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LinkedIn - How to exploit social media for targeted attacks
Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2013

  The professional social network LinkedIn is a mine of information for any king of attackers, a Websense post described a typical attack scenario. Recently I read an interesting post publish ...

Android 4.4 KitKat also affected by Master Key vulnerability
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2013

Security expert Jay Freeman discovered another Master Key vulnerability in Android 4.4 that allows attackers to inject malicious code in legit apps. The flaw known as "Android Master Key vulnerabil ...

SQL Injection, XSS and URL Redirect found in popular websites
Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2013

Security Researcher Mohamed Osman Saeed has identified numerous vulnerabilities and reported them all, they include SQL Injection, XSS and URL Redirect. Security Researcher Mohamed Osman Saeed has id ...

Google hacking - Automated website hacking tools based on Google dorks
Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2013

Google Hacking is a formidable method for reconnaissance. Mass website hacking tools based on Google-dorks advantage the malicious online activities. Google hacking is a must for hackers and pen test ...

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Cyber Crime
Medtronic discloses security incident after ShinyHunters claimed theft of 9M+ records

Medtronic confirmed a breach of its IT systems after ShinyHunters claimed the theft of over 9 million records. Medtronic confirmed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems after the hacker group ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Intelligence
Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software

A Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher, tricking NASA staff in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive data tied to defense software and exports. A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing camp ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Security
LINKEDIN BROWSERGATE

BrowserGate claims LinkedIn secretly fingerprints users via extensions and device data, sending encrypted results to third parties for tracking. BrowserGate is an investigation conducted by Fairli ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Security
Firefox bug CVE-2026-6770 enabled cross-site tracking and Tor fingerprinting

CVE-2026-6770 let attackers fingerprint Firefox and Tor users, even in Private mode. Firefox 150 and Tor Browser 15.0.10 fixed it. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to f ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Malware
Fast16: Pre-Stuxnet malware that targeted precision engineering software

Fast16 is a pre-Stuxnet malware that tampered with precision software and spread itself. Evidence suggests links to U.S. operations during early cyber tensions. SentinelOne uncovered Fast16, a sab ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
APT
Italy moves to extradite Chinese national to the U.S. over hacking charges

Italy plans to extradite Xu Zewei to the U.S. over alleged hacks on COVID-19 research tied to state-backed operations. Italy is moving to extradite Xu Zewei, the Chinese national arrested in 2025 ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Data Breach
U.S. utility giant Itron discloses a security breach

Itron detected unauthorized access to part of its IT environment on April 13, 2026, and launched incident response and notified authorities. Itron disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026
Hacking
Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files

CrowdStrike fixed CVE-2026-40050 in LogScale self-hosted, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated file access via path traversal. CrowdStrike recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 94

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Morpheus: A new Spyware linked to IPS Intelligence The iPho ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Trigona ransomware adopts custom tool to steal data and evade detection

Trigona ransomware now uses a custom command-line tool to steal data faster and evade detection, replacing tools like Rclone and MegaSync. Symantec researchers report that recent Trigona ransomwar ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 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 April 26, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2026
Uncategorized
Over 400,000 sites at risk as hackers exploit Breeze Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2026-3844)

Attackers exploit a Breeze Cache flaw (CVE-2026-3844) to upload files without login. Wordfence researchers detected over 170 attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2026
Hacking
CISA reports persistent FIRESTARTER backdoor on Cisco ASA device in federal network

CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisc ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2026
Security
12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges

'Pack2TheRoot' flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8.8) has existed for nearly 12 years. The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2026
Intelligence
Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner

Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest Euro ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2026
Malware
Checkmarx supply chain attack impacts Bitwarden npm distribution path

Bitwarden CLI was hit by the Checkmarx supply chain attack. Version 2026.4.0 shipped malicious code in bw1.js via a compromised GitHub Action. Bitwarden CLI has been compromised as part of the ong ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2026
Security
China-linked threat actors use consumer device botnets to evade detection, warn UK and partners

UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns China-linked hackers use hijacked devices as proxy networks to hide activity and evade detection. UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and global ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2026
Data Breach
Luxury cosmetics giant Rituals discloses data breach impacting member personal details

Rituals disclosed a breach where hackers accessed and downloaded some My Rituals members’ data, including names and addresses. Luxury cosmetics giant Rituals disclosed a data breach impacting My ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2026
Mobile
iOS Flaw Let Deleted Notifications Linger, Apple Issues Fix

Apple fixed an iOS flaw that kept deleted notifications on devices, allowing recovery of messages, including from apps like Signal. Apple released updates for iOS and iPadOS to address the vulnera ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2026