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Hackers took over social media accounts of Iranian state Al Alam TV
Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2015

Unknown hackers took over social media accounts of Iranian state Al Alam TV spreading fake news of the death of an Iran-allied rebel leader in Yemen. The Iranian Arabic-language state TV network Al A ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 4 - Best of the week from best sources
Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2015

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Firefox 37 arrives with Opportunistic E ...

Darwin kernel, just an IP packet to cause the crash of Apple devices
Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2015

A serious flaw affecting the Darwin kernel in the Apple OS X 10.10 and iOS 8 could be exploited to cause DoS attack just sending a specific IP packet. At the end of 2014, security experts at Kaspersk ...

How far do stolen data get in the deep web after a breach?
Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2015

A group of experts at Bitglass used watermarks to track data through the Deep Web and discover how far does it get after a data breach. Early detection of a data breach is crucial to limit the data e ...

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Malware
Wormable XMRig campaign leverages BYOVD and timed kill switch for stealth

A wormable cryptojacking campaign spreads via pirated software, using BYOVD and a time-based logic bomb to deploy a custom XMRig miner. Researchers uncovered a wormable cryptojacking campaign that ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Cyber Crime
Romanian hacker pleads guilty to selling access to Oregon state networks

A Romanian man pleaded guilty to selling admin access to Oregon’s state network for $3,000 in Bitcoin and repeatedly accessing it to prove control. Catalin Dragomir (45) from Romania, pleaded gu ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-1731 fuels ongoing attacks on BeyondTrust remote access products

Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to deploy VShell, gain persistence, move laterally, and control compromised systems. Threat actors are actively exploiting a recent ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Hacking
AI-powered campaign compromises 600 FortiGate systems worldwide

A Russian-speaking cybercriminal used commercial generative AI tools to hack over 600 FortiGate devices across 55 countries. Amazon Threat Intelligence reports that a Russian-speaking, financially ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security to detect and fix code bugs

Anthropic launches Claude Code Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities and suggests how to address them. Anthropic has introduced Claude Code Security, a new AI-powered service de ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026
Cyber Crime
Luxury hotel stays for just €0.01. Spanish police arrest hacker

Spanish police arrested a 20-year-old hacker accused of booking luxury hotel rooms worth up to €1,000 a night for just one cent before being caught. Spanish police arrested a 20-year-old man in ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 85

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ninja Browser & Lumma Infostealer � ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 564 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 22, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds RoundCube Webmail flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2026
Data Breach
PayPal discloses extended data leak linked to Loan App glitch

PayPal disclosed a six-month data breach that exposed sensitive user data, including Social Security numbers, due to a software error. PayPal has disclosed a data breach caused by a software bug i ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2026
Cyber Crime
North Korean IT worker scam nets Ukrainian five-year sentence in the U.S.

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to five years in the U.S. for helping North Korean IT workers use stolen identities to get hired by U.S. firms. Oleksandr “Alexander” Didenko, a 29-year-old Ukrai ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI warns of surge in ATM Jackpotting, $20 Million lost in 2025

The FBI warns ATM jackpotting is rising nationwide, with over $20 million lost in 2025 and 1,900 incidents reported since 2020. The FBI has warned of a sharp rise in ATM jackpotting attacks across ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2026
Cyber Crime
Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions

INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
PromptSpy abuses Gemini AI to gain persistent access on Android

PromptSpy is the first Android malware to abuse Google’s Gemini AI, enabling persistence and advanced spying features. Security researchers at ESET have uncovered PromptSpy, the first known Andr ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2026
Breaking News
Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn hit by a DDoS attack

Germany’s national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, suffered a major DDoS attack that disrupted booking and information systems for several hours. Germany’s rail operator Deutsche Bahn was hit by ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Dell RecoverPoint and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Dell RecoverPoint and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026
Security
CISA alerts to critical auth bypass CVE-2026-1670 in Honeywell CCTVs

CISA warns Honeywell CCTVs are affected by a critical auth bypass flaw (CVE-2026-1670) allowing unauthorized access or account hijacking. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Irish regulator probes X after Grok allegedly generated sexual images of children

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission opened a probe into X over Grok AI tool allegedly generating sexual images, including of children. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has launched anothe ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026
Malware
Intellexa’s Predator spyware infected Angolan journalist’s device, Amnesty reports

Amnesty reports Angolan journalist’s iPhone was infected by Intellexa’s Predator spyware via a WhatsApp link in May 2024. Amnesty International reports that in May 2024, Intellexa’s Predator ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026
Hacking
French Ministry confirms data access to 1.2 Million bank accounts

A hacker accessed data from 1.2 million French bank accounts using stolen official credentials, the Economy Ministry said. A hacker gained access to data from 1.2 million French bank accounts usin ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2026