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Homeland Security - US Consular Consolidated Database vulnerable to cyber attacks
Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2016

According to the results of an internal review, the US passport and visa Consular Consolidated Database (CCD)  database is open to intrusion. According to the results of an internal review of the ...

APT6 compromised the US government networks for years
Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2016

The federal bureau of investigation issued an alert related the APT6 state-sponsored hacking group that has compromised the US Government networks for years. The FBI revealed that “a group of mali ...

Keep Windows machines infected abusing Windows Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2016

Two forensics experts have demonstrated how to abuse the Windows Desired State Configuration (DSC) feature to gain persistence on the compromised machine. At the last Black Hat Asia, the fore ...

Is the hack of an email server behind the Panama Papers?
Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2016

Which is the source of Panama Papers? According to Mossack the hackers breached its systems, according to the experts its email server was breached. The Panama Papers is a huge trove of strictl ...

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Security
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chromium flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (C ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Intelligence
US Secret Service dismantled covert communications network near the U.N. in New York

Secret Service seizes a covert communications network near U.N. composed of sophisticated equipment, including 100K SIMs and 300 servers The U.S. Secret Service uncovered a covert communications n ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Cyber Crime
A suspected Scattered Spider member suspect detained for casino network attacks

A suspected Scattered Spider member linked to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos was arrested on September 17. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested on September 17 a suspected Sca ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Security
$150K awarded for L1TF Reloaded exploit that bypasses cloud mitigations

Researchers earned $150K for “L1TF Reloaded,” combining L1TF and half-Spectre to leak VM memory from public clouds despite mitigations. Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam earned $15 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Cyber Crime
Canada's RCMP closes TradeOgre, seizes $40M in country’s largest crypto bust

RCMP shuts down TradeOgre, seizing $40M from crime, the first crypto exchange closure and largest asset seizure in Canada’s history. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shut down the crypto exchan ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2025
Data Breach
Stellantis probes data breach linked to third-party provider

Stellantis is investigating a data breach after unauthorized access to a third-party provider’s platform potentially exposed customer data. Car maker giant Stellantis announced it is investigati ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Cyber Crime
FBI alerts public to spoofed IC3 site used in fraud schemes

The FBI warns that criminals are spoofing the IC3 site to steal personal data and commit fraud targeting cybercrime reporters. The FBI warned that attackers are spoofing the official Crime Complai ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Security
EU agency ENISA says ransomware attack behind airport disruptions

The EU cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed that airport check-in disruptions were caused by a cyberattack, and law enforcement is investigating. A cyber attack on Collins Aerospace disrupted chec ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Malware
Researchers expose MalTerminal, an LLM-enabled malware pioneer

SentinelOne uncovered MalTerminal, the earliest known malware with built-in LLM capabilities, and presented it at LABScon 2025. SentinelLABS researchers discovered MalTerminal, the earliest known ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
Malware
Beware: GitHub repos distributing Atomic Infostealer on macOS

LastPass warns macOS users of fake GitHub repos distributing Atomic infostealer malware disguised as legitimate tools. LastPass warns macOS users about fake GitHub repositories spreading malware d ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2025
APT
ESET uncovers Gamaredon–Turla collaboration in Ukraine cyberattacks

ESET found evidence that Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks on Ukraine between February and April 2025. ESET reported Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla co ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 63

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SmokeLoader Rises From the Ashes  Hi ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 542 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 21, 2025
Hacking
A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace disrupted operations at major European airports

A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace disrupted operations at major European airports, with Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin most affected. A cyber attack on Collins Aerospace disrupted check-in and b ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2025
Security
Fortra addressed a maximum severity flaw in GoAnywhere MFT software

Fortra addressed a critical flaw in GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software that could result in the execution of arbitrary commands. Fortra addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2025
Security
UK police arrested two teen Scattered Spider members linked to the 2024 attack on Transport for London

U.K. police arrested two teens from the Scattered Spider group for their role in the August 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. U.K. law enforcement authorities arrested two teenagers who ar ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2025
Hacking
ShadowLeak: Radware Uncovers Zero-Click Attack on ChatGPT

Radware discovered a server-side data theft attack, dubbed ShadowLeak, targeting ChatGPT. OpenAI patched the zero-click vulnerability. Researchers at Radware uncovered a server-side data theft att ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2025
Data Breach
SonicWall warns customers to reset credentials after MySonicWall backups were exposed

SonicWall urges users to reset credentials after MySonicWall backups were exposed; the company locked out the threat actors and notified authorities. SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2025
Uncategorized
CVE-2025-10585 is the sixth actively exploited Chrome zero-day patched by Google in 2025

Google addressed four vulnerabilities affecting its Chrome web browser, including one that has been exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address four vulnerabilities in the C ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2025
Security
Jaguar Land Rover will extend its production halt into a third week following a cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover will keep vehicle production halted until at least September 24 following a cyberattack that hit the company earlier this month. Jaguar Land Rover will extend its production halt ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2025