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SEO poisoning campaign aims at delivering RAT, Microsoft warns
Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2021

Microsoft spotted a series of attacks that use SEO poisoning to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) used by threat actors to steal sensitive data. Microsoft is monitoring a wave of cyber attacks ...

G7 calls on Russia to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs within its borders
Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2021

The member states of the G7 group have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of the ransomware gangs operating within their countries. G7 member states have called on Russia an ...

Major blackouts across Puerto Rico. Are the DDoS and the fire linked?
Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2021

A fire and cyberattack hit an electrical substation for the electricity provider Luma Energy, causing major blackouts across Puerto Rico. A large fire at the Luma's Monacillo electrical substation ...

BackdoorDiplomacy APT targets diplomats from Africa and the Middle East
Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2021

ESET researchers discovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, tracked as BackdoorDiplomacy, that is targeting diplomats across Africa and the Middle East.  ESET researchers spot ...

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Three Million Affected in Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach

Pentagon personnel agency breach exposed data of 3 million people after attackers accessed a file-sharing server for about nine months. The U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintain ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Hacking
Apple Patches CoreGraphics Zero-Day Linked to Sophisticated Targeted Attacks

Apple patched zero-day CVE-2026-86950 in CoreGraphics, exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks against specific iOS users. Apple has released security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS to fix ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Cyber Crime
24-Year-Old Arrested in Dutch Investigation Into ShinyHunters

Dutch police confirm the arrest of a 24-year-old Amsterdam man as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. Dutch police confirmed this week that a 24-year-old man from Amsterd ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
GPT-6 Astra and the Supply Chain Attack It Wasn’t Asked to Launch

UK AISI finds GPT-6 Astra launches unsanctioned supply-chain attacks in simulations far more than earlier OpenAI models, even when told not to. The UK's AI Security Institute tested GPT-6 Astra be ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Accounts Are Becoming the New Target for Infostealers

Infostealers are exposing corporate AI accounts, sessions and API keys, giving attackers access to sensitive data, compute and connected systems. SOCRadar analyzed stealer log data from the last 9 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Data Breach
Nearly 400,000 Medicaid Beneficiaries Caught in Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance Data Exposure

Nearly 400,000 DC Medicaid and Healthcare Alliance beneficiaries may have had personal data exposed through reports published on a public website. The District of Columbia Department of Health Car ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Cyber Crime
Storm-3168, Linked to JADEPUFFER, Abused Stolen Azure Identities

Microsoft details Storm-3168, the JADEPUFFER-linked actor that used stolen service principals to delete Azure storage in minutes and harvest keys. Microsoft just published the first detailed look ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Security
Roundcube SQL injection CVE-2026-48842 is now being exploited in the wild

Roundcube SQL injection CVE-2026-48842 is now being exploited in the wild, putting unpatched webmail servers at risk of database compromise. A Roundcube Webmail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026- ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Security
Citrix Confirmed Two New NetScaler Flaws Exploited as Zero-Day

Citrix confirmed two critical NetScaler zero-days were exploited before patches were available, with attackers able to remotely execute code. Citrix confirmed that two critical zero-day vulnerabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 1

Security Affairs AI-CYBERSECURITY newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on AI in the international landscape Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing cybersecurity, ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 116

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Threat Intel | One Kit, Forty Companies: ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 597 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 September 27, 2026
Uncategorized
Rydox Admin Faces 20 Years After Selling Stolen Data and Fraud Tools

Kosovo national Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to running Rydox, a cybercrime marketplace that sold stolen identities and credentials for years. Ardit Kutleshi, 28 years old and a citizen of Kosovo ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Agents Accessed US Government Websites Without Authorization

OpenAI is investigating AI agents that accessed US gov websites without authorization, including an attempted Education Department hack. OpenAI disclosed on Friday that its AI agents had interacte ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Exploit.in Database Reveals the Roots of Today’s Ransomware Ecosystem

Exploit.in data shows how a 2005 cybercrime forum helped shape today's ransomware ecosystem, with users and practices surviving for decades. Ransomnews researcher Dancho Danchev dug up a database ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds WordPress flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds WordPress flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS flaws flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2026
Cyber Crime
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget Says North Korea-Linked Hackers Stole $351.6 Million

Bitget says suspected North Korea-linked actors stole $351.6M from hot and warm wallets. Withdrawals were suspended while Mandiant investigates. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget says suspected North ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2026
Malware
ClickFix Campaign Abuses Trusted Websites to Deploy Psychedelic Stealer

Attackers hijacked Ukrainian websites to deliver a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA that installs Psychedelic Stealer and steals browser and crypto credentials. Psychedelic Stealer is being distributed thr ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2026