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Even More Evidence That Russian Was Meddling in the 2016 US Election
Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2017

Evidence that Russian hackers attempted to interfere with the 2016 US Election continues to pile up, DHS notified states whose systems were hit by APTs. Evidence that Russia attempted to interfere w ...

Oracle releases security patches for Apache Struts CVE-2017-9805 Flaw exploited in the wild
Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2017

Oracle fixed several issues in the Apache Struts 2 framework including the flaw CVE-2017-9805 that has been exploited in the wild for the past few weeks. Oracle has released patches for vulnerabili ...

Deloitte targeted by a cyber attack that exposed clients’ secret emails
Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2017

The accountancy firm Deloitte announced it is has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised its global email server. Today the accountancy firm giant Deloitte revealed that is has ...

Adobe accidentally leaked online its Private PGP Key
Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2017

The Adobe product security incident response team (PSIRT) accidentally published a private PGP key on its blog, once discovered the issue it quickly revoked it. On Friday, the Adobe PSIRT updated it ...

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Security
iPhone forensics expose Signal messages after app removal in U.S. case

An FBI case in Texas shows Signal messages can still be recovered from iPhones even after app uninstall, via system artifacts, challenging privacy assumptions. The recent revelations about FBI for ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2026
Intelligence
Citizen Lab: Webloc tracked 500M devices for global law enforcement

Citizen Lab reported that law enforcement used the surveillance tool Webloc to track up to 500M devices via ad data globally. A report by Citizen Lab revealed that law enforcement agencies in the ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2026
Hacking
Iran-linked group Handala claims to have breached three major UAE organizations

Iran-linked group Handala claims to have breached three major UAE organizations, Dubai Courts, Dubai Land Department, and Dubai Roads & Transport Authority The group Handala claimed a major c ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2026
Malware
CPUID watering hole attack spreads STX RAT malware

Threat actors compromised the CPUID website and spread STX RAT through fake CPU-Z and HWMonitor downloads. Attackers breached the website CPUID and replaced download links for CPU-Z and HWMonitor ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2026
Security
Adobe fixes actively exploited Acrobat Reader flaw CVE-2026-34621

Adobe addressed a critical Acrobat Reader vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-34621, which is actively exploited to run malicious code. Adobe released emergency updates to address a critical vulner ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2026
Hacktivism
Hackers claim control over Venice San Marco anti-flood pumps

Hackers breached Venice ’s San Marco flood system, claiming control of pumps and the ability to disable defenses and flood coastal areas. The technologies that govern the physical world are the ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 92

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Thirty-Six Malicious npm Strapi Packages Deploy Redis RCE, Dat ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 572 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 12, 2026
ICS-SCADA
Censys finds 5,219 devices exposed to attacks by Iranian APTs, majority in U.S.

Censys researchers found 5,219 exposed Rockwell PLCs online, mostly in the U.S., urging defenders to secure or disconnect them. On April 7, 2026, U.S. agencies, including FBI, CISA, and NSA, warne ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2026
Malware
GlassWorm evolves with Zig dropper to infect multiple developer tools

The GlassWorm campaign uses a Zig-based dropper hidden in a fake IDE extension to infect developer tools and compromise systems. The GlassWorm campaign, active since 2025, has evolved from malicio ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-39987: Marimo RCE exploited in hours after disclosure

A critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-39987, in the open-source Python notebook tool Marimo was exploited within 10 hours of disclosure. A critical flaw in Marimo, tracked as CVE-2026-39987 (CVSS s ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2026
Security
UAT-10362 linked to LucidRook attacks targeting Taiwan-based institutions

LucidRook is Lua malware used in phishing attacks on NGOs and universities in Taiwan, linked to UAT-10362, spread via password-protected emails. LucidRook is a new Lua-based malware used in target ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2026
Hacking
EngageLab SDK flaw opens door to private data on 50M Android devices

A flaw in EngageLab SDK exposed up to 50M Android users, including 30M crypto wallets, letting apps bypass security and access private data. Microsoft researchers found a critical flaw in EngageSD ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2026
Cyber Crime
Bitcoin Depot hack leads to $3.6M Bitcoin theft via stolen credentials

Hackers breached Bitcoin Depot, stole credentials, and took about 50 BTC worth $3.6M from its wallets after a March 23 intrusion. Hackers breached the largest US Bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depo ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2026
Data Breach
Eurail data breach impacted 308,777 people

Hackers breached Eurail in Dec 2025, stole names and passport data, and exposed over 300,000 travelers’ personal information. Threat actors breached Eurail in December 2025 and stole names and p ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2026
Hacking
Malicious PDF reveals active Adobe Reader zero-day in the wild

Hackers used an Adobe Reader zero-day for months. Researcher Haifei Li found a malicious PDF and asks the community to help analyze it. Hackers used an Adobe Reader zero-day for months to deliver ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2026
Malware
Masjesu botnet targets IoT devices while evading high-profile networks

Masjesu is a stealthy DDoS-for-hire botnet targeting IoT devices, active since 2023 and designed to stay hidden by avoiding high-profile networks. Masjesu is a stealthy botnet active since 2023, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2026
Hacking
The alleged breach of China’s National Supercomputing Center can have serious geopolitical consequences

A hacker allegedly stole 10+ PB of sensitive military and aerospace data from China’s National Supercomputing Center, risking national security. A massive alleged breach has hit China’s Nation ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2026
ICS-SCADA
Internet-Exposed ICS Devices Raise Alarm for Critical Sectors

Exposed ICS devices and insecure protocols like Modbus increase risks to critical infrastructure, enabling disruption, data access, and potential sabotage. Malware targeting industrial control sys ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2026