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Tech giants are all working on new Spectre and Meltdown attacks, so-called variant 3 and variant 4
Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2018

Yesterday AMD, ARM, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and other major tech firms released updates, mitigations and published security advisories for two new variants of Meltdown and Spectre attacks. Spectre an ...

TheMoon botnet is now leveraging a zero-day to target GPON routers
Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2018

Security experts from Qihoo 360 Netlab discovered the operators behind the TheMoon botnet are now leveraging a zero-day exploit to target GPON routers. Researchers from security firm Qihoo 360 Netla ...

Roaming Mantis gang evolves and broadens its operations
Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2018

Roaming Mantis malware initially targeting Android devices, now has broadened both its geographic range and its targets. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab discovered that the operators behind the ...

Google awarded a young expert a total of $36,337 for an RCE in the Google App Engine
Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2018

Google awarded the 18-year-old student Ezequiel Pereira a total of $36,337 for the discovery of a critical remote code execution vulnerability that affected the Google App Engine. The Google App Eng ...

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Laws and regulations
DOJ releases details alleged talented hacker working for Jeffrey Epstein

An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a Justice Department document released Friday. An FBI informant said in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026
APT
Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, and Heat Facilities in Poland

CERT Polska said cyberattacks hit 30+ wind and solar farms, a manufacturer, and a major CHP plant supplying heat to nearly 500,000 people. On December 29, 2025, Poland faced coordinated cyberattac ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2026
Security
SmarterTools patches critical SmarterMail flaw allowing code execution

SmarterTools fixed two SmarterMail flaws, including a critical bug (CVE-2026-24423) that could allow arbitrary code execution. SmarterTools fixed two security bugs in its SmarterMail email softwar ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Cyber Crime
Empire Market co-founder faces 10 years to life after guilty plea

Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton pleaded guilty to U.S. drug conspiracy charges in Chicago, facing a mandatory 10 years to life in prison. Raheim Hamilton (30) of Virginia, co-creator of t ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
SolarWinds addressed four critical Web Help Desk flaws

SolarWinds patched six Web Help Desk vulnerabilities, including four critical flaws exploitable without authentication for RCE or auth bypass. SolarWinds released security updates to address six W ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Google targets IPIDEA in crackdown on global residential proxy networks

Google disrupted IPIDEA, a major residential proxy network that enrolled users’ devices via SDKs embedded in mobile and desktop apps. Google and partners disrupted the IPIDEA residential proxy n ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Nation-state and criminal actors leverage WinRAR flaw in attacks

Multiple threat actors exploited a now-patched critical WinRAR flaw to gain initial access and deliver various malicious payloads. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that multiple th ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
OpenSSL issued security updates to fix 12 flaws, including Remote Code Execution

OpenSSL released security updates that address 12 flaws, including a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability. OpenSSL issued security updates fixing 12 vulnerabilities in the open-source ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
Fortinet patches actively exploited FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858)

Fortinet released fixes for a critical FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858) actively exploited, impacting FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer. Fortinet started rolling out patches for a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Hacking
PackageGate bugs let attackers bypass protections in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun

Koi researchers found “PackageGate” flaws in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun that let attackers perform supply chain attacks and run malicious code. Security firm Koi uncovered a set of vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
WhatsApp rolls out Strict Account settings to strengthen protection for high-risk users

Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to better protect high-risk users from advanced cyber attacks. Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to enhance the security ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Shadowserver finds 6,000+ likely vulnerable SmarterMail servers exposed online

Shadowserver researchers found 6,000+ SmarterMail servers exposed online and likely vulnerable to a critical auth bypass flaw. Nonprofit security organization Shadowserver reported that over 6,000 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Malware
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users

A multi-stage phishing campaign targets users in Russia with ransomware and Amnesia RAT using fake business documents as lures. FortiGuard Labs researchers uncovered a multi-stage malware campaign ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors

Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba access systems that could let attackers remotely unlock doors at major organizations. Researchers from SEC Consult discovered and fixed more than 20 se ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day

Microsoft issued emergency updates to fix an actively exploited Office zero-day, CVE-2026-21509, affecting Office 2016–2024 and Microsoft 365 Apps. Microsoft released out-of-band security update ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
Data Breach
ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach

Crunchbase confirms a data breach after cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen over 2 million personal records. Crunchbase confirmed a data breach after the cybercriminal group ShinyH ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint

Microsoft warns of a multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign hitting energy firms, abusing SharePoint links and inbox rules to steal credentials. Microsoft reports an active multi-stage phishing cam ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026