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Eternity Project: You can pay $260 for a stealer and $490 for a ransomware
Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2022

Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble analyzed the Eternity Project Tor website which offers any kind of malicious code. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed a Tor website na ...

May 08 – May 14 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict
Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing Russia invasion th ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 365 by Pierluigi Paganini
Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the ne ...

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of new attacks launched by Russia-linked Armageddon APT
Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2022

Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) reported a phishing campaign conducted by Armageddon APT using GammaLoad.PS1_v2 malware. Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) repor ...

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Cyber Crime
New Rokarolla Android Trojan Targets 217 Banking and Crypto Apps

Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking and crypto apps, steals credentials, blocks bank calls, intercepts SMS, and disables Play Protect. Zimperium's zLabs researchers have published a deta ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026
Data Breach
EdTech Faces a Cybersecurity Crisis: Data Breaches Surge

EdTech firms face rising cyberattacks as ShinyHunters and FulcrumSec target schools, exposing sensitive data and disrupting services. Resecurity (USA) warns the education technology (EdTech) secto ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026
Security
FulcrumSec Targets Novo Nordisk, Leaks Clinical and Research Data

FulcrumSec leaked data stolen from Novo Nordisk, claiming to have exfiltrated 1.3TB, including clinical records and AI research assets. On June 15, 2026, a data-theft extortion group calling itsel ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026
APT
China-Linked FishMonger Ports SprySOCKS to Windows With Kernel-Level Stealth and UEFI Bootkit Hints

China-linked FishMonger used two SprySOCKS Windows variants that leveraged kernel drivers and the Print Spooler to target governments in four countries. ESET researchers have found two previously ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026
Data Breach
iRhythm Hit by Cyberattack, Patient Data Stolen and Ransom Demanded

iRhythm disclosed a cyberattack via third-party apps where patient and proprietary data was stolen, followed by a ransom demand. iRhythm Technologies is a U.S.-based digital healthcare company spe ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Fortinet Warned as Three Critical FortiSandbox Bugs Come Under Attack

Three FortiSandbox flaws, including one patched last week, are being actively exploited, highlighting the shrinking window for defenders. Cybersecurity firm Defused Cyber confirmed it's seen activ ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2026
Security
CVE-2026-20262: CISCO Catalyst SD-WAN Flaw Under Active Targeted Exploitation

Cisco warned that CVE-2026-20262, a Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability allowing arbitrary file writes, is being actively exploited. Cisco confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-20262, an arb ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst and LiteSpeed cPanel plugin flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst and LiteSpeed cPanel plugin flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infras ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2026
APT
China-linked actor spent two years inside medical research networks

China's UNC6508 hid in North American medical research networks for 2 years, stealing credentials and forwarding emails to Gmail Google's Threat Intelligence Group published a report this week on ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2026
Data Breach
Australian Sugar Producer Mackay Sugar Reports Cyber Incident

Mackay Sugar, Australia's second-largest sugar producer, disclosed a cyberattack on June 10, potentially affecting key processing operations. Mackay Sugar is one of Australia's largest sugar produ ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2026
Security
Novo Nordisk Confirms Data Theft: What Attackers Took and What They Didn't

Novo Nordisk suffered a cyberattack where clinical trial data was copied. The breach is confirmed, but no threat actor has claimed responsibility. The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk disc ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2026
Security
Palo Alto Warns of Exploitation of VPN Bypass Exploits (CVE-2026-0257) in PAN-OS Flaw

Palo Alto Networks warns that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, a PAN-OS flaw that lets unauthorized users bypass authentication and establish VPN connections. Palo Alto Networks ha ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2026
Malware
Supply Chain Attack Hits Popular WordPress Plugins Through Awesome Motive CDN

Attackers compromised Awesome Motive CDN files, backdooring WordPress sites running OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage. Sansec researchers discovered an active supply chain attack hitting Wo ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2026
Uncategorized
Infostealers, AI, and a 90% Affiliate Cut Fuel The Gentlemen group’s Rise

The Gentlemen ransomware used infostealer credentials, AI tools, and affiliates to hit 483 victims across 66 countries in under a year. The Gentlemen surfaced as a ransomware operation in Septembe ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2026
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 101

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter IronWorm: Shai-Hulud's rustier cousin ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 581 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 June 14, 2026
Uncategorized
Ukrainian Extradited from Ireland Pleads Guilty Over Role in Conti Ransomware Scheme

Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Conti ransomware attacks targeting victims worldwide. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (44), a Ukrainian national ex ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Washington Pulled the Plug on Anthropic 's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The Rest of the World Is Watching.

Anthropic disputes restrictions on Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the decision lacks transparency and isn't based on clear technical evidence. On Friday June 12 at 5:21pm ET, Anthropic received a l ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastru ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2026
Uncategorized
Iran-Linked Handala Breached a California Water Utility. It Could Have Done Worse, and It Knows That.

Pro-Iran group Handala breached Cal Water via an exposed GPS tool, reaching billing data for 2M customers. 5GB leaked. On June 11, 2026, the Iran-linked threat group Handala posted a claim on its ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2026