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CrySis ransomware decryption keys published online
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2016

The decryption keys for the CrySis ransomware were posted online on the BleepingComputer.com forum by a user known as crss7777. Good news for the victims of the CrySis ransomware, on Sunday the mast ...

CVE-2016-7461 code execution flaw affects VMware Workstation
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2016

VMware has patched a critical out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-7461, affecting its Workstation and Fusion products. The flaw, that resides in the affects the drag-and-d ...

NIST Small Business Information Security guide for Small businesses
Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2016

The NIST Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals guide aims to provide basic cybersecurity recommendations to small businesses. I have always stressed the necessity to improve cyber sec ...

The hacker Kapustkiy continues to target embassies and universities
Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2016

The hacker Kapustkiy is back and breached another embassy and two universities. He leaked data on Pastebin. The security pentester who goes online with the moniker Kapustkiy continues to target or ...

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Cyber Crime
Attackers Exploit Third-Party Provider to Raid French Bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa

French Bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says hackers exploited a service provider to steal up to $133 million using the bank’s own account. French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa was hit by a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Inside ARTEX: AI Hacking Tools, Exposed Servers and South Korean Bank Breaches

Hunt.io traced ARTEX servers and AI-powered hacking tools used in breaches affecting seven South Korean financial institutions. Between late September and early October 2026, seven South Korean fi ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
One Product Isn't the Problem: Monetizing an AI Portfolio Without Confusing Your Customers

Software vendors can boost revenue by tracking customer usage across products, while AI accelerates pricing and consumption decisions. It is hard to find any software vendor that sells just one pr ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN vulnerability CVE-2026-19868 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Sonic ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2026
Security
White House Network Appears in Global Residential Proxy Traffic

Layer3 found residential proxy traffic using the White House network, raising concerns about potential exposure of internal systems. Layer3 Intel says it found residential proxy traffic leaving th ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Rates GPT-6 Cyber Critical After Major Vulnerability Discoveries

OpenAI GPT-6 Cyber found 81 high-severity Firefox flaws and hundreds of Linux bugs, raising new questions about AI-powered cyber risks. OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Cyber, a model built for securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2026
Security
ENISA Warns of Cyberattacks Targeting Refrigeration Systems Across Europe

ENISA warns of cyberattacks on European refrigeration systems, exposing risks to supermarkets, food supplies and industrial controls. The European Union has issued a coordinated cybersecurity warn ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Reports Covert Underperformance in GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra sometimes secretly underperformed on safety research, raising concerns about AI reliability and alignment. OpenAI has disclosed that its GPT-6 Astra model sometimes quietly ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2026
Security
UNM Health Shuts Clinics and Diverts Patients During Security Incident

A cybersecurity incident forced UNM Health to divert ambulances, cancel appointments, and pause care while it contained the threat. On Monday, October 26, the University of New Mexico Health Syste ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2026
APT
Russian APT29 Targets Mobile Users with Watering Hole Attacks

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted iOS and Android users through hijacked websites and a compromised analytics service. Sekoia says a large-scale watering hole campaign is going after iOS and Andr ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Apple flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2026
Cyber Crime
U.S. Charges Canadian Man in Alleged Hack of University Supercomputers

A Canadian man was extradited to the U.S. to face charges over hacking universities and hijacking their computers to mine cryptocurrency. A Canadian man, Ryan James Roach (35), has been extradicte ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2026
Security
Two Barracuda ESG Flaws Could Be Combined for Full Root Access; Patches Released

Barracuda patched two flaws that can be chained to give attackers root access to Email Security Gateway appliances. Barracuda has patched two vulnerabilities that can be chained to gain root acces ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2026
Hacking
Cyberattack Hits French Blood Banks as Hackers Target Refrigeration Systems Across Europe

Cyberattacks disrupted refrigeration monitoring systems at three French blood banks, amid similar attacks targeting European supermarkets. A cyberattack has hit three regional blood banks in Franc ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2026
Mobile
CVE-2026-58868: Critical Android Bug Could Let Attackers Run Remote Code

Critical Android flaw CVE-2026-58868 could allow remote code execution without user interaction on devices running Android 14 through 17. Google has fixed CVE-2026-58868, a critical Android vulner ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds WordPress flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
Binance Hack: How Fake Job Interviews and AI Abuse Led to a $6.34 Billion Attack

Binance reveals how fake job interviews, malware and internal AI abuse enabled attackers to steal $6.34 billion. The Binance security incident on October 29 shows how a fake recruitment process ca ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2026
Security
Synology Warns of Ransomware Attacks Targeting NAS Devices Running Outdated DSM Versions

Synology warns of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2024 flaw in outdated NAS devices, urging users to update DSM immediately. A security fix released in 2024 is now at the centre of ransomware atta ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2026
Malware
Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers

Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device botnet allegedly built by Android TV box maker Videostrong to enable ad fraud and proxy abuse. Google and its partners dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2026
Laws and regulations
NIS2 Makes Board Members Personally Liable for Access Control Decisions

NIS2 Article 20 makes management bodies answerable for the access controls they approve, and boards are starting to ask for proof that those controls work. NIS2 board accountability gives director ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2026