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WikiLeaks leaked documents that detail the Archimedes tool used by the CIA in MitM attacks
Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2017

WikiLeaks has released a news batch of documents detailing the Archimedes tool, a MitM attack tool allegedly used by the CIA to target LAN networks. WikiLeaks has released a new batch of documents det ...

The Snake APT Group is preparing its offensive against high-profile Mac users
Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2017

According to experts from the Fox-IT firm, the notorious Russian Snake APT group is ready to target also Mac users with a new variant of its malicious code. The sophisticated Russian Snake APT group ...

Threat actors leverage the KONNI Malware to target organizations linked to North Korea
Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2017

Cisco Talos team discovered a RAT dubbed KONNI malware that target organizations linked to North Korea. Here you are an analysis of its evolution. Security researchers at Cisco Talos team have disco ...

Security researcher disclosed a WordPress Password Reset Vulnerability
Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2017

A researcher reported a WordPress Password Reset vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-8295, and detailed it in a security advisory. On Wednesday, the popular security experts Dawid Golunski reported a ...

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Data Breach
Analog Devices Discloses Data Breach After Unauthorized System Access

Chipmaker Analog Devices disclosed a data breach after detecting unauthorized access to systems on June 23. The investigation is ongoing. Semiconductor giant Analog Devices (ADI) disclosed a data ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
Security
FCC Restricts New Foreign Robots and Inverters Over Security Risks

The FCC added foreign robots and power inverters to its Covered List, while allowing security updates for existing authorized devices until 2029. The FCC just widened its Covered List again, this ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and In ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
Security
eSIM Plus and Nicegram Share Belarus-Linked Codebase, Analysis Finds

Analysis found eSIM Plus and Nicegram share a Belarus-linked codebase, while eSIM Plus routes data and calls through Russian services. Two popular apps available in EU app stores, Nicegram, with o ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Claude Mythos Shows AI Can Outpace Human Cryptography Research

Claude Mythos found new flaws in HAWK and reduced AES, proving AI can autonomously advance cryptography research. Anthropic published two cryptographic research results achieved by Claude Mythos P ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Hacking
Hackers Strike Minnesota Water Utilities, One Plant Briefly Offline

Coordinated OT cyberattacks hit 30+ Minnesota water utilities, briefly disrupting one plant. Backup procedures prevented major water service impacts. Minnesota just had its own live-fire lesson in ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Data Breach
ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young Data Breach, Threatens to Leak Stolen Data

ShinyHunters claimed the Ernst & Young data breach, threatening to leak stolen tax records unless the firm contacts the group by July 31. The ShinyHunters cybercrime group has taken responsibi ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Security
Broadcom Patches Critical VMware ESXi Vulnerability Enabling Host Code Execution

Broadcom patched a critical VMware ESXi VM escape flaw (CVE-2026-47876) that could let attackers run code on the host from a compromised virtual machine. Broadcom has released patches to address f ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Hacking
OpenAI AI Model Used JFrog Artifactory Zero-Day Before Hugging Face Breach

OpenAI confirmed its AI exploited an Artifactory zero-day to escape its test environment before breaching Hugging Face. Two weeks after Hugging Face disclosed an autonomous AI system had breached ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI's Rogue AI Agent Breached Second Company, Report Says

Reuters says OpenAI's rogue AI agent also breached a Modal customer, exposing a wider attack and raising fresh concerns over autonomous AI safety. Reuters reported that the OpenAI agent that hack ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Security
VPN Breach Exposes 58 Million Connection Logs Despite "No-Logs" Claims

A breached "no-logs" VPN exposed 58 million connection logs and millions of user, device, and payment records, contradicting its privacy claims. A threat actor on the Altenen cybercrime forum is d ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2026
Malware
Dysphoria Botnet Uses Blockchain Domains to Hide C2 Infrastructure

Researchers uncovered the 200,000-device Dysphoria botnet, which uses Ethereum and Solana domains to hide its command servers. QiAnXin XLab, jointly with China's CNCERT, disclosed Dysphoria, a bot ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
Security
JetBrains Patches Critical TeamCity Flaw Allowing Server Takeover

JetBrains patched a critical TeamCity flaw (CVE-2026-63077) enabling unauthenticated code execution on affected on-premise servers. JetBrains has released security updates for TeamCity On-Premises ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
Malware
New Crypter-as-a-Service Cruciferra Fuels Stealthy Malware Attacks Worldwide

Proofpoint uncovered Cruciferra, a crypter-as-a-service that helps hackers evade antivirus and deliver malware in multiple campaigns. Proofpoint's research team traced a wave of income-tax-themed ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity an ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Reuters: OpenAI Agent Hacked Hugging Face for Days Before Being Detected

Reuters says OpenAI failed to detect its AI agent hacking Hugging Face for days, discovering the breach only after FBI involvement. Reuters reported that the OpenAI agent responsible for the Huggi ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026
Malware
MedusaHVNC Trojan Creates Hidden Desktops to Hijack Browsers and Steal Data

MedusaHVNC RAT uses hidden Windows desktops to remotely control browsers, steal data, and evade detection through legitimate system features. Windows has always supported hidden desktops as a legi ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026
Data Breach
DentaQuest disclosed a data breach that impacted +23 million individuals

DentaQuest disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the personal and dental health information of more than 23 million people. DentaQuest is notifying more than 23 million people of a data br ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026
Hacking
GitLab Users Urged to Patch After Research Reveals Critical RCE Chain

Researchers chained two Oj parser bugs to achieve GitLab RCE via Jupyter notebook diffs, affecting authenticated users on unpatched versions. Depthfirst researchers published a working remote code ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026
Security
EFF: Most Smart Wearables Still Fall Short on Privacy and Transparency

EFF says most smart wearables lack basic privacy protections, with Apple standing out for end-to-end encryption and transparency. Most smart wearables still treat privacy like an optional extra, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026