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Linux version of REvil ransomware targets ESXi VM
Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021

The REvil ransomware operators added a Linux encryptor to their arsenal to encrypt Vmware ESXi virtual machines. The REvil ransomware operators are now using a Linux encryptor to encrypts Vmware E ...

Experts developed a free decryptor for the Lorenz ransomware
Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021

Researchers analyzed a recently discovered threat, the Lorenz ransomware, and developed a free decryptor for the victims of this new operation. The Lorenz ransomware gang has been active since Ap ...

GitHub paid out over $500K through its bug bounty program for 203 flaws in 2020
Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021

Code repository hosting service GitHub announced that it has paid out more than $1.5 million through its bug bounty program since 2016. Code repository hosting service GitHub announced that it h ...

Microsoft investigates threat actor distributing malicious Netfilter Driver
Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2021

Microsoft is investigating an strange attack, threat actor used a driver signed by the company, the Netfilter Driver, to implant a Rootkit. Microsoft announced it is investigating a threat actor d ...

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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
Intelligence
Apple’s spyware notifications reach the Bundestag: what the BSI says to do now

Apple warns German Bundestag lawmakers of mercenary spyware attacks; BSI urges victims to assume compromise. The German government is warning politicians and public figures that they were targeted ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2026
Malware
VOLTA, the infostealer that asks an AI which victims are worth the effort

VOLTA is an AI-powered infostealer that steals personal data, then uses LLMs to assess victims' value and rank targets for attackers. Cisco Talos has analyzed a new Windows infostealer called VOLT ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2026
Security
New wave of fridge cyberattacks hits European supermarkets, this time in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and Estonia

A new wave of fridge cyberattacks hit supermarket refrigeration systems across five European countries, raising temperatures and causing food losses. A new wave of fridge cyberattacks has affected ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2026
Security
Hackers Send Fake Nuclear Threat Alerts to Ukrainian and Russian Citizens

Hackers reportedly hit Ukraine 's and Russia 's emergency alert apps, sending fake nuclear and attack warnings and raising concerns over public safety. Ukraine and Russia both said on Sunday night ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2026