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Australia's privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2020

Aussie privacy watchdog sues Facebook over alleged "systematic failures" exposing Australians to Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Australia's privacy watchdog, the Office of the Australian In ...

Nation-state actors are exploiting CVE-2020-0688 Microsoft Exchange server flaw
Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2020

Multiple state-sponsored hacking groups are attempting to exploit a vulnerability recently addressed in Microsoft Exchange email servers. Cybersecurity firm Volexity is warning that nation-state a ...

Sodinokibi Ransomware operators threaten to leak 'dirty' financial data of a company
Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2020

Sodinokibi Ransomware operators are threatening to leak a company's "dirty" financial secrets because they did not pay the ransom. The operators behind the infamous Sodinokibi Ransomware are thre ...

The City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack
Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2020

The City of Durham, North Carolina, was the last victim in order of time of the infamous Ryuk ransomware that infected its systems. The City of Durham, North Carolina was forced to shut down its n ...

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Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 84

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Stan Ghouls targeting Russia and Uzbekis ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 563 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 February 15, 2026
Data Breach
Fintech firm Figure disclosed data breach after employee phishing attack

Fintech firm Figure confirmed a data breach after hackers used social engineering to trick an employee and steal a limited number of files. Blockchain-based lending firm Figure confirmed a data br ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026
Breaking News
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Sec ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026
Hacking
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine

A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted Ukrainian defense, government, and energy groups, with CANFAIL malware. Google Threat Intelligence Group identified a previously undocumented threat ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
New threat actor UAT-9921 deploys VoidLink against enterprise sectors

A new threat actor, UAT-9921, uses the modular VoidLink framework to target technology and financial organizations, Cisco Talos reports. Cisco Talos spotted a previously unknown threat actor, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
Uncategorized
Attackers exploit BeyondTrust CVE-2026-1731 within hours of PoC release

Attackers quickly targeted BeyondTrust flaw CVE-2026-1731 after a PoC was released, enabling unauthenticated remote code execution. Threat actors rapidly began exploiting a newly patched BeyondTru ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Google: state-backed hackers exploit Gemini AI for cyber recon and attacks

Google says nation-state actors used Gemini AI for reconnaissance and attack support in cyber operations. Google DeepMind and GTIG report a rise in model extraction or “distillation” attacks a ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Notepad++, Microsoft Configuration Manager, and Apple devices flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Notepad++, Microsoft Configuration Manager, and Apple devices flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
Uncategorized
Odido confirms massive breach; 6.2 Million customers impacted

Hackers accessed data from 6.2 million Odido accounts, exposing names, contacts, bank details, and ID numbers. Subsidiary Ben also warned customers. Hackers broke into Dutch telecom firm Odido and ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2026
Data Breach
ApolloMD data breach impacts 626,540 people

A May 2025 cyberattack on ApolloMD exposed the personal data of over 626,000 patients linked to affiliated physicians and practices. ApolloMD is a US-based healthcare services company that partner ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2026
Uncategorized
LummaStealer activity spikes post-law enforcement disruption

Bitdefender reports a surge in LummaStealer activity, showing the MaaS infostealer rebounded after 2025 law enforcement disruption. Bitdefender observed renewed LummaStealer activity, proving the ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2026
Security
Apple fixed first actively exploited zero-day in 2026

Apple fixed an exploited zero-day in iOS, macOS, and other devices that allowed attackers to run code via a memory flaw. Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2026
Uncategorized
Multiple Endpoint Manager bugs patched by Ivanti, including remote auth bypass

Ivanti patched over a dozen Endpoint Manager flaws, including a high-severity auth bypass that let attackers steal credentials remotely. Ivanti released patches for more than a dozen vulnerabiliti ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2026
Security
Volvo Group hit in massive Conduent data breach

A Conduent breach exposed data of nearly 17,000 Volvo Group North America employees as the total impact rises to 25 million people. A data breach at business services provider Conduent has impacte ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
Security
Reynolds ransomware uses BYOVD to disable security before encryption

Researchers discovered Reynolds ransomware, which uses BYOVD technique to disable security tools and evade detection before encryption. Researchers found a new ransomware, named Reynolds, that imp ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
Malware
SSHStalker botnet targets Linux servers with legacy exploits and SSH scanning

A new Linux botnet, SSHStalker, has infected about 7,000 systems using old 2009-era exploits, IRC bots, and mass-scanning malware. Flare researchers uncovered a previously undocumented Linux botne ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
Uncategorized
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix six actively exploited zero-days

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix 58 new security flaws ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
Malware
ZeroDayRAT spyware grants attackers total access to mobile devices

ZeroDayRAT is a commercial mobile spyware that grants full remote access to Android and iOS devices for spying and data theft. ZeroDayRAT is a newly discovered commercial mobile spyware toolkit th ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026