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Trojanized adware: already infected more than 20,000 Android Apps
Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2015

Researchers at Lookout firm have come across a new malicious adware family distributed via trojanized versions of popular Android applications. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have come a ...

CryptoWall 4.0 Released with a New Look and Several New Features
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2015

The fourth member of the CryptoWall family of ransomware, CryptoWall 4.0, has just been released, complete with new features and a brand new look. We recently reported that CryptoWall 3.0 has alleg ...

GovRAT, the malware-signing-as-a-service platform in the underground
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2015

Security Experts at InfoArmor discovered GovRAT, a malware-signing-as-a-service platform that is offered to APT groups in the underground. In the past, I have explained why digital certificates are s ...

A Fourth Teenager was arrested over TalkTalk data breach
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2015

British police announced Tuesday they had arrested a fourth teenager in connection with a data breach suffered by the Internet Service Provider TalkTalk. The investigation of the TalkTalk data brea ...

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Security
U.S. CISA adds DD-WRT, Langflow and WordPress flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds DD-WRT, Langflow, and WordPress flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI AI models exploited zero-days to reach Hugging Face in benchmark test

OpenAI confirmed its AI models exploited zero-days during internal testing, reaching Hugging Face servers in an unintended real-world cyberattack. OpenAI admitted on July 21 that its own AI models ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Security
Public PoC triggers active exploitation of critical SharePoint RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-50522

Critical SharePoint RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-50522 is under active exploitation after the release of a PoC exploit code. A critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50522 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2026
Security
Zimbra 10.1.20 patches multiple security issues, including a critical command injection bug

Zimbra patched nine flaws in version 10.1.20, including a critical SNMP monitoring command injection issue enabling arbitrary command execution. Zimbra released version 10.1.20 to fix nine securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2026
Cyber Crime
Qilin Ransomware Affiliates Abuse CVE-2026-0257 to Gain Unauthorized VPN Access

Qilin ransomware exploits the PAN-OS GlobalProtect flaw CVE-2026-0257 to gain unauthorized VPN access to unpatched networks. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that the Qilin ransomware gang is exploiti ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2026
Intelligence
Dutch Intelligence Warns Russia Uses Hacked IP Cameras for Military Espionage

Dutch intelligence says Russia hacks IP cameras to monitor NATO military logistics and weapons shipments to Ukraine. The Netherlands' AIVD and MIVD, the civilian and military intelligence services ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Security
Critical 7-Zip Flaw Allows Code Execution by Opening Crafted XZ-Compressed Files. Update it now!

7-Zip fixed a vulnerability that could let attackers run code by tricking users into opening malicious XZ-compressed archive files. 7-Zip released version 26.02 to address a remote code execution ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2026-42533: Critical NGINX Bug Could Turn HTTP Requests Into Server Takeovers

F5 fixes critical nginx flaw CVE-2026-42533 that can crash servers and, in some cases, allow remote code execution through crafted HTTP requests. F5 released patches for a critical nginx vulnerabi ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Turned Into Attackers: Hugging Face Reveals Autonomous Intrusion Campaign

Hugging Face says an autonomous AI agent breached part of its production infrastructure and accessed internal data and service credentials. Hugging Face is one of the world's leading open-source A ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Hacking
Volexity Uncovers Zero-Day Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPN Appliances

Unknown hackers exploited two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days to gain root access on VPN appliances before patches became available. Volexity published its findings after conducting an incident respo ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 106

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CrashStealer: C++ macOS infostealer posi ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 586 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 July 19, 2026
Hacking
Attackers Can Take Over WordPress Sites Using Newly Released wp2shell Exploits

Public exploits are now available for two critical WordPress flaws that attackers can chain to gain remote code execution without authentication. Public proof-of-concept exploits are now available ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2026
Hacking
OpenSSL Fixes HollowByte Memory Exhaustion Bug

Okta disclosed HollowByte, an 11-byte OpenSSL flaw that lets remote attackers exhaust server memory and trigger denial-of-service attacks. Okta's Red Team disclosed a denial-of-service vulnerabili ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2026
Malware
Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer's Network

Researchers found China's Daxin rootkit and a new Stupig backdoor on a Taiwan firm's network, suggesting a stealthy intrusion dating back to 2013. Symantec's Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and In ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2026
Data Breach
Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets

Ernst & Young (EY) disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised a third-party IT support system containing client documents and tax information. Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a da ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026
Security
A cyberattack hit Nichirei, one of Japan's largest food companies

A cyberattack hit one of Japan's largest food companies, Nichirei, disrupting logistics and shipments. The company is gradually restoring operations. Nichirei is one of Japan's largest food compan ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026
Malware
New Russian Campaign Uses Fake Webex and Zoom Installers to Deploy Starland RAT

Russian-speaking UAT-11795 spreads trojanized Zoom, Webex, and MobaXterm installers to deliver Starland RAT and the WLDR memory-only implant. Cisco Talos researchers published a detailed technical ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Th ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2026