Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2019
Today I’d like to share an interesting and heavily obfuscated Malware which made me thinking about the meaning of 'Targeted Attack'. Nowadays a Targeted Attack is mostly used to address state a ...
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2019
Threat actors are targeting Web-based DNA sequencer applications leveraging a still-unpatched zero-day to take over the targeted systems. Starting from June 12, 2019, the researcher Ankit Anubhav ...
Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2019
Bella Thorne is the last victim of a sextortion attack, in a case similar to the Fappening saga, a hacker threatened the actress to publish her private nude photos. The hacker first obtained ...
Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2019
Operators behind the Echobot botnet added new exploits to infect IoT devices, and also enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan. Recently a new botnet, tracked Echobot, appeared in the ...
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GootLoader malware uses malformed ZIP files made of hundreds of concatenated archives to evade detection. GootLoader is used by ransomware actors for initial access, then handed off to others. Bui ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 18, 2026
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Gogs 0-Day Exploited in the Wild SHAD ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 18, 2026
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
January 18, 2026
Police in Ukraine and Germany identified Black Basta suspects and issued an international wanted notice for the group’s alleged Russian leader. Ukrainian and German police raided homes linked to ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2026
Cisco Talos says a China-linked group, tracked as UAT-8837, has targeted North American critical infrastructure since last year. Cisco Talos reports that threat group UAT-8837, likely linked to Ch ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2026
A data breach at Canada’s investment watchdog, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), impacted about 750,000 people. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is Canada ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
Cisco fixed a maximum severity AsyncOS flaw in Secure Email products, previously exploited as a zero-day by China-linked APT group UAT-9686. Cisco fixed a critical AsyncOS flaw, tracked as CVE-202 ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vu ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
South Korean conglomerate Kyowon confirmed a ransomware attack that disrupted operations and may have exposed customer data. Kyowon Group is a major South Korean conglomerate with diverse business ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
A cyberattack on Central Maine Healthcare exposed the personal, medical, and insurance data of about 145,000 patients. Central Maine Healthcare notified patients affected by a data security incide ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
Palo Alto Networks addressed a flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists. Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity vulnerability, track ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs blocked over 550 C2 servers tied to the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet used for DDoS attacks and proxy abuse. Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs disrupted over 550 command-and-control se ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
China has told domestic firms to stop using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security concerns amid rising tech tensions. Reuters reported that China has ordered domestic c ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
CERT-UA reported PLUGGYAPE malware attacks on Ukraine’s defense forces, linked with medium confidence to Russia’s Void Blizzard group. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
Fortinet fixed six security flaws, including two critical bugs in FortiFone and FortiSIEM that attackers could exploit without authentication. Fortinet released patches for six vulnerabilities, in ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure S ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
Microsoft Patch Tuesday addressed 112 security flaws across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, and more, including eight critical vulnerabilities, kicking off the new year with a major patch update. Mi ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
A cyberattack hit AZ Monica hospital in Belgium, forcing it to shut down servers, cancel procedures, and transfer critical patients. A cyberattack forced Belgian hospital AZ Monica to shut down al ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
Endesa disclosed a data breach exposing full customer data, including contact details, national ID numbers, and payment information. Spanish energy firm Endesa disclosed a data breach, threat acto ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
Dutch appeals court jails a 44-year-old hacker for 7 years for hacking port systems to help smuggle cocaine through European logistics hubs. A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
