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Chinese researchers from Tencent hacked a Tesla model once again
Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2017

A team of security researchers from Chinese firm Tencent has once again demonstrated how to remotely hack a Tesla Model vehicle. Security researchers from Chinese firm Tencent have once again dem ...

BlackHat 2017 - Positive Technologies researcher claims ApplePay vulnerable to two distinct attacks
Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2017

BlackHat 2017 - Security expert at Positive Technologies claims ApplePay vulnerable to two distinct attacks. At the Black Hat USA hacking conference,  security researchers from Positive Technologie ...

Critical Vulnerabilities discovered in Radiation Monitoring Devices (RDMs) used at Power Plants and Airports
Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2017

Experts discovered flaws in widely deployed Radiation Monitoring Devices (RDMs) that could be triggered to raise false alarms and worse. This week at Black Hat in Las Vegas, researchers at informatio ...

BLACK HAT USA - Hackers turn car washing machines in a mortal trap
Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2017

BLACK HAT USA - Experts show how hackers can cause physical damage to vehicles and injure drivers by remotely hacking a connected car washing machines. What about hacking into Internet-connected car ...

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Security
Hackers exploit unsecured MongoDB instances to wipe data and demand ransom

Over 1,400 exposed MongoDB servers have been hijacked and wiped by hackers, who left ransom notes after exploiting weak or missing access controls. Cybersecurity firm Flare reports that unsecured ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 82

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter KONNI Adopts AI to Generate PowerShell B ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates

Notepad++ maintainer says nation-state attackers hijacked the app’s update system by redirecting traffic at the hosting provider level. The Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hacker ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 561 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 February 02, 2026
Laws and regulations
DOJ releases details alleged talented hacker working for Jeffrey Epstein

An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a Justice Department document released Friday. An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026
APT
Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, and Heat Facilities in Poland

CERT Polska said cyberattacks hit 30+ wind and solar farms, a manufacturer, and a major CHP plant supplying heat to nearly 500,000 people. On December 29, 2025, Poland faced coordinated cyberattac ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026
Security
SmarterTools patches critical SmarterMail flaw allowing code execution

SmarterTools fixed two SmarterMail flaws, including a critical bug (CVE-2026-24423) that could allow arbitrary code execution. SmarterTools fixed two security bugs in its SmarterMail email softwar ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Cyber Crime
Empire Market co-founder faces 10 years to life after guilty plea

Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton pleaded guilty to U.S. drug conspiracy charges in Chicago, facing a mandatory 10 years to life in prison. Raheim Hamilton (30) of Virginia, co-creator of t ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
SolarWinds addressed four critical Web Help Desk flaws

SolarWinds patched six Web Help Desk vulnerabilities, including four critical flaws exploitable without authentication for RCE or auth bypass. SolarWinds released security updates to address six W ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Google targets IPIDEA in crackdown on global residential proxy networks

Google disrupted IPIDEA, a major residential proxy network that enrolled users’ devices via SDKs embedded in mobile and desktop apps. Google and partners disrupted the IPIDEA residential proxy n ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Nation-state and criminal actors leverage WinRAR flaw in attacks

Multiple threat actors exploited a now-patched critical WinRAR flaw to gain initial access and deliver various malicious payloads. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that multiple th ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
OpenSSL issued security updates to fix 12 flaws, including Remote Code Execution

OpenSSL released security updates that address 12 flaws, including a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability. OpenSSL issued security updates fixing 12 vulnerabilities in the open-source ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
Fortinet patches actively exploited FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858)

Fortinet released fixes for a critical FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858) actively exploited, impacting FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer. Fortinet started rolling out patches for a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Hacking
PackageGate bugs let attackers bypass protections in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun

Koi researchers found “PackageGate” flaws in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun that let attackers perform supply chain attacks and run malicious code. Security firm Koi uncovered a set of vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
WhatsApp rolls out Strict Account settings to strengthen protection for high-risk users

Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to better protect high-risk users from advanced cyber attacks. Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to enhance the security ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Shadowserver finds 6,000+ likely vulnerable SmarterMail servers exposed online

Shadowserver researchers found 6,000+ SmarterMail servers exposed online and likely vulnerable to a critical auth bypass flaw. Nonprofit security organization Shadowserver reported that over 6,000 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Malware
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users

A multi-stage phishing campaign targets users in Russia with ransomware and Amnesia RAT using fake business documents as lures. FortiGuard Labs researchers uncovered a multi-stage malware campaign ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026