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Dole discloses data breach after February ransomware attack
Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2023

Dole Food Company confirmed that threat actors behind the recent ransomware attack had access to employees' data. Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it ...

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 Day 1: Windows 11 and Tesla hacked
Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2023

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, the organization awarded $375,000 (and a Tesla Model 3) for 12 zero-day flaws. The Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 has begun, this hacking competition has 19 ent ...

Lionsgate streaming platform with 37m subscribers leaks user data
Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2023

Entertainment industry giant Lionsgate leaked users' IP addresses and information about what content they watch on its movie-streaming platform, according to research from Cybernews. Original post ...

Rogue ChatGPT extension FakeGPT hijacked Facebook accounts
Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2023

A tainted version of the legitimate ChatGPT extension for Chrome, designed to steal Facebook accounts, has thousands of downloads. Guardio’s security team uncovered a new variant of a malicious ...

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Intelligence
CERT-UA reports PLUGGYAPE cyberattacks on defense forces

CERT-UA reported PLUGGYAPE malware attacks on Ukraine’s defense forces, linked with medium confidence to Russia’s Void Blizzard group. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2026
Security
Fortinet fixed two critical flaws in FortiFone and FortiSIEM

Fortinet fixed six security flaws, including two critical bugs in FortiFone and FortiSIEM that attackers could exploit without authentication. Fortinet released patches for six vulnerabilities, in ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2026
Hacking
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2026 fixed actively exploited zero-day

Microsoft Patch Tuesday addressed 112 security flaws across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, and more, including eight critical vulnerabilities, kicking off the new year with a major patch update. Mi ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2026
Cyber Crime
AZ Monica hospital in Belgium shuts down servers after cyberattack

A cyberattack hit AZ Monica hospital in Belgium, forcing it to shut down servers, cancel procedures, and transfer critical patients. A cyberattack forced Belgian hospital AZ Monica to shut down al ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2026
Cyber Crime
Threat actor claims the theft of full customer data from Spanish energy firm Endesa

Endesa disclosed a data breach exposing full customer data, including contact details, national ID numbers, and payment information. Spanish energy firm Endesa disclosed a data breach, threat acto ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2026
Cyber Crime
Dutch court convicts hacker who exploited port networks for drug trafficking

Dutch appeals court jails a 44-year-old hacker for 7 years for hacking port systems to help smuggle cocaine through European logistics hubs. A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Gogs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2026
Security
Meta fixes Instagram password reset flaw, denies data breach

Meta fixed an Instagram password reset flaw that let third parties send reset emails, while denying a data breach despite leak claims. Meta confirmed fixing an Instagram password reset vulnerabili ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2026
Security
Europol and Spanish Police arrest 34 in crackdown on Black Axe criminal network

Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspected Black Axe members in Spain during a joint operation with Spanish and European law enforcement. Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspects in Spain lin ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2026
APT
Credential-harvesting attacks by APT28 hit Turkish, European, and Central Asian organizations

Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 targets energy, nuclear, and policy staff in Turkey, Europe, North Macedonia, and Uzbekistan with credential-harvesting attacks. Between February and Septe ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2026
Security
The ideals of Aaron Swartz in an age of control

Today marks Aaron Swartz ’s death anniversary. His fight for open knowledge and digital rights continues as the forces he opposed grow stronger. Today marks the anniversary of the death of Aaron ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2026
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 79

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter VVS Discord Stealer Using Pyarmor for Ob ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 558 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 January 11, 2026
Data Breach
A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users

A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users, triggering mass password reset emails and fears that stolen data is already circulating online. A major data breach has exposed the personal ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2026
Intelligence
North Korea–linked APT Kimsuky behind quishing attacks, FBI warns

FBI warns that North Korea–linked APT group Kimsuky is targeting governments, think tanks, and academic institutions with quishing attacks. North Korea–linked APT group Kimsuky is targeting go ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2026
Data Breach
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) suffered a data breach that impacted 700K individuals

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) exposed personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS ) discl ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2026
Hacking
Trend Micro fixed a remote code execution in Apex Central

Trend Micro fixed three Apex Central flaws discovered by Tenable that could allow remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks. Trend Micro patched three flaws (CVE-2025-69258, CVE-2025-692 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2026
Intelligence
Iran cuts Internet nationwide amid deadly protest crackdown

Iran shut down the internet as protests spread nationwide. Dozens were killed in a violent crackdown amid soaring inflation and a collapsing currency. Iran has shut down the internet nationwide as ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2026
Security
China-linked UAT-7290 spies on telco in South Asia and Europe using modular malware

China-linked UAT-7290 has targeted South Asia and Southeastern Europe since 2022, conducting espionage and deploying RushDrop, DriveSwitch, and SilentRaid. China-linked threat actor UAT-7290 has c ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2026