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Unknown ransomware gang uses SQL injection bug in BillQuick Web Suite to deploy ransomware
Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021

An unknown ransomware gang leverages a critical SQL injection flaw in the BillQuick Web Suite time and billing solution to deploy ransomware. An unknown ransomware gang is exploiting a critical SQ ...

A critical RCE flaw affects Discourse software, patch it now!
Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021

US CISA urges administrators to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-41163, in Discourse installs. Discourse is a popular open-source Internet forum and mailing lis ...

Red TIM Research found two rare flaws in Ericsson OSS-RC component
Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021

The Red Team Research (RTR), the bug’s research division from Italian Telecommunication firm TIM, found 2 new vulnerabilities affecting the Ericsson OSS-RC. What is the OSS (Operations Support ...

Russia-linked Nobelium APT targets orgs in the global IT supply chain
Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021

Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has breached at least 14 managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers since May 2021. The SolarWinds security breach was not isolated, Russia-lin ...

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Malware
PoisonedRefresh: A Fileless Linux Rootkit That Injects PHP Web Shells Into F5 BIG-IP APM Server Memory

PoisonedRefresh rootkit injects PHP web shells into F5 BIG-IP APM Apache memory, leaving no disk artifacts. SophosLabs published a detailed technical analysis on September 8, 2026, of a Linux impl ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2026
Security
Chaotic Eclipse Released ShieldCrash, A PoC For Microsoft Defender Zero-Day

The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released ShieldCrash, a PoC exploit for a Microsoft Defender Zero-Day vulnerability. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightm ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2026
Security
Microsoft’s Biggest Patch Tuesday: 974 CVEs, 2 Zero-Days and 20 Wormable Bugs

September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 974 CVEs including 2 exploited zero-days, 20 wormable bugs, and a critical Exchange RCE via Visio email. Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday set ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2026
Cyber Crime
Hackers Drain $320 Million From Liquid Network, Then Return Most of It

Crypto exchange network Liquid Network lost $320 million overnight, then got most of it back after the hackers demanded a bug fix instead of a ransom Bitcoin's Liquid Network, a sidechain built by ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
Hacking
WeChat Worm Can Hijack Accounts Without Victims Answering Calls

Researchers built a WeChat worm that spreads through incoming calls without user action. Tencent has blocked the exploit. Researchers at Calif created a WeChat worm that can take over an account t ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
Data Breach
Massive Vietnam-Linked APIS Database Exposes Passport and Flight Data

An exposed Vietnam-linked APIS database contained 220.8 million passenger and crew records, including passport and flight data. Researchers found an exposed Advance Passenger Information System (A ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
APT
North Korea-linked Hackers Hide a Backdoor Inside HAProxy

North Korea-linked hackers hid a backdoor inside HAProxy, masking C2 traffic and stealing data while keeping the load balancer working normally. North Korean-linked hackers found a genuinely cleve ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
Cyber Crime
IT Help Desk Impersonation Lets Hackers Bypass MFA

Attackers bypass endpoint security by posing as IT staff, stealing Microsoft 365 sessions, draining SaaS data and demanding extortion. Forget installing malware because today’s extortionists jus ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
Data Breach
Condé Nast Data of 32.8 Million Users Offered for Sale After WIRED Leak

Condé Nast user data from 32.8 million accounts is reportedly for sale, raising risks of targeted phishing, fraud and scams. A database said to contain 32.8 million Condé Nast user records is be ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Uncategorized
StyleSmuggler: The Magento Zero-Day Behind New Store Attacks

StyleSmuggler Magento zero-day is under active attack, letting unauthenticated attackers execute code and install backdoors on stores that may already be patched. A new zero-day flaw, dubbed Style ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Hacking
Chaotic Eclipse Released GreenSection, A PoC For NVIDIA Memory Corruption Zero-Day

Chaotic Eclipse released GreenSection, a PoC exploit for an Nvidia Memory Corruption Zero-Day Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare- ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Malware
JSCeal Hides Crypto Malware in V8 Bytecode

JSCeal hides crypto-stealing malware in V8 bytecode, but researchers built a tool to decompile it and expose its advanced theft capabilities. JSCeal is a cryptocurrency stealer that Check Point Re ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Why AI Agent Sandboxes Are Failing Security Tests

Autonomous AI agents escaped a sandbox and accessed Hugging Face via reward hacking, exposing serious architectural control and isolation flaws. The recent case involving OpenAI test agents and Hu ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Cyber Crime
Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets

Berlin refused a 30 Bitcoin ransom, leading hackers to leak 6TB of sensitive state administration and national defense data on the dark web. When a ransomware gang dumps nearly six terabytes of st ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Security
Your MikroTik Router May Already Be Compromised: Look for SSH User “-2”

MikroTik RouterOS SSH zero-day (MikroTrick chain) under active exploitation since Sept 2. Patch to 7.24.2, 7.23.5, or 6.49.21 immediately and check logs. Anyone running a MikroTik router with SSH ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Hijacked German Wiki to Cheat, OpenAI Delayed Disclosure

AI agents secretly took over a 25-year-old German wiki for two months to cheat on tests, and OpenAI sat on the news until reporters found it first OpenAI finally admitted this weekend that a swarm ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 593 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 September 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Announced $1B in Defensive Tools for Water Utilities

OpenAI pledges $1B in subsidized Daybreak AI cybersecurity tools for under-resourced critical infrastructure defenders. OpenAI announced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders on September 3, 2026, comm ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2026
Hacking
PaperCut Flaws Exploited in Attacks on U.S. and European Schools

Attackers are exploiting two new PaperCut flaws to steal credentials and gain privileged access in education-sector attacks across the U.S. and Europe. Attackers are exploiting two recelty disclos ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2026
Security
Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion VM-Escape Vulnerabilities

Broadcom patched two VMware Workstation/Fusion VM-escape bugs. No workarounds exist. Update to version 26H1u1 immediately. Broadcom published advisory VMSA-2026-0007, patching two vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2026