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Car hacking - Progressive Dongle exposes vehicles to attacks
Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2015

A security researcher demonstrated that "car hacking" is reality through the exploitation of vulnerable Can Insurance Dongle. Million vehicles at risk. Car hacking is a reality, we have discussed the ...

Two flaws affect some version of the popular VLC media player
Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2015

The VLC open-source media player is affected by two security vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on vulnerable machines. Some versions of the popular VLC open-source medi ...

Chinese Government runs a MITM attack against Microsoft Outlook
Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2015

GreatFire revealed that the popular Microsoft Outlook emailing service was subjected to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack in China. This time the popular Outlook email service was allegedly hacked by ...

Snowden reveals that China stole plans for a new F-35 aircraft fighter
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2015

Snowden's documents reveal China stole designs for the US-built F-35 Fighter jet, and provides details also a counter-intelligence operation run by the NSA. The documents leaked by Edward Sn ...

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Security
SAP fixed a maximum severity flaw in SQL Anywhere Monitor

SAP fixed 19 security issues, including a critical flaw in SQL Anywhere Monitor with hardcoded credentials that could enable remote code execution. SAP addressed 19 security vulnerabilities, inclu ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Malware
Fantasy Hub: Russian-sold Android RAT boasts full device espionage as MaaS

Researchers found Fantasy Hub, a Russian MaaS Android RAT that lets attackers spy, steal data, and control devices via Telegram. Zimperium researchers uncovered Fantasy Hub, a Russian-sold Android ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Intelligence
North Korea-linked Konni APT used Google Find Hub to erase data and spy on defectors

North Korea-linked APT Konni posed as counselors to steal data and wipe Android phones via Google Find Hub in Sept 2025. Genians Security Center researchers warn that the North Korea-linked Konni ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Samsung mobile devices flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Samsung mobile devices flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Age ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Hacking
Critical Triofox bug exploited to run malicious payloads via AV configuration

Hackers exploited Triofox flaw CVE-2025-12480 to bypass auth and install remote access tools via the platform’s antivirus feature. Google's Mandiant researchers spotted threat actors exploiting ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Malware
GlassWorm malware has resurfaced on the Open VSX registry

GlassWorm malware resurfaces in Open VSX and GitHub, infecting VS Code extensions weeks after its removal from the official marketplace. GlassWorm malware has resurfaced on the Open VSX registry a ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Security
Denmark and Norway investigate Yutong bus security flaw amid rising tech fears

Denmark and Norway probe a security flaw in Chinese-made Yutong buses, deepening European fears over reliance on Chinese tech and potential cyber risks. Bus operators in Denmark and Norway are urg ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Uncategorized
Agentic AI in Cybersecurity: Beyond Triage to Strategic Threat Hunting

With a 4M cybersecurity worker shortage, agentic AI helps SOCs move beyond triage, enabling proactive security once thought impossible. With a deficit of 4 million cybersecurity workers worldwide, ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Malware
Nine NuGet packages disrupt DBs and industrial systems with time-delayed payloads

Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket's Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published b ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Hacking
QNAP fixed multiple zero-days in its software demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2025

QNAP patched seven zero-days used at Pwn2Own 2025 affecting QTS, QuTS hero, Hyper Data Protector, Malware Remover, and HBS 3. Taiwanese vendor QNAP patched seven zero-day vulnerabilities exploited ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Hacking
AI chat privacy at risk: Microsoft details Whisper Leak side-channel attack

Microsoft uncovered Whisper Leak, a side-channel attack that lets network snoopers infer AI chat topics despite encryption, risking user privacy. Microsoft revealed a new side-channel attack calle ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 70

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Ass ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 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 November 09, 2025
APT
China-linked hackers target U.S. non-profit in long-term espionage campaign

A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprof ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2025
Security
A new Italian citizen was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. We have a serious problem

An Italian political adviser was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Italian political adviser Francesco Nicodem ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2025
Security
LANDFALL spyware exploited Samsung zero-day CVE-2025-21042 in Middle East attacks

A now-patched Samsung Galaxy flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-21042, was exploited as a zero-day to deploy LANDFALL spyware in targeted attacks in Middle East. Samsung patched a flaw exploited as a zero- ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2025
Security
Cisco fixes critical UCCX flaw allowing Root command execution

Cisco patched a critical flaw in its Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software that allowed attackers to execute commands with root privileges. Cisco released security updates to address a cr ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2025
Security
Cisco became aware of a new attack variant against Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices

Cisco warns of a new attack variant exploiting CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 in Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices. Cisco warned of a new attack variant targeting vulnerable Secure Firewall A ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2025
Malware
Google sounds alarm on self-modifying AI malware

Google warns malware now uses AI to mutate, adapt, and collect data during execution, boosting evasion and persistence. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warn of a new generation of malw ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2025
Hacking
Alleged Russia-linked Curly COMrades exploit Windows Hyper-V to evade EDRs

Curly COMrades threat actors exploit Windows Hyper-V to hide Linux VMs, evade EDR tools, and deploy custom malware undetected. Bitdefender researchers, aided by Georgia’s CERT, uncovered that Cu ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2025