Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2016
Hackers attempted to extort Michigan State University after they have breached into its database containing 400,000 records of students and employees. Crooks hacked the Michigan State University br ...
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2016
Security experts at Red Canary discovered attackers who were trying to use the Ask.com Toolbar as a vector to spread malware. A just-in-time catch by sharp-eyed analysts at Red Canary has thwarted wh ...
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2016
Researchers have discovered a new hacking campaign leveraging on Facebook Messenger to spread the Locky ransomware via SVG images. The Locky Ransomware is spread via a downloader, experts noticed t ...
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2016
The security expert Michele Orru from FortConsult has released an automated phishing toolkit dubbed 'PhishLulz' for penetration testing activities. The security expert Michele Orru from FortConsult, ...
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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
January 18, 2026
Police in Ukraine and Germany identified Black Basta suspects and issued an international wanted notice for the group’s alleged Russian leader. Ukrainian and German police raided homes linked to ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2026
Cisco Talos says a China-linked group, tracked as UAT-8837, has targeted North American critical infrastructure since last year. Cisco Talos reports that threat group UAT-8837, likely linked to Ch ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2026
A data breach at Canada’s investment watchdog, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), impacted about 750,000 people. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is Canada ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
Cisco fixed a maximum severity AsyncOS flaw in Secure Email products, previously exploited as a zero-day by China-linked APT group UAT-9686. Cisco fixed a critical AsyncOS flaw, tracked as CVE-202 ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vu ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
South Korean conglomerate Kyowon confirmed a ransomware attack that disrupted operations and may have exposed customer data. Kyowon Group is a major South Korean conglomerate with diverse business ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
A cyberattack on Central Maine Healthcare exposed the personal, medical, and insurance data of about 145,000 patients. Central Maine Healthcare notified patients affected by a data security incide ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
Palo Alto Networks addressed a flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists. Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity vulnerability, track ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs blocked over 550 C2 servers tied to the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet used for DDoS attacks and proxy abuse. Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs disrupted over 550 command-and-control se ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
China has told domestic firms to stop using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security concerns amid rising tech tensions. Reuters reported that China has ordered domestic c ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2026
CERT-UA reported PLUGGYAPE malware attacks on Ukraine’s defense forces, linked with medium confidence to Russia’s Void Blizzard group. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
Fortinet fixed six security flaws, including two critical bugs in FortiFone and FortiSIEM that attackers could exploit without authentication. Fortinet released patches for six vulnerabilities, in ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure S ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
Microsoft Patch Tuesday addressed 112 security flaws across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, and more, including eight critical vulnerabilities, kicking off the new year with a major patch update. Mi ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2026
A cyberattack hit AZ Monica hospital in Belgium, forcing it to shut down servers, cancel procedures, and transfer critical patients. A cyberattack forced Belgian hospital AZ Monica to shut down al ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
Endesa disclosed a data breach exposing full customer data, including contact details, national ID numbers, and payment information. Spanish energy firm Endesa disclosed a data breach, threat acto ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
Dutch appeals court jails a 44-year-old hacker for 7 years for hacking port systems to help smuggle cocaine through European logistics hubs. A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2026
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Gogs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 12, 2026
Meta fixed an Instagram password reset flaw that let third parties send reset emails, while denying a data breach despite leak claims. Meta confirmed fixing an Instagram password reset vulnerabili ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 12, 2026
