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Nest camera, has a different definition for Turn off Mode
Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015

Findings of a research show that the Nest camera is still operating even after it has been disabled through the mobile application. People buy security cameras to have a higher level of control over ...

Crooks use the Nuclear Exploit Kit to serve CryptoWall 4.0
Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015

The popular Nuclear Exploit Kit has been used for the first time to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. The Nuclear exploit kit is one of the privileged weapon in the arsenal of cyber criminal group ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Keep Yourself Safe
Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015

Find out why there is increased risk of hacking during Black Friday and Cyber Monday and learn how to remain protected online. Black Friday is here and so is Cyber Monday, with all the special season ...

Windows Phone hacked with Windows Phone Internals
Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015

Windows Phone Internals allows to unlock bootloader, enable Root access and create Custom ROM's on selected Windows Lumia mobile devices. We have spoken several times about jailbreaking and rooting a ...

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Security
SmarterTools patches critical SmarterMail flaw allowing code execution

SmarterTools fixed two SmarterMail flaws, including a critical bug (CVE-2026-24423) that could allow arbitrary code execution. SmarterTools fixed two security bugs in its SmarterMail email softwar ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Cyber Crime
Empire Market co-founder faces 10 years to life after guilty plea

Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton pleaded guilty to U.S. drug conspiracy charges in Chicago, facing a mandatory 10 years to life in prison. Raheim Hamilton (30) of Virginia, co-creator of t ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2026
Security
SolarWinds addressed four critical Web Help Desk flaws

SolarWinds patched six Web Help Desk vulnerabilities, including four critical flaws exploitable without authentication for RCE or auth bypass. SolarWinds released security updates to address six W ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Google targets IPIDEA in crackdown on global residential proxy networks

Google disrupted IPIDEA, a major residential proxy network that enrolled users’ devices via SDKs embedded in mobile and desktop apps. Google and partners disrupted the IPIDEA residential proxy n ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
Nation-state and criminal actors leverage WinRAR flaw in attacks

Multiple threat actors exploited a now-patched critical WinRAR flaw to gain initial access and deliver various malicious payloads. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that multiple th ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
OpenSSL issued security updates to fix 12 flaws, including Remote Code Execution

OpenSSL released security updates that address 12 flaws, including a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability. OpenSSL issued security updates fixing 12 vulnerabilities in the open-source ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
Fortinet patches actively exploited FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858)

Fortinet released fixes for a critical FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858) actively exploited, impacting FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer. Fortinet started rolling out patches for a c ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Hacking
PackageGate bugs let attackers bypass protections in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun

Koi researchers found “PackageGate” flaws in NPM, PNPM, VLT, and Bun that let attackers perform supply chain attacks and run malicious code. Security firm Koi uncovered a set of vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2026
Security
WhatsApp rolls out Strict Account settings to strengthen protection for high-risk users

Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to better protect high-risk users from advanced cyber attacks. Meta announced new Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to enhance the security ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Shadowserver finds 6,000+ likely vulnerable SmarterMail servers exposed online

Shadowserver researchers found 6,000+ SmarterMail servers exposed online and likely vulnerable to a critical auth bypass flaw. Nonprofit security organization Shadowserver reported that over 6,000 ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Malware
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users

A multi-stage phishing campaign targets users in Russia with ransomware and Amnesia RAT using fake business documents as lures. FortiGuard Labs researchers uncovered a multi-stage malware campaign ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors

Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba access systems that could let attackers remotely unlock doors at major organizations. Researchers from SEC Consult discovered and fixed more than 20 se ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026
Hacking
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day

Microsoft issued emergency updates to fix an actively exploited Office zero-day, CVE-2026-21509, affecting Office 2016–2024 and Microsoft 365 Apps. Microsoft released out-of-band security update ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
Data Breach
ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach

Crunchbase confirms a data breach after cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen over 2 million personal records. Crunchbase confirmed a data breach after the cybercriminal group ShinyH ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
Cyber Crime
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint

Microsoft warns of a multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign hitting energy firms, abusing SharePoint links and inbox rules to steal credentials. Microsoft reports an active multi-stage phishing cam ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
APT
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling

Check Point links an active phishing campaign to North Korea–aligned KONNI, targeting developers with fake blockchain project docs and using an AI-written PowerShell backdoor. Check Point Resear ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026
Breaking News
Russia-linked Sandworm APT implicated in major cyber attack on Poland’s power grid

Russia-linked APT Sandworm launched what was described as the largest cyber attack on Poland’s power grid in Dec 2025. ESET linked a late-2025 cyberattack on Poland’s energy system to the Russ ...

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026