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Despite Russian influence, Moldova votes Pro-EU, highlighting future election risks
Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025

Moldova ’s deputy PM blames Russia for an election cyberattack, calling it part of a planned hybrid campaign to destabilize democracy. Moldova Deputy Prime Minister Doina Nistor blamed Russia fo ...

Dutch teens arrested for spying on behalf of pro-Russian hackers
Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025

Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds for spying for pro-Russian hackers; one jailed, the other placed on home bail. Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected of spying for pro-Russian hac ...

Cyberattack on Co-op leaves shelves empty, data stolen, and $275M in lost revenue
Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2025

The cyberattack on UK retailer Co-op in April caused empty shelves, customer data theft, and a $275M revenue loss. In May, the cybercrime group behind the April Co-op cyberattack, who go online wi ...

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 64
Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Brewing Trouble — Dissecting a macOS M ...

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Malware
CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Actively Exploited in Malware Attacks

A critical FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) vulnerability patched in April has been exploited in fresh attacks to deploy information-stealing malware, Arctic Wolf reports. The flaw, tr ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
Resecurity Supports Microsoft DCU in Disrupting Fox Tempest ’s Cybercriminal Code-Signing Ecosystem

Microsoft and Resecurity disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing service that used fake Microsoft certificates to make malware look legitimate. Resecurity supported Microsoft’s Digital Crimes U ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastru ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
A Fake UK Visa Site Left 100,000 Passports Wide Open

A third-party UK visa site exposed passports and selfies on a public AWS server. It’s not official GOV.UK and affected at least 100,000 documents. UK Visa Portal is not run by the British govern ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Ag ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Security
19.6 Billion Files Are Sitting Open on the Internet. No Password Required

19.6 Billion files are exposed in misconfigured cloud buckets, including 685K credential files and nearly 1M database dumps. There's a comfortable myth most people carry around: that the data they ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2026
Cyber Crime
Romanian Hacker Gets Nearly 5 Years in US Prison Over Network Intrusion

Romanian hacker Catalin Dragomir (45) got 4 years and 8 months in prison for selling access to an Oregon state network. Romanian hacker Catalin Dragomir (45) will spend 4 years and 8 months in a U ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026
Hacktivism
The LA Metro Attack Wasn't Hacktivism. It Was a State Operation With a Costume On.

Iran's "hacktivist" group Ababil of Minab, which hit LA Metro and wiped terabytes of data, is forensically linked to Iran's intelligence service MOIS. In late March, a group calling itself Ababil ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026
Cyber Crime
How cybersecurity firms took down Glassworm botnet in one shot

Glassworm infected developers through poisoned tools and packages until a coordinated takedown killed all four of its C2 channels at once. On May 26, 2026, at 14:00 UTC, CrowdStrike Counter Advers ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026
Security
Dutch Government just said no to an American firm buying the keys to their digital State

The Dutch government blocked Kyndryl’s €100M bid for Solvinity, citing national security concerns over critical digital infrastructure. Dutch Government told Kyndryl it can't buy Solvinity. Th ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026
Security
Microsoft SharePoint Has a New RCE Flaw. If You Haven't Patched Yet, Go Do That.

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45659, in Microsoft SharePoint can allow attackers to achieve remote code execution with little effort. Microsoft released security updates to patch a ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026
Cyber Crime
The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases

A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2026
Security
Malware Found in Laravel-Lang Composer Packages After Git Tag Poisoning Attack

Attackers have poisoned four Laravel-Lang Composer packages by rewriting hundreds of Git tags, putting many Laravel apps at risk. Hackers compromised four popular Laravel-Lang Composer packages an ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2026
APT
Nimbus Manticore Expanded Attacks With AI-Assisted Malware and Fake Zoom Installers

Nimbus Manticore accelerated cyberattacks during wartime, using AI-assisted malware, fake Zoom installers, and SEO poisoning. When the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran at th ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2026
APT
Lazarus APT unveils fileless remote access Trojan designed to evade detection

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group is using a stealthy memory-only RAT that leaves almost no forensic traces behind. North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has never been shy about its ambitions, ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2026
Data Breach
Third-Party Cyberattack Impacts Patient Information at The Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute disclosed a data breach tied to a third-party vendor, potentially exposing patient information after a 2025 cyberattack. The Oncology Institute has confirmed that patient in ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Ghost CMS flaw abused to push ClickFix attacks on hundreds of sites

Attackers are exploiting the patched Ghost CMS flaw CVE-2026-26980, compromising over 700 unpatched sites, including universities. Threat actors are actively exploiting a security flaw, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2026
Cyber Crime
340 Million OnlyFans Profiles Allegedly Rebuilt from Leaks

A hacker is selling a 340M-strong OnlyFans-linked dataset built by correlating old breaches and public data, not by hacking OnlyFans directly. A threat actor is adverertising a purported database ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2026
Security
Zero-Click WhatsApp Account Takeover Hits iPhone Users Running iOS 16. No Linked Devices, No Warning

A zero-click attack targeting iPhones on iOS 16 hijacked WhatsApp accounts without linked devices, warnings, or user interaction. There is a particular kind of security incident that is harder to ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2026
Intelligence
Dutch authorities dismantle hosting network allegedly used for cyberattacks and disinformation

Dutch authorities arrested two suspects and seized 800 servers tied to Stark Industries, a hosting firm linked to cyberattacks and disinformation. Dutch financial crime investigators arrested two ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2026