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The power of social networks
Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2011

For years now we live with the confirmation of the importance of social networks and their impact on daily life. As with any other subject there are many and conflicting opinions on what is consider ...

WiFi Protected Setup vulnerable to Reaver tool attack
Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2011

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS; originally Wi-Fi Simple Config) is a computing standard used to allow easy establishment of a secure wireless home network. It has been introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance on ...

Stuxnet, Duqu and the sons of the "Tilded" platform
Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2011

We all have heard of Stuxnet viruses, malware that has undoubtedly marked a new era in the field. It is considered by experts the first real cyber weapon developed to infect control systems present in ...

GSM mobile ... the insecure network
Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2011

The latest discovered vulnerability in GSM ( Global System for Mobile) technology is worrying many telecom operators of several countries due to their impact on an audience of billions users. Some ex ...

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Hacking
Hack One Robot, Reach the Next: Unitree G1 Security Flaws

A researcher chained two Unitree G1 flaws to gain root access remotely and showed how a compromised robot could attack others nearby. Security researcher Olivier Laflamme spent about three months ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Cyber Crime
Rhysida Ransomware Group Targets Berlin Government Ahead of Vote

Berlin 's government faces a Rhysida ransomware attack weeks before elections, with officials refusing to pay despite a claimed 5.79 TB data theft. Berlin's state government confirmed this week it ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Intelligence
Philippine Nuclear and Naval Targets Hit by Suspected Chinese Operator

An alleged Chinese-speaking actor breached Philippine nuclear and naval targets by exploiting known flaws, stealing sensitive data. A suspected Chinese-speaking operator targeted a Philippine nucl ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Data Breach
Love Electric Breach: 877,000 Driver Records Offered for $600

Love Electric's alleged data breach exposes sensitive driver data and highlights the identity risks created by third-party salary sacrifice providers. A seller on an English-language data-breach f ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Security
Trump Targets Foreign Technology in New U.S. Power Grid Security Order

Trump targets foreign-made power grid equipment, citing cyber, sabotage and supply-chain risks to U.S. national security. Executive Order 14420, signed on August 26, targets equipment and technolo ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Inf ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
APT
Russian APT BlueDelta Uses HOOKEDGE to Target Defense and Diplomatic Organizations

BlueDelta (APT28) uses webhook.site and Microsoft Edge to hide HOOKEDGE espionage traffic targeting European governments. Recorded Future's Insikt Group documented a campaign by BlueDelta, the Rus ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Hacking
PaperCut Zero-Day Under Active Attack: Emergency Patch Released

PaperCut warns that a zero-day in NG and MF is being exploited. The company already release emergency patches to address it. PaperCut Software warns that attackers are actively exploiting a zero-d ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Data Breach
Cyberattack on UK Airport Operator MAG Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers Across Three Airports

A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed data of 8.7 million customers across Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. Manchester Airports Group disclosed that an unauthorised t ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
APT
Dark Caracal Deploys New Go Malware With Ethereum-Based C2 Fallback

Dark Caracal targets Venezuela with GoCaracal, an upgraded Bandook toolkit and an Ethereum fallback for resilient C2 communications. Dark Caracal is back with new malware and the same hunting grou ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Security
Australian Police Charge Two Over TeamPCP Credential Theft

Australian police charged two men linked to TeamPCP over malware hidden in open-source code that stole 500,000+ credentials from 1,000+ organizations. Australian police have charged two men from W ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Laws and regulations
Meta to Pay Up to $18B Over Teen Social Media Use

Meta will pay up to $18B and cap teen Facebook and Instagram use at two hours daily after nearly all US states sued over child safety. Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impo ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
ICS-SCADA
CISA Warns Water Utilities: Find Your Exposed PLCs Before Attackers Do

CISA urges water utilities to find and secure internet-exposed PLCs after July attacks showed how easily exposed industrial systems can be compromised. Over 100 internet-exposed systems in the US ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Intelligence
OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts backing covert influence operation

OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts backing a fake think tank, IBI, that used AI posts and a fake “sovereignty” index to push pro‑Russia narratives. OpenAI says it has banned a cluster of ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Hacking
CISA Red Team Fully Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs

CISA red teams fully compromised two critical infrastructure orgs. One SOC isolated hosts in minutes; the other never detected the breach. CISA published an advisory (AA26-237A) documenting two si ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
APT
FBI Seizes China-Linked Hacking Platforms QScan and QTRouter Used Against Critical Infrastructure

FBI seizes QScan and QTRouter, China-linked platforms used to hide intrusions and target U.S. critical infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have seized two platforms, QScan a ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Gitea flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Reports
88 ID Verification Breaches Show the Cost of Collecting Identity Data

88 ID-verification breaches exposed billions of records, highlighting the growing risks of collecting sensitive identity and biometric data. A new report from Mysterium VPN compiles 88 documented ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Security
WhatsApp Adds Stronger Security as Passkeys Hit 1 Billion

WhatsApp says 1 billion users now use passkeys, while stronger two-step verification and caller context add new layers of account protection. WhatsApp has reached a significant security milestone: ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026