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21 Million stolen credentials from Fortune 500 companies available on the dark web
Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019

Roughly 21 million login credentials for Fortune 500 companies are available for sale, in plain text, in multiple forums and black market places in the dark web. More than 21 million login creden ...

Israel is going to extradite to US the Russian hacker Alexei Bourkov
Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019

Israel justice minister approved the extradition of a Russian alleged hacker, Alexei Bourkov, to the United States, the man is accused of fraud. Israel justice minister Justice Minister Amir Ohan ...

Hackers behind Uber and Lynda hacks plead guilty in data breaches
Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019

Two hackers have pleaded guilty to hacking Uber and LinkedIn's Lynda.com service in 2016 and attempted to extort money from the two companies. Brandon Charles Glover and Vasile Mereacre are two ...

eIDAS flaws allowed attackers to impersonate any EU citizen or business
Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019

European authorities have addressed two security vulnerabilities affecting the eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) system. European authorities have released s ...

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Hacking
Google fixes the fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026

Google fixed a new Chrome zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-11645, in the V8 JavaScript engine, which is already being exploited in the wild. Google released emergency updates to address a new Chrome ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-23111: Linux nf_tables Flaw Enables Root Exploits

A Linux kernel nf_tables bug lets local users gain root via use-after-free caused by a logic error; patch removes a single “!”. CVE-2026-23111 lives in nf_tables, the Linux kernel's packet fil ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2026
Security
Meta Accuses NSO of Violating WhatsApp Court Injunction

Meta says NSO violated a court injunction by targeting WhatsApp users again through phishing campaigns and test accounts. Last year, WhatsApp won a landmark case against NSO Group, the Israeli spy ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Security
Everest Forms Pro WordPress Flaw is Handing Attackers Admin Access

Hackers exploit CVE-2026-3300 in Everest Forms Pro to inject PHP via form fields, creating rogue admin accounts. 29,300 attempts blocked. Researcher h0xilo submitted a flaw in Everest Forms Pro f ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Cyber Crime
UNC3753 Escalates: From Vishing Calls to Physical Office Intrusions at US Legal and Financial Firms

UNC3753 phones staff posing as IT, hijacks screen sessions, steals sensitive legal files, and now sends operatives physically into offices to plug in USB drives. Google Mandiant and the Google Thr ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Meta AI Recovery Tool Flaw Exposed 20,000+ Instagram Accounts

A flaw in Meta's AI-powered Instagram recovery tool exposed over 20,000 accounts, letting attackers reset passwords and take over profiles. Meta's High Touch Support tool, known as HTS, was design ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Uncategorized
IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability

C0XMO is a new Gafgyt botnet variant exploiting old router flaws, spreading across IoT devices, killing rivals, and enabling large-scale DDoS attacks. In March 2026, FortiGuard Labs discovered a n ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2026
Data Breach
DentaQuest Breach: ShinyHunters Publish Data Impacting 2.6M People

ShinyHunters leaked 234 GB of data allegedly stolen from DentaQuest after failed negotiations, potentially impacting 2.6 million people. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published a 234 GB arc ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 100

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Targeting WordPress Abuses Steam ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 580 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 June 07, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers to Support NSA Use of Mythos

Reports claim Anthropic engineers are helping the NSA use its restricted AI model Mythos, known for advanced cybersecurity capabilities. This week, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic has ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2026
Hacking
Claude Opus Found a Four-Year-Old Hole in Zcash's Privacy Layer. Nobody Knows If Someone Already Used It.

Claude Opus 4.8 helped uncover a four-year-old critical flaw in Zcash that could have enabled undetectable creation of counterfeit coins. On May 29, the security researcher Taylor Hornby found a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2026
Cyber Crime
Silent Ransom Group (SRG): Switching To DNS Fast Flux Infrastructure

Researchers exposed the Silent Ransom Group 's Fast Flux infrastructure as the FBI warns of ongoing attacks targeting U.S. law firms and businesses. Resecurity uncovered the Silent Ransom Group (S ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2026
Security
Cisco SD-WAN Has a New Root-Level Problem, and There's No Fix Yet

Cisco warns of CVE-2026-20245 in SD-WAN Manager, a flaw that can lead to root access via file upload command injection; no patch or workaround yet. Cisco warns of a privilege escalation flaw, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2026
Cyber Crime
PCPJack Exposed: Researchers Uncover 230-Node Cloud Email Relay Network

Researchers uncovered a 230-node cloud-based email relay network after the actor PCPJack accidentally exposed tools, logs, and C2 files online A threat actor tracked as PCPJack compromised 230 clo ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Fake Context Alignment: The Attack That Made Gemini Obey Strangers Through Your Notifications

SafeBreach tricked Gemini into obeying attackers via WhatsApp notifications, using hidden foreign-language text to bypass Google's defenses and control smart home devices. SafeBreach Labs research ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Mirasvit Full Page Cache Warmer flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Mirasvit Full Page Cache Warmer flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Sec ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026
Hacking
Critical Cisco Unified CM Bug Patched as Public Exploit Code Emerges

Cisco patched a critical Unified CM flaw with public PoC code that allows unauthenticated attackers to launch SSRF attacks remotely. Cisco has addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as C ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026