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A cyberattack impacted operations at the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport
Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024

A cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle, which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, websites and phone systems were impacted. Media reported that the Port of Seattle, which also ...

Linux malware sedexp uses udev rules for persistence and evasion
Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024

Researchers spotted a new stealthy Linux malware named sedexp that uses Linux udev rules to achieve persistence and evade detection. Aon’s Cyber Solutions spotted a new malware family, called se ...

France police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024

French police arrested Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of Telegram, due to the lack of content moderation that advantaged criminal activity. Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Teleg ...

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 8
Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Meet UULoader: An Emerging and Evasive Malicious Installer ...

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Hacking
Critical Cisco Unified CM Bug Patched as Public Exploit Code Emerges

Cisco patched a critical Unified CM flaw with public PoC code that allows unauthenticated attackers to launch SSRF attacks remotely. Cisco has addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as C ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026
Intelligence
Gamaredon Uses WinRAR Vulnerability to Launch Modular Spy Campaign on Ukrainian Targets

Gamaredon exploits a WinRAR flaw to drop modular, nearly fileless malware on Ukrainian targets, hiding payloads in Windows streams and resolving C2s via Telegram. Sekoia's Threat Detection & R ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026
Security
Researcher Drops a New VS Code Zero-Day After Losing Trust in Microsoft's Disclosure Process

A researcher publicly released a VS Code exploit within hours, citing past disputes with Microsoft over bug handling. The security researcher Ammar Askar found a new serious zero-day in Visual Stu ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
29 Arrests, Nine Crime Groups Dismantled: Another Blow to Illegal Streaming

International Operation KRATOS led by Europol dismantled illegal streaming networks, leading to 29 arrests and nine crime groups taken down. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed O ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026
Intelligence
Cyber espionage campaign targeted stock exchange executive’s Outlook account

Attackers spent five months silently stealing emails from a stock exchange executive's Outlook account in a suspected espionage operation. A threat actor quietly sat inside a senior executive's Ou ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026
Security
Russia's FSB Says Foreign Spies Infected Officials' Phones With Malware

Russia's FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials' phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia's Fed ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026
Breaking News
Google Patches Actively Exploited Android Flaw Affecting Millions of Devices

Google fixed 124 Android flaws, including CVE-2025-48595, an actively exploited privilege escalation bug linked to targeted attacks. Google has released its June 2026 Android security updates, fix ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026
Security
Why an HP Poly VoIP Phones Bug Could Become an Enterprise Foothold

Rapid7 details a critical unauthenticated overflow in HP Poly VoIP phones that can lead to root RCE, with patches available for affected models. Rapid7’s latest disclosure on CVE-2026-0826 shoul ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026
Hacking
Instagram Account Hijacks Expose the Security Risks of AI-Powered Support

Attackers exploited Meta’s AI support chatbot to reset Instagram passwords and hijack accounts without accessing victims’ email inboxes. Attackers abused Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Oracle WebLogic flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle WebLogic flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CI ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2026
Reports
ENISA NIS360 2026: Progress Across the Board, But the Sectors That Matter Most Are Still Falling Short

ENISA NIS360 2026 shows cybersecurity improving across EU critical sectors, but health, water, rail, and space remain in the risk zone. ENISA has published its third annual NIS360 report, assessin ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2026
Breaking News
GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure

Malware on approximately 2,000 WordPress sites hid C2 instructions in Steam profile comments using invisible Unicode. GoDaddy researchers spotted a command-and-control infrastructure for a malware ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2026
Cyber Crime
Ransomware Operators Keep Business Hours. The Data Proves It

16,699 ransomware leak posts over 2 years show 84% drop Monday–Friday, peak at European afternoon hours. October spikes yearly. Someone analyzed 16,699 ransomware leak-site posts across 200 gro ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-8732: The WP Maps Pro Flaw That Lets Anyone Create a WordPress Admin Without a Password

CVE-2026-8732 in WP Maps Pro lets unauthenticated attackers create WordPress admin accounts. 2,858 attacks blocked in 24 hours. WP Maps Pro plugin allows WordPress site owners to embed Google Maps ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
CIFSwitch, a Linux Root Bug Hidden in Plain Sight for 19 Years

CIFSwitch is a 19-year-old Linux logic bug turning forged CIFS auth keys into root. Affects Mint, CentOS, Rocky, Kali, SLES. CIFSwitch stands apart from typical privilege escalation vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Cyber warfare
The Pentagon Finally Admits That Location Data Is a Battlefield Problem

The Pentagon confirmed adversaries are using commercial location data to track U.S. troops, exposing risks tied to smartphones and ad-tech networks. For years, security researchers, privacy advoca ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
CVE-2026-0257: Rapid7 Caught Attackers Abusing Forged VPN Cookies Against Multiple Customers

CVE-2026-0257 lets attackers forge Palo Alto GlobalProtect auth cookies and bypass VPN login. Exploitation confirmed since May 17. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability CVE-2026-0257 on M ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 99

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ghost CMS Mass Compromised via CVE-2026- ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2026