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Fake software activation videos on TikTok spread Vidar, StealC
Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2025

Crooks use TikTok videos with fake tips to trick users into running commands that install Vidar and StealC malware in ClickFix attacks. Cybercriminals leverage AI-generated TikTok videos in ClickF ...

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 46
Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Sarcoma Ransomware Unveiled: Anatomy of a Double Extortion Gan ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 525 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2025

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffa ...

Operation ENDGAME disrupted global ransomware infrastructure
Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2025

Operation ENDGAME dismantled key ransomware infrastructure, taking down 300 servers, 650 domains, and seizing €21.2M in crypto. From May 19 to 22, 2025, Operation ENDGAME, coordinated by Europol ...

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Security
U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS), and Google Chromium V8 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS), and Google Chromium V8 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2026
Security
Chaotic Eclipse Unveils RoguePlanet Exploit Targeting Fully Patched Windows

The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for the RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender zero-day, which can grant SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. Security researcher Chaotic Eclip ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2026
Malware
“AI Worms”, researchers demonstrate autonomous malware capable of adapting to any online device

A study by the University of Toronto shows how artificial intelligence can power autonomous worms capable of tailoring attacks against Windows, Linux and IoT devices. A group of researchers from t ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2026
Security
France's Government Messaging App Tchap Got Breached

France’s government chat app Tchap was breached after a single account was compromised, exposing messages and data from public channels. Tchap, the encrypted messaging platform developed by the ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2026
Security
Microsoft Releases Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday With 208 CVEs

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2026 fix a record 208 CVEs, including one actively exploited zero-day and multiple critical RCE flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates fo ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Uncategorized
Critical Veeam RCE Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Users Take Over Backup Servers

Veeam addressed a critical RCE vulnerability flaw in Backup & Replication that lets low-privileged domain users take control of backup servers. Veeam has patched a critical remote code executi ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Malware
Miasma Worm Compromises 73 Microsoft GitHub Repositories

The Miasma worm compromised 73 Microsoft GitHub repos, spreading via AI coding tools and stealing cloud credentials from developers and CI/CD systems. A self-replicating worm called Miasma has com ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Hacking
Google fixes the fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026

Google fixed a new Chrome zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-11645, in the V8 JavaScript engine, which is already being exploited in the wild. Google released emergency updates to address a new Chrome ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-23111: Linux nf_tables Flaw Enables Root Exploits

A Linux kernel nf_tables bug lets local users gain root via use-after-free caused by a logic error; patch removes a single “!”. CVE-2026-23111 lives in nf_tables, the Linux kernel's packet fil ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Security
Meta Accuses NSO of Violating WhatsApp Court Injunction

Meta says NSO violated a court injunction by targeting WhatsApp users again through phishing campaigns and test accounts. Last year, WhatsApp won a landmark case against NSO Group, the Israeli spy ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Security
Everest Forms Pro WordPress Flaw is Handing Attackers Admin Access

Hackers exploit CVE-2026-3300 in Everest Forms Pro to inject PHP via form fields, creating rogue admin accounts. 29,300 attempts blocked. Researcher h0xilo submitted a flaw in Everest Forms Pro f ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Cyber Crime
UNC3753 Escalates: From Vishing Calls to Physical Office Intrusions at US Legal and Financial Firms

UNC3753 phones staff posing as IT, hijacks screen sessions, steals sensitive legal files, and now sends operatives physically into offices to plug in USB drives. Google Mandiant and the Google Thr ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Meta AI Recovery Tool Flaw Exposed 20,000+ Instagram Accounts

A flaw in Meta's AI-powered Instagram recovery tool exposed over 20,000 accounts, letting attackers reset passwords and take over profiles. Meta's High Touch Support tool, known as HTS, was design ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Uncategorized
IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability

C0XMO is a new Gafgyt botnet variant exploiting old router flaws, spreading across IoT devices, killing rivals, and enabling large-scale DDoS attacks. In March 2026, FortiGuard Labs discovered a n ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Data Breach
DentaQuest Breach: ShinyHunters Publish Data Impacting 2.6M People

ShinyHunters leaked 234 GB of data allegedly stolen from DentaQuest after failed negotiations, potentially impacting 2.6 million people. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published a 234 GB arc ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 100

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Targeting WordPress Abuses Steam ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 580 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 June 07, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers to Support NSA Use of Mythos

Reports claim Anthropic engineers are helping the NSA use its restricted AI model Mythos, known for advanced cybersecurity capabilities. This week, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic has ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2026