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North Korea, why too many see it as a cyber threat?
Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2012

In the recent years we have seen increasing attention from governments in the presidium of the cyber space. The concept of cyber warfare has become reality with the materialization of new threats that ...

Rim, Nokia and Apple. Monitoring, interferences and violated privacy
Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2012

What I want to discuss today is the interference of governments in what should be the private business and what are the consequences of an attitude so invasive. The news of this hour is that Nokia, R ...

“Cyber China" From Operation Aurora to China Cyber attacks Syndrome
Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2012

Cyber China is considered the most active persistent collector of Western intelligence and intellectual property, is it a syndrome or China represents a real threat? When we think of China in relatio ...

Symantec hack, some further considerations
Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2012

No doubt, the news of the beginning of the year is the alleged theft of the source of the Symantec antivirus. The news is sensational, "They stole everything to the police station!", hilarious but ver ...

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APT
Russian APTs Still Exploiting Patched WinRAR Flaw CVE-2025-8088

Despite a 2025 patch, Russian-linked groups still exploit a WinRAR flaw (CVE-2025-8088) to deploy malware via phishing archives. CVE-2025-8088 is a path traversal flaw in WinRAR that lets an attac ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2026
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