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The rise of exploit kits according to Solutionary SERT
Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2013

Today I desire to discuss about a very interesting study by Solutionary's Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) that shared the results related an analysis on malware and exploit kits diffusion ob ...

DARPA on Cyber Targeted-Attack Analyzer program & micro-satellites
Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2013

Protect the country, population and assets from cyber threats, this is a must for every government, a challenge for  every state, new processes, large investment and innovative researches are the top ...

Russian government wants to strengthen its cyber defense,what's new?
Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin is considered one of the political figures most attentive to the development of a suitable cyber strategy to protect his countries from cyber attacks. Putin is an inte ...

Panetta is critical on the security level for NATO networks
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2013

Today on Atlantic Council web site it has been published an excerpts from remarks by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at King's College in London that remarks the inadequacy of NATO networks to reje ...

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Hacking
Pwn2Own Day 2: Organizers paid $792K for 56 0-days

Day Two of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 saw $792K for 56 0-days, led by The Summoning Team after a major Samsung Galaxy exploit. Day Two of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 ends with participants earning $792,750 for ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2025
APT
Lazarus targets European defense firms in UAV-themed Operation DreamJob

North Korean Lazarus hackers targeted 3 European defense firms via Operation DreamJob, using fake recruitment lures to hit UAV tech staff. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group (aka Hidden Cobra) l ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2025
Breaking News
U.S. CISA adds Motex LANSCOPE flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2025
Hacking
Over 250 attacks hit Adobe Commerce and Magento via critical CVE-2025-54236 flaw

Hackers exploit CVE-2025-54236 in Adobe Commerce and Magento to hijack accounts via REST API. Over 250 attacks in 24 hours. E-commerce security company Sansec researchers warn that threat actors a ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2025
Security
Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover inflicts $2.5B loss on UK economy

The attack on Jaguar Land Rover costs the UK economy $2.5B, marking its most damaging cyber incident, says CMC. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack  ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2025
APT
PhantomCaptcha targets Ukraine relief groups with WebSocket RAT in October 2025

PhantomCaptcha phishing campaign hit Ukraine relief groups with a WebSocket RAT on Oct 8, 2025, targeting Red Cross, UNICEF, and others. SentinelOne researchers uncovered PhantomCaptcha, a coordin ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
Security
TP-Link urges immediate updates for Omada Gateways after critical flaws discovery

TP-Link warns of critical flaws in Omada gateways across ER, G, and FR models. Users should update firmware immediately to stay secure. TP-Link is warning users of critical flaws impacting its Oma ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
Hacking
TARmageddon flaw in Async-Tar Rust library allows to smuggle extra archives when the library is processing nested TAR files

CVE-2025-62518 TARmageddon flaw in Rust async-tar and forks like tokio-tar may allow remote code execution, says Edera. Edera team disclosed a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-62518 (CVSS score: ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
APT
Russia-linked COLDRIVER speeds up malware evolution after LOSTKEYS exposure

Russia-linked COLDRIVER rapidly evolved its malware since May 2025, refining tools just days after releasing its LOSTKEYS variant, says Google. The Russia-linked hacking group COLDRIVER has been q ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
Breaking News
Japanese retailer Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on logistics partner

Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on its logistics partner Askul, disrupting orders, app services, and website access. Japanese retailer giant Muji suspended online sales after a ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2025
Uncategorized
U.S. CISA adds Oracle, Windows, Kentico, and Apple flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle, Windows, Kentico, and Apple flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructu ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2025
APT
China-Linked Salt Typhoon breaches European Telecom via Citrix exploit

China-linked Salt Typhoon hacked a European telecom in July 2025 via a Citrix NetScaler Gateway exploit for initial access. A European telecom firm was targeted in July 2025 by China-linked APT gr ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2025
Data Breach
Russian Lynk group leaks sensitive UK MoD files, including info on eight military bases

Russian hackers stole and leaked MoD files on eight RAF and Navy bases, exposing staff data in a “catastrophic” cyberattack via Dodd Group breach. Russian cybercrime group Lynx breached Dodd G ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Uncategorized
CAPI Backdoor targets Russia’s auto and e-commerce sectors

A new campaign targets Russia’s auto and e-commerce sectors using a previously unknown .NET malware called CAPI Backdoor. Cybersecurity researchers at Seqrite Labs uncovered a new campaign, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Security
F5 breach exposes 262,000 BIG-IP systems worldwide

Over 262K F5 BIG-IP devices exposed after threat actors stole source code and data on undisclosed flaws in a recent F5 breach. Over 262,000 F5 BIG-IP devices are exposed online after F5 confirmed ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Intelligence
China finds “irrefutable evidence” of US NSA cyberattacks on time Authority

China claims the US NSA hacked its National Time Service Center by exploiting staff phone flaws since March 2022, stealing sensitive data. China’s Ministry of State Security announced it has fou ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 67

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Astaroth: Banking Trojan Abusing GitHub ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 546 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 October 19, 2025
Security
Winos 4.0 hackers expand to Japan and Malaysia with new malware

Winos 4.0 hackers expand from China, Taiwan to Japan, Malaysia using fake Finance Ministry PDFs to spread HoldingHands RAT malware. Threat actors behind Winos 4.0 (ValleyRAT) have expanded their a ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2025
Breaking News
From Airport chaos to cyber intrigue: Everest Gang takes credit for Collins Aerospace breach

Everest claims Collins Aerospace hack hitting EU airports, but its leak site vanishes soon after, sparking takedown speculation. Do you remember the Collins Aerospace supply chain attack that disr ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2025