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North Korea-linked Lazarus group targets cybersecurity experts with Trojanized IDA Pro
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2021

North Korea-linked APT Lazarus targets security researchers using a trojanized pirated version of the popular IDA Pro reverse engineering software. ESET researchers reported that the North Korea- ...

Microsoft rolled out emergency updates to fix Windows Server auth failures
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2021

Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address authentication issues affecting Windows Server. Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix authentication failures related  ...

Happy 10th Birthday, Security Affairs
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2021

Ten years together! I'm very excited. I launched Security Affairs for passion in 2011 and millions of readers walked with me. Thanks Ten years ago I launched Security Affairs, the blog over the pa ...

QAKBOT Trojan returns using Squirrelwaffle as a dropper
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2021

Experts warn of a surge in infections of the QBot (aka Quakbot) banking trojan which seems to be associated with the rise of Squirrelwaffle. Researchers warn of a new wave of QBot (aka Qakbot) ba ...

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Hacking
Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation

The Dutch Ministry of Finance took treasury banking portal offline after a cyberattack; core tax systems were not affected. The Dutch Ministry of Finance took parts of its infrastructure offline, ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Citrix NetScaler to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2026
Cyber Crime
Qilin Ransomware allegedly breached chemical manufacturer giant Dow Inc

Qilin ransomware claims a breach of Dow Inc., listing it on its Tor leak site, but no proof of the hack has been released yet. Qilin Ransomware group allegedly breached the chemical manufacturing ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2026
APT
China-Linked groups target Southeast Asian government with advanced malware in 2025

China-linked groups hit a Southeast Asian government in 2025, deploying multiple malware families in a sophisticated cyber campaign. In 2025, three China-linked threat clusters targeted a Southeas ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2026
Security
It's a mystery ... alleged unpatched Telegram zero-day allows device takeover, but Telegram denies

A critical Telegram flaw could allow zero-click remote code execution on devices, but Telegram denies it. Researcher Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of TrendAI Zero Day disclosed a new Telegram vulne ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2026
Security
Critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS flaw exploited for Remote Code Execution

Attackers are exploiting a critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS flaw (CVE-2026-21643) that allows remote code execution via SQL injection. A critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS vulnerability, tracked a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2026
Security
New macOS Infinity Stealer uses Nuitka Python payload and ClickFix

Infinity Stealer targets macOS via fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA, using Nuitka; first such campaign per Malwarebytes. Researchers at Malwarebytes spotted a new macOS infostealer, named Infinity Stealer, ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2026
APT
Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave

Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star B ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2026
Hacking
Urgent Alert: NetScaler bug CVE-2026-3055 probed by attackers could leak sensitive data

Attackers are actively probing a critical Citrix NetScaler flaw (CVE-2026-3055) that can leak sensitive data via a memory overread issue. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-3055 (CVSS s ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 90

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape New Malware Targets Users of Cobra DocGuard Software &nbs ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2026
Uncategorized
Security Affairs newsletter Round 569 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 March 29, 2026
Security
Apple issues urgent lock screen warnings for unpatched iPhones and iPads

Apple is alerting users of outdated iPhones and iPads via lock screen warnings about active web-based exploits, urging immediate software updates. Apple is sending lock screen alerts to users runn ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2026
Data Breach
ShinyHunters claims the hack of the European Commission

The European Commission has allegedly been breached by ShinyHunters, with reported data dumps including content from mail servers. The European Commission has allegedly been breached by ShinyHunte ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2026
Intelligence
Iran-linked group Handala hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Iran-linked group Handala claims it hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, leaking files. The FBI says no government data was exposed. Iran-linked hacking group Handala claims it breac ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2026
Uncategorized
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in F5 BIG-IP AMP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in F5 BIG-IP AMP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Age ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2026
Data Breach
The European Commission confirmed a cyberattack affecting part of its cloud systems

The European Commission confirmed a cyberattack affecting part of its cloud systems, now contained, with no impact on internal networks. On March 24, the European Commission detected a cyberattack ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2026
Security
New AITM phishing wave hijacks TikTok Business accounts

A new AITM phishing campaign targets TikTok Business accounts to hijack them for malvertising, continuing tactics seen in earlier Google-themed scams. Push Security researchers uncovered a new wav ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2026
Security
CISA and BSI warn orgs of critical PTC Windchill and FlexPLM flaw

CISA warns of a critical flaw in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM (CVE-2026-4681), with no patch yet and potential for imminent exploitation. CISA issued an advisory about a critical vulnerability, track ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds an Aquasecurity Trivy flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds an Aquasecurity Trivy flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2026
Malware
China-linked Red Menshen APT deploys stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks

China-linked Red Menshen APT group used stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks to spy on government targets. Rapid7 Labs uncovered a China-linked threat group known as Red Menshen has been ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2026