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Hackers hit International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agency
Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2012

Another victim of cyber attacks, the UN nuclear agency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that one of its servers was compromised by a group of hackers who claims to be anti-Israe ...

European Commission supports research on Cyber security
Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2012

Cyber security is considered a primary target for every governments, the increase of cyber criminal activities, state-sponsored operations and the raise of hacktivism requires the use of additional re ...

Proactive defense, humans or machines ... that's the question
Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2012

  Governments all around the world are committed for the definition of a proper cyber strategy that represents an optimum balance between a good cyber offense and an efficient cyber defense. ...

Data theft and computer scams, Merry Christmas
Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2012

The large diffusion of new services on mobile platforms and social networks was accompanied with a sensible increase of cyber crimes, mainly of identity theft. The  US nonprofit consumer watchdog org ...

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Security
Infy Returns: Iran-linked hacking group shows renewed activity

Researchers report renewed activity by Iran-linked Infy (Prince of Persia), showing the hacking group remains active and dangerous after years of silence. SafeBreach researchers have spotted renew ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2025
Breaking News
University of Sydney discloses a data breach impacting 27,000 people

Hackers stole personal data of about 27,500 people from the University of Sydney after accessing an online code library, the university confirmed. The University of Sydney disclosed a data breach ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2025
Security
Waymo suspends service after power outage hit San Francisco

Waymo temporarily halted its San Francisco robotaxi service after a major blackout left multiple autonomous vehicles stranded on city streets. Waymo temporarily halted its robotaxi service in San ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 76

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk | A Deep Dive into the Hacktiv ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 555 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 December 21, 2025
Malware
Massive Android botnet Kimwolf infects millions, strikes with DDoS

The Kimwolf Android botnet has infected 1.8M+ devices, launching massive DDoS attacks and boosting its C&C domain, says XLab. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
Cyber Crime
ATM Jackpotting ring busted: 54 indicted by DoJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 54 individuals over a multi-million-dollar ATM jackpotting fraud scheme. U.S. DoJ indicted 54 people for a nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that stole ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in WatchGuard Fireware OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a WatchGuard Fireware OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Hacking
Russia was behind a destructive cyber attack on a water utility in 2024, Denmark says

Denmark has blamed Russia for a destructive cyberattack on a water utility, calling it part of Moscow’s hybrid campaign against Western critical infrastructure. Denmark has accused Russia of orc ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Cyber Crime
CLOP targets Gladinet CentreStack servers in large-scale extortion campaign

The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign. The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
Security
ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Boards vulnerable to pre-boot memory attacks

A new UEFI flaw exposes some ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards to early-boot DMA attacks, bypassing IOMMU protections. Researchers warn of a new UEFI vulnerability that affects select A ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
APT
China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager

Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager, actively exploited by a China-linked group. Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
Security
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed maximum severity OneView flaw

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed a critical OneView flaw that could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) addressed a maximum-severity security v ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Cyber Crime
DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists

Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notab ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Hacking
GhostPairing campaign abuses WhatsApp device linking to hijack accounts

Attackers abuse WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts via pairing codes in the GhostPairing campaign. Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accoun ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Hacking
SonicWall warns of actively exploited flaw in SMA 100 AMC

SonicWall warned users to patch a SMA1000 AMC flaw that was exploited as a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in attacks. SonicWall urged customers to address a vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Hacking
GNV ferry Fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears

French prosecutors probe a suspected cyberattack on GNV ferry Fantastic, raising concerns of a possible remote hijack. French prosecutors are investigating a suspected cyberattack on the GNV ferry ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Security
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack

Askul disclosed that an October RansomHouse ransomware attack compromised over 700,000 records at the Japanese e-commerce and logistics firm. Askul is a Japanese e-commerce and logistics company b ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Cyber warfare
Russian state hackers targeted Western critical infrastructure for years, Amazon says

Amazon disclosed a years-long Russian state-backed cyber campaign targeting Western critical infrastructure from 2021 to 2025. Amazon Threat Intelligence reports a long-running Russian state-backe ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025