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Ghost Squad hackers dox United Cyber Caliphate including Mauritania Attacker
Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2016

Hacktivists from Ghost Squad Hacker group made revealed the identities of hackers affiliated with the ISIS cyber army called United Cyber Caliphate. Ghost Squad Hackers (GSH), a hacktivist group made ...

PoS systems infected in 1 in 20 Wendy's stores, credit card exposed
Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2016

The hack suffered by Wendy's fast-food chain was bigger than thought, payment card data exposed in more than 1000 stores. The hack suffered by Wendy's fast-food chain was bigger than thought and exp ...

Flaws in BMW ConnectedDrive Infotainment System allow remote hack
Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2016

A research discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities residing in the official BMW web domain and ConnectedDrive portal that allow remote hack. Once again IoT devices are affected by a serious flaw that ...

A flaw in the D-LINK WI-FI camera affects more than 120 products
Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2016

A vulnerability in the firmware running on many D-Link products allows attackers to take over cameras and other 120 products. A month ago, the Senrio research team discovered and exploited a remote c ...

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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
Laws and regulations
Meta Faces $25 Billion Penalty Linked to Cambridge Analytica Scandal

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading users about privacy, setting a record penalty. Meta plans to appeal. This week a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay the state $2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2026
Hacking
PHP2Shell: Millions of Attacks, No Confirmed Successful Exploits Yet

PHP2Shell attacks have surged into the millions, but no successful exploitation is confirmed. Patch it immediately. On October 21, PHP released emergency patches for two critical vulnerabilities t ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2026
Cyber Crime
INTERPOL Operation Serengeti III Nets 1,462 Arrests and Recovers $105 Million in Cybercrime Crackdown

INTERPOL's Operation Serengeti III led to 1,462 arrests, disrupted 10,909 malicious networks and recovered $105 million across 21 countries. INTERPOL announced the results of Operation Serengeti I ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2026
APT
Microsoft Links ConnectWise Breach to China-Linked Group Using AI Pentesting Tool ARTEX

China-linked Storm-0940 used AI tool ARTEX to target 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants, exploiting stolen ConnectWise credentials at machine speed. Microsoft published a detailed technical report naming ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2026
Security
Signal Vulnerability Could Keep Calls Alive After Users Hang Up

A critical Signal flaw could keep calls active after hang-up, exposing microphone or camera. Update to a fixed version immediately. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-113380 (CVSS score ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2026
Hacking
PHP2Shell Attacks Started Four Days Before Public Disclosure, AWS Reports

AWS detected PHP2Shell exploit attempts four days before disclosure, highlighting the risk of attackers exploiting critical flaws before patches arrive. Attackers attempted to exploit two critical ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI and CISA Warn of SafePay Ransomware Attacks on 600 Organizations

SafePay ransomware has hit 600+ organizations since 2024, using stolen credentials, VPN access and double extortion to pressure victims into paying. CISA, the FBI, the US Secret Service, Germany's ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2026