Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2017
A new strain of ransomware distributed through spam emails, dubbed SyncCrypt, hides its components inside harmless-looking images. A new strain of ransomware recently discovered, dubbed SyncCry ...
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2017
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. · Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian IsraBye wiper spreads as a ransomwar ...
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2017
Learning About ISIS Intentions Using Open Source Intelligence - How terrorists are exploiting technology for propaganda and radicalization. ISIS' weekly newsletter al-Nabā' published an editorial ...
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2017
Hackers can hijack mobile devices by hiding malicious chips in a touchscreen and other components that are replaced. According to a team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, thi ...
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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
Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspected Black Axe members in Spain during a joint operation with Spanish and European law enforcement. Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspects in Spain lin ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 12, 2026
Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 targets energy, nuclear, and policy staff in Turkey, Europe, North Macedonia, and Uzbekistan with credential-harvesting attacks. Between February and Septe ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 12, 2026
Today marks Aaron Swartz ’s death anniversary. His fight for open knowledge and digital rights continues as the forces he opposed grow stronger. Today marks the anniversary of the death of Aaron ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 11, 2026
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter VVS Discord Stealer Using Pyarmor for Ob ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 11, 2026
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 11, 2026
A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users, triggering mass password reset emails and fears that stolen data is already circulating online. A major data breach has exposed the personal ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 10, 2026
FBI warns that North Korea–linked APT group Kimsuky is targeting governments, think tanks, and academic institutions with quishing attacks. North Korea–linked APT group Kimsuky is targeting go ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 10, 2026
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) exposed personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS ) discl ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 10, 2026
Trend Micro fixed three Apex Central flaws discovered by Tenable that could allow remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks. Trend Micro patched three flaws (CVE-2025-69258, CVE-2025-692 ...
Pierluigi Paganini
January 09, 2026
