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King Addons flaw lets anyone become WordPress admin
Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025

Hackers are exploiting a King Addons flaw (CVE-2025-8489) that lets anyone register and instantly gain admin privileges on WordPress sites. Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked ...

University of Pennsylvania and University of Phoenix disclose data breaches
Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Phoenix confirm they were hit in the Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Phoe ...

Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action
Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025

Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation. Researchers filmed Lazarus APT group’s remote-worker sche ...

India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud
Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025

India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and misuse. India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) now requires providers of ...

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Cyber Crime
Medtronic Notifies 3.8 Million After ShinyHunters Data Breach

Medtronic says a ShinyHunters attack exposed the personal and medical data of over 3.8 million people. Products and operations were unaffected. Medtronic is notifying 3,834,294 individuals after a ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2026
Uncategorized
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 104

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Hijacked npm Packages Use Novel VSCode A ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 584 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 July 05, 2026
Security
U.S. Government Agency Paid $1M to Data Extortion Group Kairos

A U.S. government agency paid $1M to Kairos, a group focused on data theft and extortion rather than ransomware, Ransom-ISAC reports. A new case study from Ransom-ISAC reconstructs a complete data ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI: TeamPCP Compromised Dev Tools to Steal Cloud Credentials

FBI says TeamPCP poisoned trusted developer tools to steal cloud credentials, spread malware through software updates, and extort victims. On July 2, 2026, the FBI published a FLASH alert identify ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026
Malware
Pegasus Used Against MEP Investigating Pegasus, Citizen Lab Finds

A former EU lawmaker was hacked with Pegasus spyware while investigating its use, according to Citizen Lab. The Citizen Lab published a report documenting one of the more darkly ironic findings in ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
JADEPUFFER: First End-to-End AI-Driven Ransomware Operation

Sysdig reports an AI agent ran a full ransomware attack end-to-end, exploiting flaws, stealing creds, moving laterally, and encrypting data without humans. Sysdig's Threat Research Team has docume ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Hacking
The Anatomy of a Shadow AI Supply-Chain Breach: Lessons from the 2026 Vercel Incident

Vercel breach happened after an employee used an unvetted AI tool. Attackers exploited it as a trusted link to access systems, steal data, and extort $2M. The Vercel breach of April 2026 did not b ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Cyber Crime
Law enforcememt operation disrupted Malicious Residential Proxy Networks NetNut

Google disrupted NetNut, a major proxy network that routed internet traffic through compromised home devices used by cybercriminals. Google has disrupted NetNut, one of the world's largest residen ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Security
Government and Healthcare Are the Weakest Links in Global Email Security

Government and healthcare sectors have weak email security. Many domains lack SPF, DMARC, DKIM, and MTA-STS, leaving them open to phishing attacks. Comparitech analyzed live DNS records for 5,849 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Security
Europe Confirms Record €4.1B Penalty Against Google for Android Practices

EU's top court upheld a €4.1B fine against Google, ruling it abused Android's market dominance through restrictive licensing practices. The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruli ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
430,000 FortiGate Devices Exposed in FortiBleed Ransomware Link

FortiBleed exposed 430,000 FortiGate firewalls, linked to INC Ransom and Lynx, enabling domain compromise and at least 12 ransomware attacks. SOCRadar's Threat Research Unit has connected FortiBle ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Adobe fixed multiple maximum-severity flaws in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic

Adobe fixed multiple critical flaws, including max severity bugs in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic that could lead to remote code execution Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion and ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to U.S. to Face Cybercrime Charges

Alleged Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. over hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged Scattered Spider member known onl ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Oracle E-Business Suite Flaw Under Active Attack, 950 Systems Exposed

Oracle E-Business Suite flaw CVE-2026-46817 is under active attack, with about 950 vulnerable internet-facing instances still exposed. This week, Defused Cyber researchers warned that a critical v ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026
Uncategorized
Azure CLI Targeted in LSHIY Password Spray Campaign Across 64 Orgs

81 Million Login Attempts, 78 Compromised Accounts: The LSHIY Password Spray Hitting Azure CLI Huntress researchers have been tracking a massive automated password spray campaign against Microsoft ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026
Security
CISA Warns BlueHammer Flaw Is Now Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

CISA confirms BlueHammer (CVE-2026-33825) is now used in ransomware attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges through Microsoft Defender. BlueHammer, tracked as CVE-2026-33825, has moved from proof-of-con ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026
Malware
RustDuck: The Botnet That's Still Small but Engineering Like It Plans to Grow

RustDuck is a small, evolving DDoS botnet migrating to Rust. It uses advanced encryption, anti-analysis evasion, and exploits known IoT flaws. Since February 2026, researchers at QiAnXin's XLab ha ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
GuardFall Flaw Hits 10 of 11 Popular Open-Source AI Agents

Researchers found a shell injection flaw in 10 of 11 popular open-source AI agents, allowing attackers to bypass command filters. Adversa AI just published a survey, titled "GuardFall: a universal ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026