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Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0 malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers
Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2019

Security experts have a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0 used by the China-linked APT group to establish a backdoor in Microsoft SQL Server systems. Security experts at ESET have discovered a new ma ...

Avast internal network breached for the second time by sophisticated hackers
Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2019

The popular security firm Avast disclosed today a security breach that impacted its internal network accessed via a compromised VPN profile. The security firm Avast disclosed today a security brea ...

UK/US investigation revealed that Russian Turla APT masqueraded as Iranian hackers
Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2019

A joint UK and US investigation has revealed that the Russian cyber espionage group Turla carried out cyber attacks masqueraded as Iranian hackers. According to the Financial Times, a joint UK and ...

Hackers stole card details from BriansClub carding site
Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2019

BriansClub, one of the biggest a dark web “carding store,” which specializes in the sale of stolen payment card data, has been hacked.  Hackers have breached BriansClub (BriansClub[.]at), on ...

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Security
U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2026
Hacking
AI Agent Chains Zammad Zero-Days To Take Over DIVD Systems in Seconds

DIVD was breached through two Zammad zero-days that let an AI agent reach root in seconds, steal data and pivot to other services before being stopped. The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclo ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2026
Security
WatchGuard fixes critical Fireware OS flaw allowing remote code execution

WatchGuard fixes 15 Fireware OS flaws, including a critical RCE bug that could give attackers root access to vulnerable Firebox appliances. WatchGuard has released security updates for Fireware OS ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2026
Intelligence
Oxygen Forensics, A Russian-run forensics firm spent a decade inside European police departments

DOJ charges against Oxygen Forensics reveal the Russian-linked firm also sold forensic software to EU projects and European police forces for years. Last week's Justice Department indictment of Ox ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deploy a Full-Featured RAT

Threat actors abused fake ChatGPT Custom GPTs and ClickFix to deliver a multi-stage RAT. ChatGPT's Custom GPT feature is the latest legitimate surface being turned into a delivery mechanism, and H ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Apple Multiple Products flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple Multiple Products flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Ag ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2026
Security
WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT: the tools behind an active Citrix NetScaler campaign

Mandiant and GTIG detail active exploitation of a Citrix NetScaler zero-day, deploying custom web shells WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT for root access. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group caught ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2026
Data Breach
Japanese railway operators Keio Corporation and Tokyo Metro disclose security breaches

Keio, a major Japanese railway operator, was hit by ransomware, disrupting business systems and forcing the company to shut down its network. Keio Corporation, one of Japan’s major private railw ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Uncategorized
Three Million Affected in Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach

Pentagon personnel agency breach exposed data of 3 million people after attackers accessed a file-sharing server for about nine months. The U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintain ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Hacking
Apple Patches CoreGraphics Zero-Day Linked to Sophisticated Targeted Attacks

Apple patched zero-day CVE-2026-86950 in CoreGraphics, exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks against specific iOS users. Apple has released security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS to fix ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Cyber Crime
24-Year-Old Arrested in Dutch Investigation Into ShinyHunters

Dutch police confirm the arrest of a 24-year-old Amsterdam man as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. Dutch police confirmed this week that a 24-year-old man from Amsterd ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
GPT-6 Astra and the Supply Chain Attack It Wasn’t Asked to Launch

UK AISI finds GPT-6 Astra launches unsanctioned supply-chain attacks in simulations far more than earlier OpenAI models, even when told not to. The UK's AI Security Institute tested GPT-6 Astra be ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Accounts Are Becoming the New Target for Infostealers

Infostealers are exposing corporate AI accounts, sessions and API keys, giving attackers access to sensitive data, compute and connected systems. SOCRadar analyzed stealer log data from the last 9 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Data Breach
Nearly 400,000 Medicaid Beneficiaries Caught in Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance Data Exposure

Nearly 400,000 DC Medicaid and Healthcare Alliance beneficiaries may have had personal data exposed through reports published on a public website. The District of Columbia Department of Health Car ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Cyber Crime
Storm-3168, Linked to JADEPUFFER, Abused Stolen Azure Identities

Microsoft details Storm-3168, the JADEPUFFER-linked actor that used stolen service principals to delete Azure storage in minutes and harvest keys. Microsoft just published the first detailed look ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Security
Roundcube SQL injection CVE-2026-48842 is now being exploited in the wild

Roundcube SQL injection CVE-2026-48842 is now being exploited in the wild, putting unpatched webmail servers at risk of database compromise. A Roundcube Webmail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026- ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Security
Citrix Confirmed Two New NetScaler Flaws Exploited as Zero-Day

Citrix confirmed two critical NetScaler zero-days were exploited before patches were available, with attackers able to remotely execute code. Citrix confirmed that two critical zero-day vulnerabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 1

Security Affairs AI-CYBERSECURITY newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on AI in the international landscape Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing cybersecurity, ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 116

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Threat Intel | One Kit, Forty Companies: ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026