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US Technologies and Trade Secrets at Risk in Cyber space
Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2011

The threat to the technological solutions and to the secrets of the United States in the cyber space is relevant.  Foreign Organization, mainly Chinese and Russian are hunting for sensitive informati ...

Hackers Attacked U.S. Satellites Connected To The Internet, Report Finds
Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2011

Hackers interfered with the operation of two U.S. government satellites in 2007 and 2008 obtaining access through a ground station in Norway. The usage of the attacked satellites is climate monitoring ...

The Socialbot Network
Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2011

Online Social Networks(OSN) are an integral part of today's Web.  Hacktivist,Politicians, celebrities, revolutionists, and others use OSNs as carrier for their message to a wide audience. The downs ...

Duqu Trojan, Stuxnet-derived malware
Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2011

The Duqu trojan main purpose is to obtain a remote access allowing an adversary to gather information from a compromised computer and of course to download and run arbitrary programs. Duqu malware s ...

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Security
SAP September 2025 Patch Day fixed 4 critical flaws

SAP issues 21 new and 4 updated security notes, fixing critical NetWeaver flaws enabling RCE and privilege escalation. SAP this week issued 21 new and four updated security notes as part of the co ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Security
Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed

Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular n ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Malware
LunaLock Ransomware threatens victims by feeding stolen data to AI models

LunaLock, a new ransomware gang, introduced a unique cyber extortion technique, threatening to turn stolen art into AI training data. A new ransomware group, named LunaLock, appeared in the threat ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Hacking
Hackers breached Salesloft ’s GitHub in March, and used stole tokens in a mass attack

Hackers breached Salesloft’s GitHub in March, stole tokens, and used them in a mass attack on several major tech customers. Salesloft revealed that the threat actor UNC6395 breached its GitHub a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Data Breach
Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach

Wealthsimple reported a data breach affecting some customers due to a supply chain attack via a third-party software package. Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach that ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Security
Venezuela’s President Maduro said his Huawei Mate X6 cannot be hacked by US cyber spies

Venezuela’s President Maduro shows Huawei Mate X6 gift from China's President Xi Jinping, hailing it as “unhackable” by U.S. spies. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro showcased ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Intelligence
Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure

Czech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic's National Cyber and Informa ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 61

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Operation HanKook Phantom: North Korean ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 540 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 September 07, 2025
Data Breach
Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July data breach

Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cyberattack exposed data of 5.7M people, despite reporting $1.5B profit last fiscal year. Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cybera ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2025
Security
MeetC2 - A serverless C2 framework that leverages Google Calendar APIs as a communication channel

MeetC2 is a PoC C2 tool using Google Calendar to mimic cloud abuse, helping teams test detection, logging, and response. Background: Modern adversaries increasingly hide command-and-control ( ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2025
Hacking
Critical SAP S/4HANA flaw CVE-2025-42957 under active exploitation

Experts warn of an actively exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 (CVSS score: 9.9), in SAP S/4HANA software. A critical command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Breaking News
U.S. CISA adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Malware
SVG files used in hidden malware campaign impersonating Colombian authorities

VirusTotal uncovered an undetected malware campaign using SVG files that impersonated the Colombian justice system. VirusTotal researchers uncovered a phishing campaign using SVG files with hidden ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Laws and regulations
France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules

France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175M (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules. The French data watchdog, the National Commission on Informatics and Liber ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Cyber warfare
$10M reward for Russia's FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure

US offers $10M for Russian FSB officers Tyukov, Gavrilov & Akulov, accused of attacking US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy firms worldwide. The US Department of State is offering u ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Hacking
Severe Hikvision HikCentral product flaws: What You Need to Know

Hikvision HikCentral flaw allows unauthenticated users to gain admin rights, risking full control over configs, logs, and critical monitoring. Security researchers warn of three vulnerabilities im ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructu ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Cyber Crime
Crooks turn HexStrike AI into a weapon for fresh vulnerabilities

Threat actors abuse HexStrike AI, a new offensive security tool meant for red teaming and bug bounties, to exploit fresh vulnerabilities. Check Point researchers warn that threat actors are abusin ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2025
Security
Google addressed two Android flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks

Google addressed 120 Android vulnerabilities in September 2025, including two flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks. Google has released security updates to address 120 Android vulnerabili ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2025