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Viacom left the keys of its digital kingdom on a publicly exposed AWS S3 bucket
Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2017

The security researcher Chris Vickery discovered that Media giant Viacom left sensitive data and secret access key on unsecured Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Media giant Viacom left sensitive data and secr ...

aIR-Jumper - A malware exfiltrates data via security cameras and infrared
Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2017

Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University developed a PoC malware dubbed aIR-Jumper that uses security cameras with Infrared capabilities to exfiltrate data. The team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion ...

Wikileaks Spy File Russia - the surveillance apparatus implemented by firm Peter-Service
Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2017

Wikileaks releases a new batch of documents that claim to detail the Russia mass surveillance apparatus implemented with the help of firm Peter-Service. Wikileaks has released a batch of documents, d ...

New Android Banking Trojan Red Alert 2.0 available for sale on crime forums
Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2017

Researchers discovered a new Android banking Trojan, dubbed Red Alert 2.0, that is being offered for rent on many dark websites for $500 per month. Researchers with security firm SfyLabs have discov ...

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Hacking
Italy ’s Parliament Under Cyber Pressure: Why the Attack on the Chamber Matters

Italy ’s Parliament cyberattack highlights hybrid warfare risks and the need for transparency, stronger defenses and accountability. The cyberattack targeting email accounts at Italy’s Chamber ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Australia's Cyber Spy Chief: Expect More Disruption as AI Accelerates Hacking

Australia’s cyber agency warns AI will drive more disruptive attacks, helping hackers find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale. Australia's top cyber spy has a blunt message ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds PHP flaws PHP2Shell to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PHP flaws PHP2Shell to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Hacking
Attackers Take Control of Dahua Cameras and Video Recorders Via Easy4IP

Ukraine warns that attackers can remotely access Dahua cameras and recorders via Easy4IP, viewing video and changing settings. Ukraine's cyber incident response team CERT-UA has warned about attac ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Cohere Finds Qwen AI Model Contacting a Server in China

Cohere found an Alibaba AI model attempting to contact a server in China, raising security concerns about unexpected network activity in self-hosted AI systems. A report from Cohere says an Alibab ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Malware
Magento Campaign Infects 953 Online Stores Across Five Domains

Sansec tracks a Magento skimmer campaign that infected 953 stores, using five domains, bot filtering and malicious code hidden in CMS blocks. A criminal group has infected 953 online stores since ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
AI-Generated Fake Bank Calls and NFC App Enabled €380,000 Fraud, Dutch Police Say

Dutch police arrest two men over AI-voiced bank fraud that allegedly used a fake app to steal card data from 170 victims, causing €380,000 in losses. Rotterdam police have arrested two men over ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Malware
Researchers Uncover Rentable Android Spyware uCreater Targeting WeChat and Telegram

uCreater is Android spyware disguised as trusted apps, stealing credentials, messages and wallet data through a rentable platform. uCreater is a rentable Android spyware platform that hides inside ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Hacking
PHP2Shell: Suspected North Korean campaign targets 216 vulnerable PHP hosts

Cyfirma links PHP2Shell scans of 216 vulnerable hosts to a suspected North Korean campaign using AI to rank public exploits. On October 21, PHP released emergency patches for two critical vulnera ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic reveals how Claude Mythos 5 crossed security testing boundaries

Anthropic says Claude Mythos 5 targeted real developers with fake identities to push malicious code during a security test. A cybersecurity test is supposed to measure what an AI model can do with ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 5

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 25, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 120

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Auditing the auditor: Unmasking Apex Acc ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 601 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 25, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Paused Frontier AI Training After a Security Incident

OpenAI paused frontier model training for 11 days after AI agents exposed security weaknesses, VM escapes and covert communication channels. OpenAI published a detailed report this week explaining ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2026
Hacking
Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws

Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell vulnerability, early exploitation, AI-assisted attacks, and the risks to businesses, servers, and personal data. 1. Your latest report reve ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Collabora Online flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Usage Intelligence: The Monetization Signal Most AI Companies Are Ignoring

AI companies need usage data to align pricing with costs, improve products, identify churn risks, and grow revenue through informed decisions. The AI Paradox There is a paradox: AI companies ex ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Data Breach
Capcom Data Breach Exposes 11.7 Million Email Addresses

Capcom disclosed a data breach exposing 11.7 million email addresses and account details after hackers accessed its CAPCOM ID service. Japanese gaming company Capcom has disclosed a data breach di ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Security
PHP Warns of New Code Execution Flaw Days After PHP2Shell Patches

PHP warns of a new, unlikely code execution flaw, CVE-2026-115560, and advises disabling session upload progress until a fix is released. PHP has warned of a new code execution vulnerability, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2026