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Meet PinME, A Brand New Attack To Track Smartphones With GPS Turned Off.
Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2018

Researchers from Princeton University have developed an app called PinME to locate and track smartphone without using GPS. The research team led by Prateek Mittal, assistant professor in Princeton’ ...

For the second time CISCO issues security patch to fix a critical vulnerability in CISCO ASA
Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2018

Cisco has rolled out new security patches for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-0101, in its CISCO ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) software. At the end of January, the company released ...

Automated Hacking Tool Autosploit Cause Concerns Over Mass Exploitation
Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2018

The Autosploit hacking tool was developed aiming to automate the compromising of remote hosts both by collecting automatically targets as well as by using Shodan.io API. Users can define its platfor ...

9 Tips to Prevent WordPress Hacks in this Dangerous Digital World
Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2018

WordPress hacks are increasingly common. Whether it’s for malicious reasons, to harm a site or to just insert backlinks, WordPress can be very vulnerable if not cared for and updated regularly. How ...

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Security
Hackers targeted Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research

Hackers targeted Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research, but security systems detected and blocked the attack before any damage. The National Centre for Nuclear Research in Poland reporte ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026
Security
US and European authorities disrupt socksEscort proxy service tied to AVrecon botnet

Authorities in the US and Europe disrupted the SocksEscort proxy service, which used the AVrecon botnet and infected about 360,000 devices since 2020. Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026
Malware
AI-assisted Slopoly malware powers Hive0163’s ransomware campaigns

The Hive0163 group used AI-assisted malware called Slopoly to maintain persistent access in ransomware attacks. IBM X-Force researchers report that the financially motivated group Hive0163 is usin ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026
Hacking
Google fixed two new actively exploited flaws in the Chrome browser

Google addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser that have been exploited in attacks in the wild. Google has released security updates to address two high-severity vulnerab ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026
Security
Beyond File Servers: Securing Unstructured Data in the Era of AI

File servers still exist for legacy storage and governance, but most modern workflows now happen in collaboration tools, code platforms, chats, and AI systems. File servers remain, but they are no ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026
Security
Apple issues emergency fixes for Coruna flaws in older iOS versions

Apple released iOS 16.7.15 and 15.8.7 updates for older iPhones and iPads to patch vulnerabilities linked to the Coruna exploits. Apple has released security updates for legacy devices, rolling ou ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2026
Security
Critical SQL Injection bug in Ally plugin threatens 400,000+ WordPress sites

An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-2413) in the Ally WordPress plugin, used on 400K+ sites, could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw, track ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2026
Security
ENISA Technical Advisory on Secure Package Managers: Essential DevSecOps Guidance

ENISA’s first Technical Advisory on Secure Package Managers helps developers safely use third-party packages. ENISA has released its first Technical Advisory on Package Managers, focusing on how ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in n8n to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in n8n to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2026
Data Breach
Bell Ambulance data breach impacted over 238,000 people

Bell Ambulance confirms a February 2025 breach affecting 238,000 people, exposing personal, financial, and health information. Nearly 238,000 individuals are impacted by a February 2025 Bell Ambul ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2026
Hacktivism
Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala targets Stryker in global disruption

Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala claims a cyberattack on Stryker, alleging it wiped 200,000 systems and disrupted global operations. Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala claims respons ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2026
Malware
BeatBanker malware targets Android users with banking Trojan and crypto miner

BeatBanker Android malware spreads through fake Starlink apps on websites imitating Google Play Store, hijacking devices, stealing credentials, and mining crypto. A new Android malware called Beat ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2026
Security
Hewlett Packard Enterprise fixes critical authentication bypass in Aruba AOS-CX

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed several flaws in Aruba AOS-CX, including a critical bug that lets attackers reset admin passwords. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) patched multiple vulnerab ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2026
Malware
KadNap bot compromises 14,000+ devices to route malicious traffic

KadNap malware infects 14,000+ edge devices, mainly Asus routers, turning them into a stealth proxy botnet used to route malicious internet traffic. KadNap malware infects more than 14,000 edge de ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2026
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 fixed 84 bugs

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 addressed 84 vulnerabilities in its products. None of the flaws are known to be exploited so far. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates f ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Security
Attackers exploit FortiGate devices to access sensitive network information

Attackers are exploiting FortiGate devices to breach networks and steal configuration data containing service account credentials and network details. SentinelOne researchers warn that attackers a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
APT
APT28 conducts long-term espionage on Ukrainian forces using custom malware

APT28 used BEARDSHELL and COVENANT malware to spy on Ukrainian military personnel, enabling long-term surveillance since April 2024. The Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear,  ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Security
Threat actors use custom AuraInspector to harvest data from Salesforce systems

Attackers are mass-scanning Salesforce Experience Cloud sites using a modified AuraInspector tool to exploit misconfigurations and access sensitive data. Salesforce CSOC warns that threat actors a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infras ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Data Breach
Ericsson US confirms breach after third-party provider attack

Ericsson US reports a data breach after attackers hacked a service provider, exposing employee and customer information. Ericsson Inc., the U.S. branch of the Swedish telecom giant, disclosed a da ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026