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Hidden Cobra APT used the new ATM cash-out scheme FASTCash to hit banks worldwide
Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2018

A joint technical alert from the DHS, the FBI, and the Treasury warning about a new ATM cash-out scheme, dubbed "FASTCash," used by Hidden Cobra APT. The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert ...

Cyber Defense Magazine Annual Global Edition for 2018 has arrived. Enjoy it!
Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2018

We hope you enjoy our Cyber Defense Magazine Annual Global Edition for 2018 including our Global Awards Winners for 2018...packed with over 75+ pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense Mag ...

Experts found 9 NAS flaws that expose LenovoEMC, Iomega Devices to hack
Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2018

Experts discovered nine vulnerabilities affecting NAS devices that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to access protected content. Nine flaws affecting NAS devices could be exploited b ...

New Danabot Banking Malware campaign now targets banks in the U.S.
Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2018

According to malware researchers from Proofpoint, DanaBot attackers launched a new campaign aimed at banks in the United States. A couple of weeks ago, security experts at ESET observed a surge in a ...

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Security
Burger King Japan Data Breach Impacted 11 Million Customers

Burger King Japan disclosed a breach exposing 11.18 million app users' personal data after attackers accessed its membership system in early October. Burger King Japan has disclosed a data breach ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Security
F5 addressed critical RCE flaws in NGINX

F5 addressed multiple vulnerabilities, including critical RCE flaws in NGINX that attackers could exploit without authentication. Security and application delivery firm F5 announced fixes for elev ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Malware
PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager

PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Cyber Crime
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach: More Than 1 Million Texans Affected

The regulated utility company CenterPoint Energy says a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 1 million people in Texas. CenterPoint Energy is a regulated utility company used ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Th ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
APT
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government

Silent Lynx, a group likely based in Kazakhstan, targets Russian energy and government entities in espionage campaigns across Central Asia. Researchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future publish ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Hacking
AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks

Spyware vendors use online ad infrastructure to profile targets and deliver exploits without requiring users to click anything. The investigation links Discover-Tech to Candiru, an Israeli spyware ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Security
Cisco Urges Customers to Patch Email Gateway Flaw and Check for Compromise

Attackers exploit a critical Cisco email gateway flaw to gain root access. Cisco urges customers to update scanner tools and check for compromise. Cisco confirmed this week that threat actors are ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Malware
Hirudo Android Trojan Replaces Banking Apps to Steal Credentials

Android trojan Hirudo replaces genuine banking apps with modified versions to steal credentials and bypass security checks, enabling financial fraud. ThreatFabric researchers detailed a new Androi ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Ag ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Sets New Record with 1,415 CVEs in October 2026 Updates

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2026 address a record 1,415 vulnerabilities. Prioritize the exploited zero-day, critical bugs and potentially wormable vulnerabilities. Microso ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Cyber Crime
Hidden Audio Recorder Found at OpenAI as Employee Faces Federal Charges

OpenAI employee charged with planting hidden audio recorders to capture sensitive discussions about AI research and company strategy. On September 30, OpenAI staff found a small audio recording de ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Hacking
Volexity Uncovers Stealthy Ivanti VPN Attack Using Three Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Ivanti VPN zero-days let attackers gain root access, steal credentials, evade detection, and prepare for wider network compromise. On October 5, Volexity started investigating suspicious activity ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Malware
How a leaked builder of XWorm turned a remote access trojan into a surveillance kit

Netskope tracks four XWorm versions in the wild, 46 plugins, and new tools for location, audio and live browser control, with detections up fourfold. Netskope Threat Labs has been following XWorm ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Shows How Small AI Models Could Replicate Across IoT Devices

Anthropic researchers show how small AI models could autonomously replicate across IoT devices, raising concerns about adaptive, AI-powered botnets. Anthropic published a paper this week that shou ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2026
Security
GitLab Patches Max-Severity Vulnerability CVE-2026-97229

GitLab fixed a critical vulnerability with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 that could let unauthenticated attackers run code on its servers. GitLab has addressed a critical security flaw, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2026
Hacking
Hackers cranked French supermarkets' freezers up to 50 degrees, causing hundreds of stores to lose their stock

Hackers hit French supermarkets via unpatched Danfoss refrigeration systems, remote-heating freezers and destroying stock worth millions. Overnight from Sunday to Monday, a large cyberattack hit t ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2026
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters arrest number three: a Canadian ransomware negotiator

A Canadian ransomware negotiator faces extortion charges in the FBI's ShinyHunters crackdown. Here's what is known, and what isn't. ShinyHunters is the focus of a global FBI investigation, and the ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2026