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Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone with preinstalled malware and much more
Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2015

The security firm Bluebox discovered a preinstalled malware, many malicious apps, and a series of security holes on the Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone. After the episode of Lenovo pre-installed malware, ano ...

Hacking home networks by compromising a Nest thermostat
Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2015

A group of researchers  from TrapX Security demonstrated how to infiltrate home networks by compromising a Nest thermostat. We already discussed in the past of the risks related to cyber attacks aga ...

NCA, British National Crime Agency arrested a suspected Pentagon Hacker
Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2015

British NCA has arrested a 23-year-old man suspected to be a member of the hacking crew that run the attack on the US Department of Defense in the 2014. British law enforcement has identified and arr ...

Just $104 to exploit the FREAK flaw and hit the NSA website
Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2015

Researchers hack NSA’s website with only $104 and 8 hours of Amazon’s cloud computing power using the #FREAK vulnerability A team of researchers demonstrated that it is possible to exploit the FR ...

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Data Breach
Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack

Senegal closed its national ID card office after a ransomware cyberattack disrupted ID, passport, and biometric services. Senegal confirmed a cyberattack on the Directorate of File Automation, the ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
Security
Dutch agencies hit by Ivanti EPMM exploit exposing employee contact data

Dutch agencies confirmed attacks exploiting Ivanti EPMM flaws that exposed employee contact data at the data protection authority and courts. Dutch authorities said cyberattacks hit the Dutch Data ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
APT
China-linked APT UNC3886 targets Singapore telcos

China-linked group UNC3886 targeted Singapore ’s telecom sector in a cyber espionage campaign, Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency revealed. Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Info ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
Security
Critical Fortinet FortiClientEMS flaw allows remote code execution

Fortinet warns of a critical FortiClientEMS vulnerability that lets remote attackers run malicious code without logging in. Fortinet issued an urgent advisory to address a critical FortiClientEMS ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Security
BeyondTrust fixes critical pre-auth bug allowing remote code execution

BeyondTrust patched a critical pre-auth flaw in Remote Support and PRA that could let attackers execute code remotely. BeyondTrust released security updates to address a critical flaw, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Data Breach
European Commission probes cyberattack on mobile device management system

The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack after detecting signs that its mobile device management system was compromised. The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack on its ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Security
Attackers abuse SolarWinds Web Help Desk to install Zoho agents and Velociraptor

Huntress confirmed active SolarWinds Web Help Desk exploits, where attackers installed Zoho tools for persistence, and used Velociraptor for control. On February 7, 2026, Huntress investigated an ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Cyber Crime
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack

Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Data Breach
Flickr moves to contain data exposure, warns users of phishing

Flickr says a flaw at a third-party email provider may have exposed users’ names, email addresses, IPs, and account activity. Flickr is a photo-sharing platform owned by SmugMug. It has over 100 ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 83

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter ClawHavoc: 341 Malicious Clawed Skills F ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 562 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 08, 2026
Malware
DKnife toolkit abuses routers to spy and deliver malware since 2019

DKnife is a Linux toolkit used since 2019 to hijack router traffic and deliver malware in cyber-espionage attacks. Cisco Talos found DKnife, a powerful Linux toolkit that threat actors use to spy ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
Cyber Crime
Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack

Rome’s La Sapienza University was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted IT systems and caused widespread operational issues. Since February 2, Rome’s La Sapienza University, one of the most impo ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026
Security
CISA pushes Federal agencies to retire end-of-support edge devices

CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to improve management of edge network devices and replace unsupported ones within 12–18 months. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026
Security
Nearly 5 Million Web Servers Found Exposing Git Metadata – Study Reveals Widespread Risk of Code and Credential Leaks

A study found nearly 5 million servers exposing Git metadata, with 250,000 leaking deployment credentials via .git/config files. A new 2026 study by the Mysterium VPN research team reveals that ne ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SmarterTools SmarterMail and React Native Community CLI flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SmarterTools SmarterMail and React Native Community CLI flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecuri ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2026
Uncategorized
Hacker claims theft of data from 700,000 Substack users; Company confirms breach

Substack confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked data from nearly 700,000 users, including email addresses and phone numbers. Substack is an online platform for publishing email‑based news ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Hacktivism
Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said. Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cy ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
APT
China-linked Amaranth-Dragon hackers target Southeast Asian governments in 2025

China-linked hackers tracked as Amaranth-Dragon targeted government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia in 2025. CheckPoint says China-linked threat actors, tracked as Amaranth-Drag ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2026
Security
CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks

Ransomware groups now exploit VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2025-22225, patched by Broadcom in March 2025. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirms that ransomware ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026