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LinkedIn - How to exploit social media for targeted attacks
Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2013

  The professional social network LinkedIn is a mine of information for any king of attackers, a Websense post described a typical attack scenario. Recently I read an interesting post publish ...

Android 4.4 KitKat also affected by Master Key vulnerability
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2013

Security expert Jay Freeman discovered another Master Key vulnerability in Android 4.4 that allows attackers to inject malicious code in legit apps. The flaw known as "Android Master Key vulnerabil ...

SQL Injection, XSS and URL Redirect found in popular websites
Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2013

Security Researcher Mohamed Osman Saeed has identified numerous vulnerabilities and reported them all, they include SQL Injection, XSS and URL Redirect. Security Researcher Mohamed Osman Saeed has id ...

Google hacking - Automated website hacking tools based on Google dorks
Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2013

Google Hacking is a formidable method for reconnaissance. Mass website hacking tools based on Google-dorks advantage the malicious online activities. Google hacking is a must for hackers and pen test ...

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Security
SolarWinds fixed a critical RCE flaw in its Web Help Desk software

SolarWinds fixed a critical flaw in its Web Help Desk software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable systems. SolarWinds has released hot fixes to address a critic ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2025
Hacking
How threat actors breached a U.S. federal civilian agency by exploiting a GeoServer flaw

US CISA revealed that threat actors exploited an unpatched vulnerability in GeoServer to breach a U.S. federal civilian agency’s network. Threat actors breached a U.S. federal agency via unpatch ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2025
Security
Cloudflare mitigates largest-ever DDoS attack at 22.2 Tbps

Cloudflare blocked a new record-breaking DDoS attack peaking at 22.2 Tbps and 10.6 billion packets per second. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a new record-breaking distributed denial-of-ser ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Intelligence
US Secret Service dismantled covert communications network near the U.N. in New York

Secret Service seizes a covert communications network near U.N. composed of sophisticated equipment, including 100K SIMs and 300 servers The U.S. Secret Service uncovered a covert communications n ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Cyber Crime
A suspected Scattered Spider member suspect detained for casino network attacks

A suspected Scattered Spider member linked to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos was arrested on September 17. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested on September 17 a suspected Sca ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Security
$150K awarded for L1TF Reloaded exploit that bypasses cloud mitigations

Researchers earned $150K for “L1TF Reloaded,” combining L1TF and half-Spectre to leak VM memory from public clouds despite mitigations. Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam earned $15 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Cyber Crime
Canada's RCMP closes TradeOgre, seizes $40M in country’s largest crypto bust

RCMP shuts down TradeOgre, seizing $40M from crime, the first crypto exchange closure and largest asset seizure in Canada’s history. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shut down the crypto exchan ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Data Breach
Stellantis probes data breach linked to third-party provider

Stellantis is investigating a data breach after unauthorized access to a third-party provider’s platform potentially exposed customer data. Car maker giant Stellantis announced it is investigati ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Cyber Crime
FBI alerts public to spoofed IC3 site used in fraud schemes

The FBI warns that criminals are spoofing the IC3 site to steal personal data and commit fraud targeting cybercrime reporters. The FBI warned that attackers are spoofing the official Crime Complai ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Security
EU agency ENISA says ransomware attack behind airport disruptions

The EU cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed that airport check-in disruptions were caused by a cyberattack, and law enforcement is investigating. A cyber attack on Collins Aerospace disrupted chec ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Malware
Researchers expose MalTerminal, an LLM-enabled malware pioneer

SentinelOne uncovered MalTerminal, the earliest known malware with built-in LLM capabilities, and presented it at LABScon 2025. SentinelLABS researchers discovered MalTerminal, the earliest known ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Malware
Beware: GitHub repos distributing Atomic Infostealer on macOS

LastPass warns macOS users of fake GitHub repos distributing Atomic infostealer malware disguised as legitimate tools. LastPass warns macOS users about fake GitHub repositories spreading malware d ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
APT
ESET uncovers Gamaredon–Turla collaboration in Ukraine cyberattacks

ESET found evidence that Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks on Ukraine between February and April 2025. ESET reported Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla co ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 63

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SmokeLoader Rises From the Ashes  Hi ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 542 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 September 21, 2025
Hacking
A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace disrupted operations at major European airports

A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace disrupted operations at major European airports, with Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin most affected. A cyber attack on Collins Aerospace disrupted check-in and b ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2025
Security
Fortra addressed a maximum severity flaw in GoAnywhere MFT software

Fortra addressed a critical flaw in GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software that could result in the execution of arbitrary commands. Fortra addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2025
Security
UK police arrested two teen Scattered Spider members linked to the 2024 attack on Transport for London

U.K. police arrested two teens from the Scattered Spider group for their role in the August 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. U.K. law enforcement authorities arrested two teenagers who ar ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2025
Hacking
ShadowLeak: Radware Uncovers Zero-Click Attack on ChatGPT

Radware discovered a server-side data theft attack, dubbed ShadowLeak, targeting ChatGPT. OpenAI patched the zero-click vulnerability. Researchers at Radware uncovered a server-side data theft att ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2025