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Op EvilTraffic CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report - Exclusive, tens of thousands of compromised sites involved in a new massive malvertising campaign
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2018

Malware experts at CSE Cybsec uncovered a massive malvertising campaign dubbed EvilTraffic leveraging tens of thousands compromised websites. Crooks exploited some CMS vulnerabilities to upload and ex ...

Cybersecurity week Round-Up (2018, Week 3)
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2018

Cybersecurity week Round-Up (2018, Week 3) -Let's try to summarize the most important event occurred last week in 3 minutes. The week started with the discovery of a new variant of the dreaded Mirai ...

Google awarded Chinese hacker record $112,500 for Android exploit chain
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2018

Google has awarded a record $112,500 to a security researcher for reporting an exploit chain that could be used to hack Pixel smartphones. Last week the Google disclosed the technical details of th ...

A hospital victim of a new SamSam Ransomware campaign paid $55,000 ransom
Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2018

The Samsam Ransomware made the headlines in the first days of 2018, the malicious code infected systems of some high-profile targets, including a hospital that paid a $55,000 ransom. The SamSam rans ...

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Security
Attackers exploit FortiGate devices to access sensitive network information

Attackers are exploiting FortiGate devices to breach networks and steal configuration data containing service account credentials and network details. SentinelOne researchers warn that attackers a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
APT
APT28 conducts long-term espionage on Ukrainian forces using custom malware

APT28 used BEARDSHELL and COVENANT malware to spy on Ukrainian military personnel, enabling long-term surveillance since April 2024. The Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear,  ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Security
Threat actors use custom AuraInspector to harvest data from Salesforce systems

Attackers are mass-scanning Salesforce Experience Cloud sites using a modified AuraInspector tool to exploit misconfigurations and access sensitive data. Salesforce CSOC warns that threat actors a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infras ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Data Breach
Ericsson US confirms breach after third-party provider attack

Ericsson US reports a data breach after attackers hacked a service provider, exposing employee and customer information. Ericsson Inc., the U.S. branch of the Swedish telecom giant, disclosed a da ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Cyber Crime
Law enforcement disrupted Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform

Authorities disrupted the Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform used to send millions of phishing emails to over 500,000 orgs worldwide. The joint effort, led by Microsoft, Europol, and indust ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026
Cyber Crime
FBI alert: scammers target zoning permit applicants

The FBI warns of phishing attacks where crooks impersonate U.S. city and county officials to target people requesting planning and zoning permits. The FBI warns that scammers are impersonating U.S ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Intelligence
Russia-linked hackers target Signal, WhatsApp of officials globally

Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government and military officials worldwide, warns Dutch intelligence. Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) warn of a glo ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Data Breach
Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions data breach impacted over 3.4 million patients

A breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed sensitive health data belonging to more than 3.4 million patients. A data breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Claude Opus AI model discovers 22 Firefox bugs

Anthropic used Claude Opus 4.6 to identify 22 Firefox vulnerabilities, most of which were high severity, all of which were fixed in Firefox 148, released in January 2026. Anthropic discovered 22 s ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026
Security
Critical Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 exposes server backups

Nginx UI flaw CVE-2026-27944 lets attackers download and decrypt server backups without authentication, exposing sensitive data on public management interfaces. A critical vulnerability in Nginx U ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Malware
Massive GitHub malware operation spreads BoryptGrab stealer

Trend Micro found BoryptGrab stealer spreading through 100+ GitHub repositories, stealing browser data, crypto wallets, system information, and user files. Trend Micro uncovered a campaign distrib ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 87

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Reverse Engineering is no longer ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 566 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 March 08, 2026
Hacking
FBI probing intrusion into a system managing sensitive surveillance information

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing suspicious activity on an internal system containing sensitive surveillance and investigation data. The FBI is investigating suspicious cyber a ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2026
Cyber warfare
Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence

Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cy ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2026
APT
Iran-linked MuddyWater deploys Dindoor malware against U.S. organizations

Iran-linked APT MuddyWater targeted U.S. organizations, deploying the new Dindoor backdoor across sectors including banks, airports, and nonprofits. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team uncove ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Security
Cisco flags ongoing exploitation of two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws

Cisco warns that two recently patched Catalyst SD-WAN flaws, CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122, are already being actively exploited in the wild. Cisco warned customers that threat actors are acti ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
Malware
Microsoft warns of ClickFix campaign exploiting Windows Terminal to deliver Lumma Stealer

Microsoft warns of ClickFix campaign using Windows Terminal to deliver Lumma Stealer via social engineering attacks. Microsoft revealed a new ClickFix campaign where attackers exploit Windows Term ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026
APT
Iran-nexus APT Dust Specter targets Iraq officials with new malware

A campaign by Iran-linked group Dust Specter is targeting Iraqi officials with phishing emails delivering new malware families. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers linked the Iran-nexus group Dust Spec ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2026