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0patch releases unofficial security patches for 3 Windows flaws yet to be fixed
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2019

Researchers from 0patch, a community of experts that aims at addressing software flaws, released unofficial patches for three Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft has yet to be fixed. The l ...

Critical flaw in Linux APT package manager could allow remote hack
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2019

Expert discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the APT package manager used by several Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu. The independent security consultant Max Justicz ...

Adobe fixed XSS flaws in Experience Manager that can result in information Disclosure
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2019

Adobe released security updates to address multiple XSS vulnerabilities in the Experience Manager and Experience Manager Forms that can lead to information disclosure. Adobe released security upda ...

Did you win at online casinos? Watch out, your data might have had exposed online
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2019

Data belonging to online casinos found exposed online on unprotected Elastic search instance, it includes info on 108 million bets and user details Data breaches are an ordinary issue, this time a ...

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Intelligence
Signal Phishing Campaign Targets German Officials in Suspected Russian Operation

Suspected Russian phishing via Signal targeted German officials, exploiting trust to access accounts and sensitive political communications. A new wave of cyber operations targeting European polit ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2026
Security
Microsoft fixes Entra ID flaw enabling privilege escalation

Microsoft fixed a Microsoft Entra ID flaw where the Agent ID Administrator role could enable privilege escalation and account takeover. Microsoft addressed a flaw in Microsoft Entra ID that could ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2026
Malware
New Android spyware Morpheus linked to Italian surveillance firm

Osservatorio Nessuno uncovered Morpheus spyware spreading via fake Android apps to steal data, highlighting rising covert surveillance tools. The non-partisan, non-religious, nonprofit organizatio ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2026
Security
NCSC launches SilentGlass, a plug-in device to secure HDMI and DisplayPort links

NCSC’s SilentGlass blocks malicious HDMI/DisplayPort links, protecting monitors from hardware attacks. Now commercialized for global use. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has lau ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2026
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