 10.0), ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
APT
Google GTIG disrupted China-linked APT UNC2814 halting attacks on 53 orgs in 42 countries

Google and partners disrupted UNC2814, a suspected China-linked group that hacked 53 organizations across 42 countries. Google, with industry partners, disrupted the infrastructure of UNC2814, a s ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Security
Untrusted repositories turn Claude code into an attack vector

Flaws in Anthropic’s Claude Code could allow remote code execution and theft of API keys when users open untrusted repositories. Check Point Research team found multiple vulnerabilities in Anthr ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters cyberattack on CarGurus impacts 12.4 Million users

ShinyHunters leaked data from 12.4M CarGurus accounts, exposing personal information from the U.S.-based auto research and shopping platform. The ShinyHunters group published personal data from ov ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Soliton Systems K.K FileZen to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Soliton Systems K.K FileZen to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructur ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
APT
Lazarus APT group deployed Medusa Ransomware against Middle East target

North Korea’s Lazarus Group used Medusa ransomware in an attack on an unnamed Middle East organization, researchers report. The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group, also known as Diamond Sleet ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Hacking
SolarWinds patches four critical Serv-U flaws enabling root access

SolarWinds addressed four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain root access to unpatched servers. SolarWinds released updates fixing four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities th ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Security
VMware Aria Operations flaws could enable remote attacks

Broadcom patched multiple VMware Aria Operations flaws, including high-severity issues that could enable remote code execution. Broadcom has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabi ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Malware
Arkanix Stealer: AI-assisted info-stealer shuts down after brief campaign

Arkanix Stealer surfaced in late 2025 as a short-lived info-stealer, likely built as an AI-assisted experiment and quickly abandoned. Arkanix Stealer emerged in late 2025 as a short-lived informat ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
APT
Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration

Russia-linked APT28 targeted European entities with a webhook-based macro malware campaign called Operation MacroMaze. Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Grou ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Data Breach
Everest ransomware hits Vikor Scientific 's supplier, data of 140,000 patients stolen

Everest ransomware claims an attack on diagnostic firm Vikor Scientific (Vanta Diagnostics), exposing data of nearly 140,000 people. The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Malware
Wormable XMRig campaign leverages BYOVD and timed kill switch for stealth

A wormable cryptojacking campaign spreads via pirated software, using BYOVD and a time-based logic bomb to deploy a custom XMRig miner. Researchers uncovered a wormable cryptojacking campaign that ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026