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ICS-CERT report, a worrying increase of cyber attacks
Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2012

It's been long debated the need to protect critical infrastructures from cyber attacks, cyber threats could hit foreign countries causing loss of human lives identically to a conventional attack. D ...

DNSChanger, July 9th is arrived!
Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2012

The story begins in November 2011 when in Estonia was arrested a group of persons accused of having developed the dreaded trojan that seems to be able to spread with surprising ease building a scary b ...

A view on the economic impact of cyber attacks, from US to China
Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2012

On June 28th, a FBI official declared before a House panel that the phenomenon of cyber espionage is increasing with an alarming trend. We are living a period of great crisis and the intellectual prop ...

Who really takes advantage of the operations of Anonymous?
Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2012

I desire to tribute another article to the group that catch the  worldwide attention of security community, Anonymous. Few years to consolidate its image become one of the most debated phenomenon on ...

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Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 4

Security Affairs AI-CYBERSECURITY newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on AI in the international landscape Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing cybersecurity, ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2026
Security
Rust-Based CikaBika Bot Turns Discord into a Command Center

CikaBika Bot uses fake documents to infect Windows systems, then abuses Discord and Ngrok to execute commands, spy on victims, and steal files. Darktrace researchers have documented a new campaign ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 119

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter IronChain Ransomware Threatens Businesse ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 600 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 October 18, 2026
Intelligence
North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million

The FBI raided 40 Texas homes over a North Korean scheme that used fake IT workers to target 70 US companies and generate $3 million. The Justice Department (DoJ) announced coordinated enforcement ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecu ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2026
Security
BAE Systems Cyber Incident Takes US Bankruptcy Noticing Center Offline for a Week

A cyber incident at a BAE Systems subsidiary just stopped every bankruptcy court in the US from sending notices, and the problem started a week ago. A security incident at BAE Systems Inc., the US ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Accessed Indian Organizations Without Authorization, CERT-In Warns

India's CERT-In warns AI agents accessed confidential data undetected, while attackers used offensive AI frameworks to accelerate cyberattacks. CERT-In, India's national cyber response team, publi ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2026
Security
Burger King Japan Data Breach Impacted 11 Million Customers

Burger King Japan disclosed a breach exposing 11.18 million app users' personal data after attackers accessed its membership system in early October. Burger King Japan has disclosed a data breach ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Security
F5 addressed critical RCE flaws in NGINX

F5 addressed multiple vulnerabilities, including critical RCE flaws in NGINX that attackers could exploit without authentication. Security and application delivery firm F5 announced fixes for elev ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Malware
PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager

PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Cyber Crime
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach: More Than 1 Million Texans Affected

The regulated utility company CenterPoint Energy says a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 1 million people in Texas. CenterPoint Energy is a regulated utility company used ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Th ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
APT
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government

Silent Lynx, a group likely based in Kazakhstan, targets Russian energy and government entities in espionage campaigns across Central Asia. Researchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future publish ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Hacking
AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks

Spyware vendors use online ad infrastructure to profile targets and deliver exploits without requiring users to click anything. The investigation links Discover-Tech to Candiru, an Israeli spyware ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Security
Cisco Urges Customers to Patch Email Gateway Flaw and Check for Compromise

Attackers exploit a critical Cisco email gateway flaw to gain root access. Cisco urges customers to update scanner tools and check for compromise. Cisco confirmed this week that threat actors are ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Malware
Hirudo Android Trojan Replaces Banking Apps to Steal Credentials

Android trojan Hirudo replaces genuine banking apps with modified versions to steal credentials and bypass security checks, enabling financial fraud. ThreatFabric researchers detailed a new Androi ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Ag ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Sets New Record with 1,415 CVEs in October 2026 Updates

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2026 address a record 1,415 vulnerabilities. Prioritize the exploited zero-day, critical bugs and potentially wormable vulnerabilities. Microso ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026