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The hidden information behind 12,000 PoC Exploits shared online
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2016

A study conducted by Recorded Future on PoC exploits shared online over the last year shows that social media is the main distribution channel. Security experts at the threat intelligence firm Recor ...

2015 intelligence transparency report, the surveillance is still nosey
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2016

According to 2015 intelligence transparency report, the searches of US citizens made by the NSA and CIA intelligence agencies have almost doubled since 2013 If you believe that the Snowden's revelati ...

Hackers can break into a facility by spending $700 on Amazon or eBay
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2016

Hackers demonstrated to the Tech Insider how to break into any office by purchasing from Amazon and eBay $700 worth of electronic parts to clone access cards. Breaking into a company could be very ea ...

Hacker Interviews - The hacker: zurael sTz
Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2016

This is the first of a series of  “Hacker Interviews” that will aim to help us get a better understanding of the motivations and techniques of the hackers. The information security industry spen ...

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Artificial Intelligence
Hidden Web Prompts Trick AI Agents Into Sending Money

Hidden prompts on malicious websites trick AI agents into making payments or trusting fake sites, exposing new risks for autonomous AI workflows. Zscaler ThreatLabz documented two active campaigns ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2026
Security
Seven Bugs in FatFs Put IoT and Embedded Devices at Risk

runZero found 7 flaws in FatFs, a filesystem used in IoT and embedded devices. Bugs can cause memory corruption, crashes, or data leaks via crafted storage. Cybersecurity firm runZero has disclose ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2026
Hacking
Bad Epoll Flaw Gives Attackers Root Access on Linux and Android

Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets local attackers gain root on Linux and Android. The flaw was missed by AI but found by a security researcher. A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, named&nb ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2026
Cyber Crime
Medtronic Notifies 3.8 Million After ShinyHunters Data Breach

Medtronic says a ShinyHunters attack exposed the personal and medical data of over 3.8 million people. Products and operations were unaffected. Medtronic is notifying 3,834,294 individuals after a ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2026
Uncategorized
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 104

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Hijacked npm Packages Use Novel VSCode A ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 584 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 July 05, 2026
Security
U.S. Government Agency Paid $1M to Data Extortion Group Kairos

A U.S. government agency paid $1M to Kairos, a group focused on data theft and extortion rather than ransomware, Ransom-ISAC reports. A new case study from Ransom-ISAC reconstructs a complete data ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI: TeamPCP Compromised Dev Tools to Steal Cloud Credentials

FBI says TeamPCP poisoned trusted developer tools to steal cloud credentials, spread malware through software updates, and extort victims. On July 2, 2026, the FBI published a FLASH alert identify ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026
Malware
Pegasus Used Against MEP Investigating Pegasus, Citizen Lab Finds

A former EU lawmaker was hacked with Pegasus spyware while investigating its use, according to Citizen Lab. The Citizen Lab published a report documenting one of the more darkly ironic findings in ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
JADEPUFFER: First End-to-End AI-Driven Ransomware Operation

Sysdig reports an AI agent ran a full ransomware attack end-to-end, exploiting flaws, stealing creds, moving laterally, and encrypting data without humans. Sysdig's Threat Research Team has docume ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Hacking
The Anatomy of a Shadow AI Supply-Chain Breach: Lessons from the 2026 Vercel Incident

Vercel breach happened after an employee used an unvetted AI tool. Attackers exploited it as a trusted link to access systems, steal data, and extort $2M. The Vercel breach of April 2026 did not b ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Cyber Crime
Law enforcememt operation disrupted Malicious Residential Proxy Networks NetNut

Google disrupted NetNut, a major proxy network that routed internet traffic through compromised home devices used by cybercriminals. Google has disrupted NetNut, one of the world's largest residen ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Security
Government and Healthcare Are the Weakest Links in Global Email Security

Government and healthcare sectors have weak email security. Many domains lack SPF, DMARC, DKIM, and MTA-STS, leaving them open to phishing attacks. Comparitech analyzed live DNS records for 5,849 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2026
Security
Europe Confirms Record €4.1B Penalty Against Google for Android Practices

EU's top court upheld a €4.1B fine against Google, ruling it abused Android's market dominance through restrictive licensing practices. The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruli ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
430,000 FortiGate Devices Exposed in FortiBleed Ransomware Link

FortiBleed exposed 430,000 FortiGate firewalls, linked to INC Ransom and Lynx, enabling domain compromise and at least 12 ransomware attacks. SOCRadar's Threat Research Unit has connected FortiBle ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Adobe fixed multiple maximum-severity flaws in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic

Adobe fixed multiple critical flaws, including max severity bugs in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic that could lead to remote code execution Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion and ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to U.S. to Face Cybercrime Charges

Alleged Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. over hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged Scattered Spider member known onl ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2026
Security
Oracle E-Business Suite Flaw Under Active Attack, 950 Systems Exposed

Oracle E-Business Suite flaw CVE-2026-46817 is under active attack, with about 950 vulnerable internet-facing instances still exposed. This week, Defused Cyber researchers warned that a critical v ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026
Uncategorized
Azure CLI Targeted in LSHIY Password Spray Campaign Across 64 Orgs

81 Million Login Attempts, 78 Compromised Accounts: The LSHIY Password Spray Hitting Azure CLI Huntress researchers have been tracking a massive automated password spray campaign against Microsoft ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2026