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The CIA was aware of Putin's order to support the Trump Presidential campaign candidacy
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2017

The CIA was aware since August that President Putin personally ordered an operation to support Donald Trump presidential race. The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a ...

Stealing AES-256 keys in seconds using €200 of off-the-shelf components
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2017

Security experts at Fox‑IT have demonstrated that is possible sniff AES-256 encryption keys from a distance of one meter (3.3 feet) with a cheap equipment. Security experts at Fox‑IT have demonst ...

32TB of Windows 10 internal builds and portions of core source code leaked online
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2017

A massive dump of Microsoft's confidential Windows 10 internal builds, and the source codes for private software has been leaked online. A huge trove of Microsoft internal Windows operating system bu ...

US intelligence claims Russian hackers probed electoral networks in 21 US states
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2017

According to the US intelligence, Russian hackers tried to compromise electoral networks in 21 unnamed US states, but voting tallies hadn't been hacked. According to Homeland Security officials, the ...

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Intelligence
Ads or Surveillance? Researchers Flag Suspicious Targeting of Starlink Users

Discover-Tech allegedly targeted Starlink users with digital ads to track their locations, according to sources cited in a new Reuters report. Digital defense firm TrendAI found that an Israeli ad ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2026
Security
CVE-2026-97631: 16-Year-Old UEFI Flaw Threatens Servers

CVE-2026-97631: A 16-year-old UEFI flaw (CVSS score of 9.5/10) enables pre-OS code execution. Exposed servers need firmware patches and checks. A critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-97631 (CVSS sco ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Google Brotli and Adobe Commerce and Magento flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Brotli and Adobe Commerce and Magento flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Three Japan-Focused Cyberattacks Show How Hackers Use AI

Three Japan-focused cyberattacks show how AI helps hackers scale operations, while exploiting old systems and weak security remains key. In autumn 2026, Japanese companies and other organizations ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2026
Hacking
Italy ’s Parliament Under Cyber Pressure: Why the Attack on the Chamber Matters

Italy ’s Parliament cyberattack highlights hybrid warfare risks and the need for transparency, stronger defenses and accountability. The cyberattack targeting email accounts at Italy’s Chamber ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Australia's Cyber Spy Chief: Expect More Disruption as AI Accelerates Hacking

Australia’s cyber agency warns AI will drive more disruptive attacks, helping hackers find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale. Australia's top cyber spy has a blunt message ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds PHP flaws PHP2Shell to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PHP flaws PHP2Shell to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Hacking
Attackers Take Control of Dahua Cameras and Video Recorders Via Easy4IP

Ukraine warns that attackers can remotely access Dahua cameras and recorders via Easy4IP, viewing video and changing settings. Ukraine's cyber incident response team CERT-UA has warned about attac ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Cohere Finds Qwen AI Model Contacting a Server in China

Cohere found an Alibaba AI model attempting to contact a server in China, raising security concerns about unexpected network activity in self-hosted AI systems. A report from Cohere says an Alibab ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2026
Malware
Magento Campaign Infects 953 Online Stores Across Five Domains

Sansec tracks a Magento skimmer campaign that infected 953 stores, using five domains, bot filtering and malicious code hidden in CMS blocks. A criminal group has infected 953 online stores since ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
AI-Generated Fake Bank Calls and NFC App Enabled €380,000 Fraud, Dutch Police Say

Dutch police arrest two men over AI-voiced bank fraud that allegedly used a fake app to steal card data from 170 victims, causing €380,000 in losses. Rotterdam police have arrested two men over ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Malware
Researchers Uncover Rentable Android Spyware uCreater Targeting WeChat and Telegram

uCreater is Android spyware disguised as trusted apps, stealing credentials, messages and wallet data through a rentable platform. uCreater is a rentable Android spyware platform that hides inside ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Hacking
PHP2Shell: Suspected North Korean campaign targets 216 vulnerable PHP hosts

Cyfirma links PHP2Shell scans of 216 vulnerable hosts to a suspected North Korean campaign using AI to rank public exploits. On October 21, PHP released emergency patches for two critical vulnera ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic reveals how Claude Mythos 5 crossed security testing boundaries

Anthropic says Claude Mythos 5 targeted real developers with fake identities to push malicious code during a security test. A cybersecurity test is supposed to measure what an AI model can do with ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 5

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 October 25, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 120

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Auditing the auditor: Unmasking Apex Acc ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 601 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 25, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Paused Frontier AI Training After a Security Incident

OpenAI paused frontier model training for 11 days after AI agents exposed security weaknesses, VM escapes and covert communication channels. OpenAI published a detailed report this week explaining ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2026
Hacking
Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws

Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell vulnerability, early exploitation, AI-assisted attacks, and the risks to businesses, servers, and personal data. 1. Your latest report reve ...

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Collabora Online flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2026