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Flaw in 802.11n opens wireless networks to remote attacks
Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2015

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the 802.11n wireless networking standard that could be exploited by a remote attacker to target wireless networks. According to researchers from the Expertis ...

California: who is cutting Fiber-optic cable lines and why?
Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2015

Law enforcement is investigating a series of mysterious attacks on the Fiber-optic cable lines in California. Who is behind these attacks? The FBI is investigating a series of mysterious physical att ...

Apple issues a fix for Masque Attacks, but apps are still open to hack
Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2015

Although Apple has fixed the Masque Attack there are still other attack scenarios that an attacker can exploit in the installation process on iOS. A team of researchers at FireEye has revealed that t ...

NIT, the Flash code the FBI used to deanonymize pedo's on Tor
Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2015

A look to the "NIT Forensic and Reverse Engineering Report, Continued from January 2015". NIT code was used by the FBI to deanonymize Tor users. On December 22nd, 2014 Mr. Joseph Gross retained th ...

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Hacker claims theft of data from 700,000 Substack users; Company confirms breach

Substack confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked data from nearly 700,000 users, including email addresses and phone numbers. Substack is an online platform for publishing email‑based news ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Hacktivism
Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said. Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cy ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
APT
China-linked Amaranth-Dragon hackers target Southeast Asian governments in 2025

China-linked hackers tracked as Amaranth-Dragon targeted government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia in 2025. CheckPoint says China-linked threat actors, tracked as Amaranth-Drag ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Security
CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks

Ransomware groups now exploit VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2025-22225, patched by Broadcom in March 2025. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirms that ransomware ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Deep Web
Taiwanese operator of Incognito Market sentenced to 30 years over $105M darknet drug ring

A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years for running Incognito Market, a major darknet drug site that sold over $105 million in illegal drugs. Rui-Siang Lin (24) was sentenced to 30 years in pris ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations

French prosecutors raided X offices in Paris over illegal content; Elon Musk and CEO summoned for voluntary interviews in April. French prosecutors, with France’s National Gendarmerie and Europo ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Hacking
GreyNoise tracks massive Citrix Gateway recon using 63K+ residential proxies and AWS

GreyNoise spotted a dual-mode Citrix Gateway recon campaign using 63K+ residential proxies and AWS to find login panels and enumerate versions. Between Jan 28 and Feb 2, 2026, GreyNoise tracked a ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Security
Microsoft: Info-Stealing malware expands from Windows to macOS

Microsoft warns info-stealing attacks are expanding from Windows to macOS, using cross-platform languages like Python and abusing trusted platforms. Microsoft warns info-stealing attacks are rapid ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Sangoma FreePBX, and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Sangoma FreePBX, and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurit ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
Hacking
Hackers abused React Native CLI flaw to deploy Rust malware before public disclosure

Hackers exploit a critical React Native CLI flaw (CVE-2025-11953) to run remote commands and drop stealthy Rust malware, weeks before public disclosure. Attackers are actively exploiting a critica ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
APT
APT28 exploits Microsoft Office flaw in Operation Neusploit

Russia-linked APT28 is behind Operation Neusploit, exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability in targeted attacks. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
APT
Notepad++ infrastructure hack likely tied to China-nexus APT Lotus Blossom

Rapid7 researchers say the Notepad++ hosting breach is likely linked to the China-nexus Lotus Blossom APT group. Recently, the Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised t ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2026
Malware
MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days

Over 400 malicious OpenClaw packages were uploaded in days, using MoltBot skills to spread password-stealing malware. Researchers uncovered a large malware campaign abusing AI skills for Claude Co ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Data Breach
Panera Bread breach affected 5.1 Million accounts, HIBP Confirms

Have I Been Pwned says Panera Bread ’s breach affected 5.1 million accounts, far fewer than the 14 million customers first reported. Have I Been Pwned followed claims by the ShinyHunters gang, w ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
Hackers exploit unsecured MongoDB instances to wipe data and demand ransom

Over 1,400 exposed MongoDB servers have been hijacked and wiped by hackers, who left ransom notes after exploiting weak or missing access controls. Cybersecurity firm Flare reports that unsecured ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 82

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter KONNI Adopts AI to Generate PowerShell B ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates

Notepad++ maintainer says nation-state attackers hijacked the app’s update system by redirecting traffic at the hosting provider level. The Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hacker ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 561 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 February 02, 2026
Laws and regulations
DOJ releases details alleged talented hacker working for Jeffrey Epstein

An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a Justice Department document released Friday. An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026
APT
Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, and Heat Facilities in Poland

CERT Polska said cyberattacks hit 30+ wind and solar farms, a manufacturer, and a major CHP plant supplying heat to nearly 500,000 people. On December 29, 2025, Poland faced coordinated cyberattac ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026