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HPE discloses critical zero-day in Systems Insight Manager
Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020

HPE has disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the latest versions of its HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) software for both Windows and Linux. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has disclosed a zer ...

EU Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts aim at setting new rules for tech giants
Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020

The European Union is going to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that will impose new rules for tech giants. The European Union is set to unveil two laws, the Digital ...

Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users
Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020

Security experts spotted a new malware strain, named Goontact, that allows its operators to spy on both Android and iOS users. Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed ...

Microsoft partnered with security firms to sinkhole the C2 used in SolarWinds hack
Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020

Microsoft and its partners have seized the primary domain used in the SolarWinds attack to identify the victims through sinkholing. Microsoft partnered with other cybersecurity firms to seize the ...

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Malware
New Russian Campaign Uses Fake Webex and Zoom Installers to Deploy Starland RAT

Russian-speaking UAT-11795 spreads trojanized Zoom, Webex, and MobaXterm installers to deliver Starland RAT and the WLDR memory-only implant. Cisco Talos researchers published a detailed technical ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Th ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026
Cyber Crime
Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to Prison Over £29 Million TfL Cyberattack

Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group received jail sentences in the UK for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. A UK court sentenced two Scattered Spider members, Thalha J ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
TuxBot v3: The IoT Botnet Built With AI - Bugs, Disclaimers and All

TuxBot v3, an AI-built IoT botnet for 17 architectures, shipped with LLM bugs and safety disclaimers the developer never removed. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 identified a previously undocumented m ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Claude Code and DeepSeek Powered Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign

Chinese actors used Claude Code and DeepSeek to automate attacks that breached government systems and targeted financial firms. Hunt.io researchers stumbled onto an active intrusion campaign in Ju ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2026
Security
Zoom Fixes CVE-2026-53412, a Critical Account Takeover Bug

Zoom warns of a critical Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53412, that could let attackers take over accounts without authentication. Zoom has fixed a critical Windows vulnerability, tracked as CV ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2026
Hacking
Chaotic Eclipse Unveils LegacyHive Exploit Affecting Fully Patched Windows Systems

LegacyHive PoC exposes a Windows Privilege Escalation flaw affecting fully patched Windows desktop and server systems. Just hours after Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday, security researcher Nig ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2026
Security
AsyncAPI npm Supply Chain Attack: Malware Injected Into Packages With 2 Million Weekly Downloads

AsyncAPI npm packages with 2M weekly downloads were compromised, spreading malware with info-stealing, crypto-theft and RAT capabilities. OX Security researchers disclosed on July 14 that the Asyn ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2026
Hacking
SonicWall warns of active exploitation of two SMA 1000 zero-days

SonicWall warns of active attacks exploiting two SMA 1000 zero-days, including a flaw enabling arbitrary command execution. SonicWall confirmed the active exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilit ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2026
Security
Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2026, the largest update ever. 621 CVEs in one month

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes a record 621 CVEs, including 2 exploited zero-days and critical flaws affecting SharePoint, RDP, Hyper-V, and AD FS. Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday is, by a sig ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026
Security
U.S. Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider and Cryptor Seller Behind Billions in Ransomware Losses

U.S. sanctions hit VPN provider 1VPNS and a cryptor seller for enabling ransomware gangs behind billions in losses to critical infrastructure. The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026
Hacking
Attacker Used AI to Build Custom PowerShell Recon Malware

Huntress found an AI-generated PowerShell script used for AD reconnaissance, showing attackers are using AI to create custom, evasive tools. During an incident response investigation on June 3, 20 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026
Cyber Crime
Malware Hits Japan's Largest Taxi Company Nihon Kotsu, Services Temporarily Suspended

Japan's largest taxi operator Nihon Kotsu shut down systems after a malware attack, disrupting dispatch and bookings. Nihon Kotsu, Japan's largest taxi company, disclosed on July 13, 2026 that it ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026
Malware
CrashStealer: New macOS Infostealer Uses Signed Apps to Evade Gatekeeper

New macOS infostealer CrashStealer uses a signed app to bypass Gatekeeper, steals credentials and wallets, then AES-encrypts stolen data. Jamf Threat Labs first spotted CrashStealer in early May 2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026
Data Breach
Lidl Notified Online Shop Customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands of a Data Breach

Lidl disclosed a third-party data breach affecting online shop customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Payment data was not exposed. Lidl contacted customers of its online shop in Germ ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a Cisco IOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Cisco IOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)� ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026
Intelligence
EU Targets FSB-Linked Hackers in New Sanctions Over Cyber Sabotage

EU sanctions target nine people and four entities tied to Russia's FSB over a 15-year cyberespionage and critical infrastructure sabotage campaign. The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday t ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026
Cyber Crime
Dutch Nationals Suspected in Odido Hack That Exposed Six Million Customers

Dutch police suspect local hackers behind the Odido breach that exposed 6M customers after a phishing attack and seek public help identifying them. Dutch police have identified strong indications ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026
Security
Australia Alerts Organizations to Ongoing CMS Exploitation Attacks

Australia warns of a global campaign exploiting CMS flaws to deploy webshells on WordPress, Joomla, and other websites. Australia's Signals Directorate has issued an alert about a large-scale expl ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026