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The malware factory
Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2012

Article Published on The Hacker New Magazine – June Edition “Malware” With the term malware we refer a heterogeneous family of malicious software designed with the purpose to disrupt computer o ...

US cyber warfare, budget cuts and shortage of cyber experts
Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2012

The Flame case has raised the question on the real cyber warfare capabilities of every country, we have spoken of the strong commitment of Indian and German government, praising the US capabilities fo ...

The right to anonymity on Internet and legal implications
Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2012

The demand of anonymity services is increased in response to the increase network monitoring and censorship,but the anonymity is a concept that induces fear. Everyday, all our web actions leave trace ...

Cyber security during sporting events
Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2012

Excerpt from the article published on the last edition of PenTest AUDITING & STANDARDS 05 2012.  The article offers an overview on cyber security issues relating to sports events, comp ...

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Hacking
CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack

Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-11371 in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox products. Threat actors are exploiting the local File Inclusion (LFI) flaw CVE-2025-11371, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Uncategorized
Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain, 25-year-old leader detained

Spain’s Guardia Civil dismantled the cybercrime group “GXC Team” and arrested its 25-year-old Brazilian leader. Spanish Guardia Civil dismantled the “GXC Team” cybercrime group, arrestin ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Hacking
Attackers exploit valid logins in SonicWall SSL VPN compromise

Huntress warns of widespread SonicWall SSL VPN breaches, with attackers using valid credentials to access multiple accounts rapidly. Cybersecurity firm Huntress warned of a widespread compromise o ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Security
Apple doubles maximum bug bounty to $2M for zero-click RCEs

Apple raised bug bounties to $2M for zero-click RCEs, doubling payouts. Since 2020, it’s paid $35M to 800 researchers. Apple doubled its bug bounty rewards, now offering up to $2 million for zer ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
Security
Juniper patched nine critical flaws in Junos Space

Juniper fixed nearly 220 flaws in Junos OS, Junos Space, and Security Director, including nine critical bugs in Junos Space. Juniper Networks released patches to address nearly 220 vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
APT
Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors

Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country's State ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Grafana flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
Malware
RondoDox Botnet targets 56 flaws across 30+ device types worldwide

RondoDox botnet exploits 56 known flaws in over 30 device types, including DVRs, CCTV systems, and servers, active globally since June. Trend Micro researchers reported that the RondoDox botnet ex ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
Malware
ClayRat campaign uses Telegram and phishing sites to distribute Android spyware

ClayRat Android spyware targets Russian users via fake Telegram channels and phishing sites posing as popular apps like WhatsApp and YouTube. The ClayRat Android spyware campaign targets Russian u ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Hacking
CVE-2025-5947: WordPress Plugin flaw lets hackers access Admin accounts

Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5947, in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Security
Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users

All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
Discord denies massive breach, confirms limited exposure of 70K ID photos

Discord won’t pay threat actors claiming 5.5M user breach, saying only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. Discord announced it won’t pay the threat actors claiming to have stolen data ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
Qilin ransomware claimed responsibility for the attack on the beer giant Asahi

Qilin ransomware claimed responsibility for the recent attack on the beer giant Asahi that disrupted operations in Japan. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is Japan’s largest br ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Cyber Crime
DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a ransomware alliance to boost attack effectiveness, marking a major shift in the cyber threat landscape. Ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin f ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Security
DraftKings thwarts credential stuffing attack, but urges password reset and MFA

DraftKings warns of credential stuffing using stolen logins; No evidence of data loss, but users must reset passwords and enable MFA. A credential stuffing campaign is targeting the American spor ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Security
Redis patches 13-Year-Old Lua flaw enabling Remote Code Execution

Redis warns of CVE-2025-49844, a Lua script flaw enabling RCE via use-after-free. Attackers need authenticated access to exploit it. Redis disclosed a critical RCE bug, tracked as CVE-2025-49844 ( ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastr ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2025
Hacking
GoAnywhere MFT zero-day used by Storm-1175 in Medusa ransomware campaigns

Storm-1175 exploits GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 in Medusa attacks, allowing easy remote code execution via License Servlet bug. A cybercrime group, tracked as Storm-1175, has been actively ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2025
Cyber Crime
CrowdStrike ties Oracle EBS RCE (CVE-2025-61882) to Cl0p attacks began Aug 9, 2025

CrowdStrike links Oracle EBS flaw CVE-2025-61882 (CVSS 9.8) to Cl0p, enabling unauthenticated RCE, first exploited on August 9, 2025. CrowdStrike researchers attributed with moderate confidence th ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2025
Data Breach
Discord discloses third-party breach affecting customer support data

Discord reported a data breach at a third-party customer service provider that exposed user data, including contact details, IPs, and billing info. Discord disclosed a breach at a third-party cust ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2025