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Germany's defense minister: Cyber security is going to be the main focus of this decade.
Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2018

On Saturday, Germany defense minister Ursula von der Leyen told CNBC that cyber attacks are the greatest challenge threatening global stability. The cybersecurity is a pillar of modern states, ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 150 – News of the week
Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2018

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you! ·      FSB arrested researchers at the Russian Fed ...

COINHOARDER criminal gang made an estimated $50 million with a Bitcoin phishing campaign
Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2018

Researchers with Cisco Talos have monitored a bitcoin phishing campaign conducted by a criminal gang tracked as Coinhoarder that made an estimated $50 million by exploiting Google AdWords. Researche ...

Effective Tips for Internet Safety for Kids You Must Read
Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2018

Online safety for your kids is very important.  However, that doesn't necessarily mean that it needs to be hard work. The key thing is to learn how to get parental controls set up properly so that y ...

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Hacking
U.S. CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Inf ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
APT
Russian APT BlueDelta Uses HOOKEDGE to Target Defense and Diplomatic Organizations

BlueDelta (APT28) uses webhook.site and Microsoft Edge to hide HOOKEDGE espionage traffic targeting European governments. Recorded Future's Insikt Group documented a campaign by BlueDelta, the Rus ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Uncategorized
PaperCut Zero-Day Under Active Attack: Emergency Patch Released

PaperCut warns that a zero-day in NG and MF is being exploited. The company already release emergency patches to address it. PaperCut Software warns that attackers are actively exploiting a zero-d ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
Data Breach
Cyberattack on UK Airport Operator MAG Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers Across Three Airports

A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed data of 8.7 million customers across Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. Manchester Airports Group disclosed that an unauthorised t ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
APT
Dark Caracal Deploys New Go Malware With Ethereum-Based C2 Fallback

Dark Caracal targets Venezuela with GoCaracal, an upgraded Bandook toolkit and an Ethereum fallback for resilient C2 communications. Dark Caracal is back with new malware and the same hunting grou ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Security
Australian Police Charge Two Over TeamPCP Credential Theft

Australian police charged two men linked to TeamPCP over malware hidden in open-source code that stole 500,000+ credentials from 1,000+ organizations. Australian police have charged two men from W ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Laws and regulations
Meta to Pay Up to $18B Over Teen Social Media Use

Meta will pay up to $18B and cap teen Facebook and Instagram use at two hours daily after nearly all US states sued over child safety. Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impo ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
ICS-SCADA
CISA Warns Water Utilities: Find Your Exposed PLCs Before Attackers Do

CISA urges water utilities to find and secure internet-exposed PLCs after July attacks showed how easily exposed industrial systems can be compromised. Over 100 internet-exposed systems in the US ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Intelligence
OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts backing covert influence operation

OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts backing a fake think tank, IBI, that used AI posts and a fake “sovereignty” index to push pro‑Russia narratives. OpenAI says it has banned a cluster of ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2026
Hacking
CISA Red Team Fully Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs

CISA red teams fully compromised two critical infrastructure orgs. One SOC isolated hosts in minutes; the other never detected the breach. CISA published an advisory (AA26-237A) documenting two si ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
APT
FBI Seizes China-Linked Hacking Platforms QScan and QTRouter Used Against Critical Infrastructure

FBI seizes QScan and QTRouter, China-linked platforms used to hide intrusions and target U.S. critical infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have seized two platforms, QScan a ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Gitea flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Reports
88 ID Verification Breaches Show the Cost of Collecting Identity Data

88 ID-verification breaches exposed billions of records, highlighting the growing risks of collecting sensitive identity and biometric data. A new report from Mysterium VPN compiles 88 documented ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Security
WhatsApp Adds Stronger Security as Passkeys Hit 1 Billion

WhatsApp says 1 billion users now use passkeys, while stronger two-step verification and caller context add new layers of account protection. WhatsApp has reached a significant security milestone: ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Operation Jackal: 58 Arrests Expose the Money Laundering Machine Behind Global Scams

INTERPOL’s Operation Jackal IV made 58 arrests and exposed global networks laundering money from scams, fraud and sextortion. INTERPOL announced that Operation Jackal IV, running from November 2 ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2026
Cyber warfare
Norway ’s Digital Government Infrastructure Hit by a new DDoS Attack

Norway ’s shared government infrastructure suffered a third DDoS attack, disrupting digital services but showing no signs of data compromise. Norway 's shared digital government infrastructure h ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2026
Security
Two CVSS 9.8 Auth Bypasses in miniOrange SAML WordPress Plugin Were Exploited Before Any Database Even Listed the Paid Editions as Vulnerable

Two CVSS 9.8 miniOrange SAML WordPress plugin auth bypasses were exploited while paid editions never appeared in any vulnerability database. Manual patch required. Two critical authentication bypa ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds maximum-severity Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2026
Malware
Fake Minecraft Sites Are Still Spreading WeedHack After C2 Takedown

WeedHack Minecraft Malware Survives C2 Takedown: Fake Client Sites Still Active, SEO Poisoning Puts Malicious Downloads at the Top of Google McAfee Labs published a follow-up report on the WeedHac ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2026