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ROCA vulnerability (CVE-2017-15361) allows attackers to recover users Private RSA Keys
Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017

ROCA vulnerability (CVE-2017-15361) allows attackers to recover users Private RSA Keys, billion devices potentially impacted. While security experts are discussing the dreaded KRACK attack ag ...

Cyberespionage group stolen Microsoft vulnerabilities DB back in 2013
Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017

Another day, another news about a clamorous data breach, this time the Reuters agency revealed that Microsoft suffered a major security breach back in 2013. According to five former employees, hacker ...

Even With The Best Email Spoofing Defences in The World, HMRC is Spoofed
Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017

Even with the most advanced email protections in place and an entire government organization to support them, the bad actors were able to spoof Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) emails to spr ...

BlackOasis APT leverages new Flash zero-day exploit to deploy FinSpy
Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017

Security researchers from Kaspersky Labs spotted the BlackOasis APT group exploiting a new zero-day RCE vulnerability in Adobe Flash. Security researchers from Kaspersky Labs have discovered a ne ...

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ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor Abuses Public STUN Infrastructure

Fortinet details ClingSTUN, a Linux backdoor exploiting unpatched IoT devices and abusing public STUN servers to route traffic past NAT. FortiGuard Labs researchers spotted a Linux malware family ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2026
Data Breach
Denmark ’s Population Registry Breached, 8.8 Million Affected

Hackers accessed names, addresses and CPR numbers of 8.8 million people in Denmark through a third-party company with legal registry access. A hacker broke into the database that holds basically e ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Intelligence
MI5 Raises Alarm Over Chinese Funding of UK Academic Research

MI5 warns UK universities that over 100 academics may have unknowingly worked on research funded by a Chinese institute linked to the MSS. On September 30, MI5 published a formal warning naming th ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Security
Iranian hacker accused of draining 31TB from university inboxes extradited to the US

Iranian hacker Amir Barati faces extradition to the US over an alleged Iranian campaign that stole 31TB of data from universities. Amir Barati spent June 25 getting arrested in Montenegro, and thi ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Security
Another OpenAI Safety Expert Quits and Raises New AI Safety Concerns

OpenAI safety veteran David Robinson resigns, warning that the company’s culture and fast AI development model could create bigger risks. OpenAI safety veteran David Robinson knows how his resig ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 2

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 October 04, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 117

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Lunex Unmasked: A New Information Steale ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters Suspect Detained in Jordan Helps FBI Track Down the Group

A suspected ShinyHunters member arrested in Jordan is reportedly cooperating with the FBI, helping investigators track down the group. A suspected member of ShinyHunters, the group that claims to ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 598 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 October 04, 2026
Malware
Warlock Ransomware Still Exploits Year-Old SharePoint Flaws to Hit Critical Infrastructure

Warlock ransomware continues to exploit unpatched SharePoint flaws to breach water utilities, telecoms, governments, and universities worldwide. Warlock ransomware made headlines back in mid-2025 ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2026
Malware
Fake Zoom installer hides macOS backdoor CloudSyncD

Jamf Threat Labs details CloudSyncD, a fake macOS Zoom installer that hides a phished password using invisible zero-width Unicode characters. Jamf Threat Labs found CloudSyncD while doing routine ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-90970: Critical GitLab AI Gateway Flaw Fixed

GitLab fixes critical AI Gateway flaw that could let authenticated Duo users escape a prompt sandbox and execute commands on self-hosted gateways. GitLab has released patches for a critical vulner ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2026
APT
Antino Backdoor Lets China-Linked UAT-11587 Turn Microsoft 365 Into a C2 Channel

Cisco Talos details UAT-11587, a China-linked group using the Antino backdoor and Microsoft 365 as cover to spy on Asian governments. Cisco Talos has been tracking a cluster of espionage activity ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Zammad GmbH Zammad flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Attempt SQL Injection While Searching Government Data

AI agents probing US and Canadian government sites made SQL injection attempts while seeking data, but investigators found no evidence of compromise. Autonomous AI agents, working on what looks li ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Investigators trace an AI agent 's path from research task to reconnaissance

Asymmetric Security traces rogue OpenAI AI agent activity that probed government sites, accessed staging servers, and evaded sandbox limits. Researchers at Asymmetric Security spent 48 hours over ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2026
Cyber Crime
Operation KillSwitch: Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group

Operation KillSwitch: Europol says the KillSec ransomware group, allegedly led by a 16-year-old, was dismantled after attacks on about 1,000 victims. Law enforcement seized control of KillSec 's d ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Inside Gemini 4 Argon, the model Google is testing on its own infrastructure first

Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model built for coding, enterprise work, and autonomous cybersecurity defense, rolling out to trusted testers. Google announced Gemini 4 Argon, and it' ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2026