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Duqu - The worst may still have to come for critical infrastructures
Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2011

Duqu, a name that we are reading since several months and with whom we have called a malware that scares the scientific community for some features we will shortly describe. I wrote a lot in this blog ...

SCADA and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructures
Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2011

Over the last few months there have been different events that led to the story than they can be dangerous attacks on SCADA systems used to control production processes in industrial plants of various ...

Software piracy,from statistics to hypotheses of cyber warfare
Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2011

With the term software piracy is referred the illegal distribution or reproduction of software for business or personal use. Whether software piracy is deliberate or not, it is still illegal and punis ...

The year of the networked protest, from SOPA act to Anonymous
Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2011

It's end of the year and time for reflections. Yesterday we have discussed on incident occurred to CAs, but what else will we remember of this 2011? No doubts, we will remember the new way to use Inte ...

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Uncategorized
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2026 fix 138 bugs, some of them are alarming

Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 138 flaws, including 30 critical bugs, across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, SQL Server, and more. Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday patched 138 vulnerab ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Uncategorized
OpenLoop Health confirms January 2026 Data breach affecting 716,000

In January 2026, telehealth infrastructure firm OpenLoop Health suffered a security breach that exposed information of 716,000 people. OpenLoop Health confirmed a January 2026 cyberattack that ex ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Security
Quest KACE SMA flaw CVE-2025-32975: when one unpatched tool opens the door to 60 organizations

CVE-2025-32975 is a critical flaw in Quest KACE SMA used for endpoint management. If exploited, it could impact all managed systems across organizations. CVE-2025-32975 is a critical flaw in Quest ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Cyber Crime
Instructure settles with hackers following massive student data theft

Educational tech firm Instructure reached a deal with hackers after a major Canvas breach exposed data stolen from schools and universities. Educational tech firm Instructure says it reached an ag ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Security
Critical Fortinet vulnerabilities fixed in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator

Fortinet patched critical flaws in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator that could let attackers remotely execute code on unpatched systems. Fortinet addressed two critical vulnerabilities affectin ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026
Data Breach
Hackers accessed BWH Hotels reservation system for months

BWH Hotels says hackers accessed guest reservation data, including names and contacts, for over six months across multiple hotel brands. BWH Hotels disclosed a data breach, with threat actors havi ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Hacking
The world's most "Dangerous" AI, Anthropic’s Mythos, found only one flaw in curl

Anthropic’s AI found five vulnerabilities in curl, but only one low-severity issue proved to be a real vulnerability. In April, Anthropic made considerable noise announcing Mythos, a new artific ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Cyber Crime
Attackers exploit cPanel CVE-2026-41940 to deploy Filemanager Backdoor

Attackers are exploiting cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940 to install the Filemanager backdoor and gain unauthorized admin access. Cybercriminals are actively exploiting the critical cPanel vulnerability ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Malware
WannaCry, the ransomware attack that changed the history of cybersecurity

WannaCry showed how unpatched flaws and leaked cyber tools can cripple global systems, reshaping cybersecurity defenses worldwide. In memory of the day the digital world was shaken, but learned to ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Malware
Android banking Trojan TrickMo evolves using TON network for C2

ThreatFabric found a new TrickMo Android trojan focused on stealth and persistence, moving its command-and-control traffic to the TON network. Security researchers at ThreatFabric have recently id ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
Data Breach
Identity security firm SailPoint discloses GitHub repository breach

SailPoint disclosed a GitHub repository breach on April 20. The company contained the incident and said no customer data was affected. SailPoint is a cybersecurity company that provides identity s ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Google warns artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks and zero-day exploits

Google says hackers now use AI to create exploits, automate attacks, evade defenses, and target AI supply chains at scale. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the cyber threat landscape, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Cyber Crime
Crimenetwork returns after takedown, dismantled again by German authorities

German police shut down a revived Crimenetwork marketplace with 22,000 users and 100+ sellers months after the original takedown. German police dismantled a resurrected version of the German-langu ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Security
Instagram removed end-to-end encryption for DMs. What should users do?

Instagram removes direct messages (DM) end-to-end encryption May 8, 2026, letting Meta access chats. Users should download backups amid privacy concerns and U.S. law pressure. Starting May 8, 2026 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2026
Security
New cPanel vulnerabilities could allow file access and remote code execution

cPanel fixed three flaws that could allow file reads, code execution, and privilege escalation. No active exploitation has been reported yet. cPanel has released security updates to fix three vuln ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2026
Malware
Official JDownloader site served malware to Windows and Linux users between May 6 and May 7

JDownloader website was hacked to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers carrying a Python RAT between May 6–7, 2026. JDownloader official website was compromised in a supply chain at ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 96

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CloudZ RAT potentially steals OTP messag ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2026
Malware
Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX): A Fileless Linux Implant Built for Stealth and Persistence

Researchers uncovered QLNX, a Linux RAT targeting developers to steal credentials, log keystrokes, monitor systems, and enable remote access. Security researchers discovered a previously undocumen ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2026
Data Breach
Braintrust security incident raises concerns over AI supply chain risks

Braintrust warned customers to rotate API keys after hackers breached an AWS account, exposing secrets tied to cloud-based AI models. AI observability startup Braintrust warned customers to rotate ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2026