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Three credit card transactions could reveal your identity
Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2015

A recent study on the use of metadata to de-anonymize users revealed that three credit card transactions could reveal your identity. Privacy is the great utopia of a society based on the technology ...

IC3 and FBI warn about Business Email Compromise aka Wire Payment Scam
Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2015

IC3 and FBI warn about a significant increase of cases related to Business Email Compromise, nearly 2,000 individuals were victims of a wire payment scam. According to an online statement from the I ...

Hacking sex toys and dolls
Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2015

The security expert Ken Munro has run a series of penetration tests on sex toys and dolls for children ... the results are disconcerting. Everything that could be connected to a computer could be pot ...

f0xy CPUminer malware improved with evasion techniques
Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2015

Researchers at Websense are investigating on the evolution of the financial 'f0xy' malware which is improved with new interesting features. Security experts at Websense have spotted a new strain of ...

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APT
Iran-linked APT Mirage Kitten Uses Fake Job Tests to Spread Malware

Mirage Kitten used fake LinkedIn coding tests to spread NodeRabbit and PollCat, even banning AI tools that could have spotted the malware. Iran-linked Mirage Kitten hackers just found a genuinely ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2026
Hacking
Hackers Target Langflow in CVE-2026-0768 Attacks

Hackers are exploiting a critical Langflow flaw that lets unauthenticated attackers remotely execute Python code on vulnerable systems. Hackers have started exploiting a critical vulnerability, tr ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2026
Data Breach
Attackers Access Aesto Health AWS Infrastructure, Exposing 9.5 Million Records

Aesto Health suffered a breach exposing personal and health data of more than 9.5 million people after attackers accessed its AWS infrastructure. Aesto Health, a U.S. healthcare technology company ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
Hacking
Chaotic Eclipse Releases GenDigital Avast Antivirus ZeroDay PrettyPrague

Chaotic Eclipse released PrettyPrague, a PoC exploit for a GenDigital Avast Antivirus ZeroDay Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIG ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
Cyber Crime
Five Venezuelan Nationals Plead Guilty in Kansas ATM Jackpotting Attempt

Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty after failed ATM jackpotting attempts in Kansas. The FBI recorded 700+ cases in 2025, causing $20M in losses. Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
APT
North Korea-linked IT Workers Are Getting Hired Inside Western Companies

Huntress found five DPRK-linked workers hired in 2026 using fake identities, remote-access setups and proxy tools to infiltrate legitimate companies. Companies keep accidentally hiring North Korea ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
Hacking
Chaotic Eclipse Releases Kaspersky Zero-Day HardBreacher

Chaotic Eclipse released HardBreacher, a PoC exploit for a Kaspersky Endpoint Security privilege escalation flaw, adding another zero-day to his list. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also kn ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
Security
U.S. CISA adds PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CI ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
Security
ValleyRAT: When Legitimate Software Becomes a Malware Delivery Tool

ValleyRAT hides behind legitimate adware, using DLL sideloading to evade detection, steal data and give Silver Fox control of infected systems. ValleyRAT doesn't always need to disguise itself as ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2026
APT
China-linked Fire Ant Hides Inside Trusted Infrastructure

Fire Ant hijacked Cisco routers, stole credentials and altered logs to hide its tracks, using trusted infrastructure to reach high-value networks. Chinese-linked cyber espionage group Fire Ant has ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Infostealers Are Hijacking Claude Sessions and Draining Subscriptions

Infostealers can steal active Claude sessions, bypass 2FA and drain paid usage. Anthropic is revoking access and refunding unauthorized charges. Anthropic confirmed that several infostealer malwar ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2026
Security
Critical GiveWP Flaw Lets Attackers Run Commands on WordPress Servers

A critical GiveWP flaw lets unauthenticated attackers execute server commands. Version 4.16.7.2 fixes the PHP object injection chain. A critical vulnerability in GiveWP, one of the most widely use ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2026
Cyber Crime
Extortion Group FulcrumSec Claims 86GB Manchester Airports Group Data Theft

Extortion group FulcrumSec claims they stole 86GB of Manchester Airports Group data after finding API credentials exposed in client-side JavaScript. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a dat ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 112

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Operation QUICSILVER: China-Nexus Actor ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2026
Uncategorized
Hackers Are Probing PaperCut Servers, and 47% Still Have No Patch

PaperCut servers are under active attack, while 47% of tracked installations still run unpatched versions vulnerable to remote code execution. PaperCut, the print management software running in sc ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 592 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 August 30, 2026
Hacking
Hack One Robot, Reach the Next: Unitree G1 Security Flaws

A researcher chained two Unitree G1 flaws to gain root access remotely and showed how a compromised robot could attack others nearby. Security researcher Olivier Laflamme spent about three months ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Cyber Crime
Rhysida Ransomware Group Targets Berlin Government Ahead of Vote

Berlin 's government faces a Rhysida ransomware attack weeks before elections, with officials refusing to pay despite a claimed 5.79 TB data theft. Berlin's state government confirmed this week it ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Intelligence
Philippine Nuclear and Naval Targets Hit by Suspected Chinese Operator

An alleged Chinese-speaking actor breached Philippine nuclear and naval targets by exploiting known flaws, stealing sensitive data. A suspected Chinese-speaking operator targeted a Philippine nucl ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
Data Breach
Love Electric Breach: 877,000 Driver Records Offered for $600

Love Electric's alleged data breach exposes sensitive driver data and highlights the identity risks created by third-party salary sacrifice providers. A seller on an English-language data-breach f ...

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026