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2022 Zero-Day exploitation continues at a worrisome pace
Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023

Experts warn that 55 zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited in attacks carried out by ransomware and cyberespionage groups in 2022. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant reported that ransomware and cybere ...

Ferrari confirms data breach after receiving a ransom demand from an unnamed extortion group
Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023

Ferrari disclosed a data breach after receiving a ransom demand from an unnamed extortion group that gained access to some of its IT systems. Ferrari disclosed a data breach after it received a ra ...

Crooks stole more than $1.5M worth of Bitcoin from General Bytes ATMs
Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes suffered a security breach over the weekend, the hackers stole $1.5M worth of cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers General Bytes suffered a secur ...

Acropalypse flaw in Google Pixel's Markup tool allowed the recovery of edited images
Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2023

The Acropalypse flaw in the Markup tool of Google Pixel allowed the partial recovery of edited or redacted screenshots and images. Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan have discove ...

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Artificial Intelligence
How AI Aids Incident Response: Why Humans Alone Cannot Do IR Efficiently

AI accelerates incident response by correlating alerts and generating reports in minutes, helping teams scale beyond manual limits. Incident response has always been a race against the clock. It s ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Hacking
12 Million exposed .env files reveal widespread security failures

Mysterium VPN found 12M IPs exposing .env files, leaking credentials and revealing widespread security misconfigurations worldwide. Configuration mistakes rarely trigger alarms. A forgotten deny r ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Data Breach
ManoMano data breach impacted 38 Million customer accounts

European DIY platform ManoMano suffered a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing personal data of 38 million customers. European DIY e-commerce platform ManoMano disclosed a major data b ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Security
Trend Micro fixes two critical flaws in Apex One

Trend Micro fixed two critical Apex One flaws enabling remote code execution on vulnerable Windows systems and urged immediate updates. Trend Micro has addressed two critical vulnerabilities in Ap ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
APT
UAT-10027 campaign hits U.S. education and healthcare with stealthy Dohdoor backdoor

UAT-10027 campaign is targeting U.S. education and healthcare sectors to deploy a new Dohdoor backdoor. Cisco Talos has identified a new threat cluster, tracked as UAT-10027, targeting U.S. educat ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Cisco SD-WAN flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco SD-WAN flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Security
Hackers abused Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 to gain full admin control

Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability CVE-2026-20127 has been exploited since 2023 to gain unauthenticated admin access. A critical Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20127 (CVSS score of 10.0), ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
APT
Google GTIG disrupted China-linked APT UNC2814 halting attacks on 53 orgs in 42 countries

Google and partners disrupted UNC2814, a suspected China-linked group that hacked 53 organizations across 42 countries. Google, with industry partners, disrupted the infrastructure of UNC2814, a s ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2026
Security
Untrusted repositories turn Claude code into an attack vector

Flaws in Anthropic’s Claude Code could allow remote code execution and theft of API keys when users open untrusted repositories. Check Point Research team found multiple vulnerabilities in Anthr ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters cyberattack on CarGurus impacts 12.4 Million users

ShinyHunters leaked data from 12.4M CarGurus accounts, exposing personal information from the U.S.-based auto research and shopping platform. The ShinyHunters group published personal data from ov ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Soliton Systems K.K FileZen to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Soliton Systems K.K FileZen to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructur ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
APT
Lazarus APT group deployed Medusa Ransomware against Middle East target

North Korea’s Lazarus Group used Medusa ransomware in an attack on an unnamed Middle East organization, researchers report. The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group, also known as Diamond Sleet ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026
Hacking
SolarWinds patches four critical Serv-U flaws enabling root access

SolarWinds addressed four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain root access to unpatched servers. SolarWinds released updates fixing four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities th ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Security
VMware Aria Operations flaws could enable remote attacks

Broadcom patched multiple VMware Aria Operations flaws, including high-severity issues that could enable remote code execution. Broadcom has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabi ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Malware
Arkanix Stealer: AI-assisted info-stealer shuts down after brief campaign

Arkanix Stealer surfaced in late 2025 as a short-lived info-stealer, likely built as an AI-assisted experiment and quickly abandoned. Arkanix Stealer emerged in late 2025 as a short-lived informat ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
APT
Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration

Russia-linked APT28 targeted European entities with a webhook-based macro malware campaign called Operation MacroMaze. Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Grou ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Data Breach
Everest ransomware hits Vikor Scientific 's supplier, data of 140,000 patients stolen

Everest ransomware claims an attack on diagnostic firm Vikor Scientific (Vanta Diagnostics), exposing data of nearly 140,000 people. The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026
Malware
Wormable XMRig campaign leverages BYOVD and timed kill switch for stealth

A wormable cryptojacking campaign spreads via pirated software, using BYOVD and a time-based logic bomb to deploy a custom XMRig miner. Researchers uncovered a wormable cryptojacking campaign that ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Cyber Crime
Romanian hacker pleads guilty to selling access to Oregon state networks

A Romanian man pleaded guilty to selling admin access to Oregon’s state network for $3,000 in Bitcoin and repeatedly accessing it to prove control. Catalin Dragomir (45) from Romania, pleaded gu ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-1731 fuels ongoing attacks on BeyondTrust remote access products

Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to deploy VShell, gain persistence, move laterally, and control compromised systems. Threat actors are actively exploiting a recent ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026