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Two flaws in Samsung Galaxy Store can allow to install Apps and execute JS code
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2023

Researchers found two flaws in Samsung Galaxy Store that could be exploited to install applications or achieve code execution on the devices. Researchers from cybersecurity firm NCC Group publishe ...

Companies impacted by Mailchimp data breach warn their customers
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2023

The recent Mailchimp data breach has impacted multiple organizations, some of them are already notifying their customers. The popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp recently dis ...

Massive Ad fraud scheme VASTFLUX targeted over 11 million devices
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2023

Researchers dismantled a sophisticated ad fraud scheme, dubbed VASTFLUX, that targeted more than 11 million devices. HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team dismantled a sophisti ...

Video game firm Riot Games hacked, now it faces problems to release content
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2023

Video game developer and publisher Riot Games announced that it will delay the release of game patches after a security incident. Riot Games is an American video game developer, pub ...

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Ransomware Operators Keep Business Hours. The Data Proves It

16,699 ransomware leak posts over 2 years show 84% drop Monday–Friday, peak at European afternoon hours. October spikes yearly. Someone analyzed 16,699 ransomware leak-site posts across 200 gro ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-8732: The WP Maps Pro Flaw That Lets Anyone Create a WordPress Admin Without a Password

CVE-2026-8732 in WP Maps Pro lets unauthenticated attackers create WordPress admin accounts. 2,858 attacks blocked in 24 hours. WP Maps Pro plugin allows WordPress site owners to embed Google Maps ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
CIFSwitch, a Linux Root Bug Hidden in Plain Sight for 19 Years

CIFSwitch is a 19-year-old Linux logic bug turning forged CIFS auth keys into root. Affects Mint, CentOS, Rocky, Kali, SLES. CIFSwitch stands apart from typical privilege escalation vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Cyber warfare
The Pentagon Finally Admits That Location Data Is a Battlefield Problem

The Pentagon confirmed adversaries are using commercial location data to track U.S. troops, exposing risks tied to smartphones and ad-tech networks. For years, security researchers, privacy advoca ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2026
Security
CVE-2026-0257: Rapid7 Caught Attackers Abusing Forged VPN Cookies Against Multiple Customers

CVE-2026-0257 lets attackers forge Palo Alto GlobalProtect auth cookies and bypass VPN login. Exploitation confirmed since May 17. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability CVE-2026-0257 on M ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 99

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ghost CMS Mass Compromised via CVE-2026- ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 579 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 May 31, 2026
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ShinyHunters Leaks Charter Communications Data, Potentially Impacting 5 Million Customers

Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked data allegedly stolen from Charter Communications, exposing millions of customer records after a failed extortion attempt. The ShinyHunters extortion group has ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2026
Security
Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and Activists to Steal Backup Recovery Keys

Attackers are texting Signal users posing as Support, asking for backup recovery keys. Once obtained, they can decrypt the entire message history, not just future chats. A phishing campaign is cur ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2026
Malware
Botnet of 17 Million Devices Dismantled in the Netherlands

Dutch authorities seized 200 servers running a 17-million-device botnet linked to proxy service Asocks. Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of at least 17 million devices and sei ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2026
APT
Meet GREYVIBE, the Russia-Linked Hacking Group Using AI to Target Ukraine and Still Making Rookie Mistakes

GREYVIBE, a Russia-linked group active since 2025, targets Ukraine with AI-assisted malware and five attack chains. Researchers say it's part spy op, part crime gang. Security firm WithSecure has ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2026
Security
DIL Observatory: when the World Escalates, the Underground Responds

Digital Intelligence Lab (DIL) launches an observatory for reading cyber events as what they actually are: signals of a broader social and geopolitical reality. The timing rarely lies, and the con ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2026
Security
Microsoft Calls the Zero-Day Dumps Irresponsible. The Researcher Says Microsoft Started It.

A researcher dropped 6 Windows zero-days with no warning. Three are now exploited in the wild. Microsoft is angry. The researcher says Microsoft ignored them first. Over the past month, a research ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2026
Malware
BTMOB RAT Gives Criminals a Point-and-Click Kit to Take Over Your Android Phone

BTMOB sells Android full-device takeover as a kit, no coding needed. It steals data, records screens, and hands attackers remote control for $5,000 lifetime. Most Android malware requires at least ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2026
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Carnival Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 6 Million Customers

Carnival disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after hackers used social engineering to access employee accounts. Carnival Corporation is notifying nearly 6 million people afte ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Malware
CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Actively Exploited in Malware Attacks

Threat actors are exploiting a critical FortiClient EMS flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35616, to deploy malware on unpatched systems. Threat actors are exploiting a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerabili ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
Resecurity Supports Microsoft DCU in Disrupting Fox Tempest ’s Cybercriminal Code-Signing Ecosystem

Microsoft and Resecurity disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing service that used fake Microsoft certificates to make malware look legitimate. Resecurity supported Microsoft’s Digital Crimes U ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastru ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
A Fake UK Visa Site Left 100,000 Passports Wide Open

A third-party UK visa site exposed passports and selfies on a public AWS server. It’s not official GOV.UK and affected at least 100,000 documents. UK Visa Portal is not run by the British govern ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026