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Wikileaks - CIA CouchPotato remote tool can stealthy collect RTSP/H.264 video streams
Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2017

WikiLeaks has published another Vault 7 leak, revealing the CIA tool CouchPotato that allows operators to remotely spy on video streams in real-time. "Today, August 10th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes the ...

Experts found a link between the KONNI attacks and DarkHotel campaigns against NK
Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2017

Experts at Cylance noticed that the decoy document used in KONNI attacks is similar to the one used in recent campaigns of the DarkHotel APT. In May, Cisco Talos team discovered a RAT dubbed KON ...

A Self-driving car can be easily hacked by just putting stickers on road signs
Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2017

A team of experts showed that a simple sticker attached on a sign board can confuse any self-driving car and potentially lead an accident. We have discussed car hacking many times, it is a scaring ...

SAP Security Patch Day – August 2017 addresses 19 vulnerabilities
Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2017

SAP just released another set of security patches for its products to address a total of 19 vulnerabilities, most common vulnerability type is XSS. On Tuesday, SAP released a set of security patches ...

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Intelligence
Russia-linked hackers target Signal, WhatsApp of officials globally

Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government and military officials worldwide, warns Dutch intelligence. Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) warn of a glo ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Data Breach
Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions data breach impacted over 3.4 million patients

A breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed sensitive health data belonging to more than 3.4 million patients. A data breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Claude Opus AI model discovers 22 Firefox bugs

Anthropic used Claude Opus 4.6 to identify 22 Firefox vulnerabilities, most of which were high severity, all of which were fixed in Firefox 148, released in January 2026. Anthropic discovered 22 s ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Security
Critical Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 exposes server backups

Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 lets attackers download and decrypt server backups without authentication, exposing sensitive data on public management interfaces. A critical vulnerability in Nginx U ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Malware
Massive GitHub malware operation spreads BoryptGrab stealer

Trend Micro found BoryptGrab stealer spreading through 100+ GitHub repositories, stealing browser data, crypto wallets, system information, and user files. Trend Micro uncovered a campaign distrib ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 87

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Reverse Engineering is no longer ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 566 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 March 08, 2026
Hacking
FBI probing intrusion into a system managing sensitive surveillance information

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing suspicious activity on an internal system containing sensitive surveillance and investigation data. The FBI is investigating suspicious cyber a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2026
Cyber warfare
Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence

Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cy ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2026
APT
Iran-linked MuddyWater deploys Dindoor malware against U.S. organizations

Iran-linked APT MuddyWater targeted U.S. organizations, deploying the new Dindoor backdoor across sectors including banks, airports, and nonprofits. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team uncove ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Security
Cisco flags ongoing exploitation of two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws

Cisco warns that two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws, CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122, are already being actively exploited in the wild. Cisco warned customers that threat actors are acti ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Malware
Microsoft warns of ClickFix campaign exploiting Windows Terminal to deliver Lumma Stealer

Microsoft warns of ClickFix campaign using Windows Terminal to deliver Lumma Stealer via social engineering attacks. Microsoft revealed a new ClickFix campaign where attackers exploit Windows Term ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
APT
Iran-nexus APT Dust Specter targets Iraq officials with new malware

A campaign by Iran-linked group Dust Specter is targeting Iraqi officials with phishing emails delivering new malware families. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers linked the Iran-nexus group Dust Spec ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision  flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Security
Google GTIG: 90 zero-day flaws exploited in 2025 as enterprise targets grow

Google’s GTIG reports 90 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2025, up from 78 in 2024, with a growing share targeting enterprise systems. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Security
Phobos Ransomware admin faces up to 20 years after guilty plea

Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn (43) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in the Phobos ransomware operation. Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleaded guilty in the US to wire fraud conspiracy ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2026
APT
Russian APT targets Ukraine with BadPaw and MeowMeow malware

Researchers uncovered a Russian campaign targeting Ukrainian entities with new malware families BadPaw and MeowMeow delivered through phishing emails. Researchers reported a phishing campaign link ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2026
Cyber Crime
Operation Leak: FBI and Europol dismantle LeakBase Cybercrime forum

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum in an international crackdown led by Europol. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum (lea ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2026
Security
Google uncovers Coruna iOS Exploit Kit targeting iOS 13–17.2.1

Google warns of the Coruna iOS exploit kit, using 23 exploits across five chains to target iPhones running iOS 13–17.2.1, but not the latest iOS. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has identif ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2026
Breaking News
Cisco fixes maximum-severity Secure FMC bugs threatening firewall security

Cisco patched two critical Secure FMC vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain root access to managed firewalls. Cisco addressed two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Ma ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2026