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Apple iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 fix media session and passwords bugs
Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2024

Apple released iOS 18.0.1 update that addressed two vulnerabilities that exposed passwords and audio snippets to attackers. Apple released iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 updates to fix two vulnerabi ...

Google removed Kaspersky's security apps from the Play Store
Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2024

Google removed Kaspersky 's Android security apps from the Play Store and suspended its developer accounts over the weekend. Over the weekend, all the Android products designed by the Russian cybe ...

New Perfctl Malware targets Linux servers in cryptomining campaign
Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2024

perfctl malware targets misconfigured Linux servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners and proxyjacking software in an ongoing campaign. Aqua Nautilus researchers shed light on a Linux malware, dubbe ...

Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group
Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2024

Microsoft and the U.S. DoJ seized over 100 domains used by the Russia-linked Callisto Group for launching attacks on U.S. government and nonprofits. The Justice Department revealed the unsealing o ...

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Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 107

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UAC-0145 Primary Compromise Vectors as o ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2026
Security
Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Hackers compromised hotel Wi-Fi gateways to redirect users to fake Microsoft 365 login pages and steal credentials. ReliaQuest's threat research team just documented attackers compromising the Wi- ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 587 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 26, 2026
APT
Iran-Linked Actors Breach Are Targeting US Water and Energy Control Systems

US agencies warn Iran-linked actors are targeting internet-exposed water and energy control systems, risking disruption. Federal agencies updated their cybersecurity advisory this week: Iran-linke ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2026
Data Breach
Australian energy provider Origin Energy disclosed a data breach impacting customer data

Origin Energy confirmed a data breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen data from 2 million customers and threatened to leak it. Origin Energy disclosed a cyberattack that exposed customer dat ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2026
Laws and regulations
Google Fined €890M Under EU Digital Markets Act Over Search and Play Store Practices

EU fined Google €890M under the DMA for favoring its own services and restricting Play Store competition, with AI search features also under scrutiny. The European Commission hit Google with two ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
Hacking
Thailand's Ministry of Finance Targeted With Hermes AI Agent Running Unattended, Hades Implant Staged

Hunt.io uncovered a cyber-espionage attack on Thailand’s Finance Ministry using Hermes AI agent and Hades malware for reconnaissance and persistence. Researchers at Hunt.io have uncovered an int ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
Cyber warfare
UAC-0099 Is Now Hiding Malware Inside a Fake Notepad++ Plugin to Target Ukrainian Organizations

UAC-0099 delivers malware via a fake Notepad++ plugin after phishing, using a loader that sabotages itself if run without the correct arguments to hinder analysis. CERT-UA published a new advisory ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Trust Paradox: Businesses Are Racing Ahead, but Consumers Are Hesitating

Artificial intelligence adoption is soaring, but consumer trust lags. Transparency, human oversight, and clear AI use cases are key to closing the trust gap. Businesses are rapidly adopting AI, w ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
APT
US Agencies Warn of Laundry Bear Campaign Targeting Unpatched Zimbra Servers

US agencies warn Russian group Laundry Bear is exploiting a patched Zimbra flaw to steal email accounts from organizations running unpatched servers. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint and Check Point SmartConsole flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SharePoint and Check Point flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2026
Malware
Chaos ransomware deploys browser-based msaRAT to evade network detection

Cisco Talos uncovered msaRAT, a Chaos ransomware RAT that hides C2 traffic by routing it through Chrome or Edge using the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Cisco Talos disclosed msaRAT, a Rust-based remot ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2026
Security
Google Released Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber AI, a Specialized AI Model for Vulnerability Hunting

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, an AI model for vulnerability discovery and patching, available only to governments and trusted partners. Google DeepMind announced Gemini 3.5 Flas ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2026
Hacking
Check Point patches actively exploited SmartConsole authentication bypass flaw

Check Point addressed a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232, in SmartConsole that is being actively exploited. Check Point has released security updates to fix multiple ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2026
Security
CVE-2026-8933: Ubuntu security flaw breaks Snap sandbox protections

Qualys disclosed CVE-2026-8933, a high-severity Ubuntu flaw that lets local attackers gain root privileges through a race condition in snap-confine. Qualys has disclosed a high-severity local priv ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Hacking
Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension bug enabled silent WhatsApp data theft

Adobe patched CVE-2026-48294, a flaw in Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that could let attackers steal WhatsApp Web chats by luring users to a webpage. Guardio Labs researcher Shaked Biner disclose ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds DD-WRT, Langflow and WordPress flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds DD-WRT, Langflow, and WordPress flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI AI models exploited zero-days to reach Hugging Face in benchmark test

OpenAI confirmed its AI models exploited zero-days during internal testing, reaching Hugging Face servers in an unintended real-world cyberattack. OpenAI admitted on July 21 that its own AI models ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026
Security
Public PoC triggers active exploitation of critical SharePoint RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-50522

Critical SharePoint RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-50522 is under active exploitation after the release of a PoC exploit code. A critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50522 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2026
Security
Zimbra 10.1.20 patches multiple security issues, including a critical command injection bug

Zimbra patched nine flaws in version 10.1.20, including a critical SNMP monitoring command injection issue enabling arbitrary command execution. Zimbra released version 10.1.20 to fix nine securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2026