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Donald Trump will control the NSA – what this means for your privacy
Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2016

Earlier this week, Donald Trump won a stunning election victory that will put him in charge of the world’s most powerful mass surveillance infrastructure. Regardless of which side of the political ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 86 – News of the week
Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2016

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all, let me inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded ...

Pawn Storm APT conducted spear-phishing attacks before zero-days was fixed
Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2016

The Pawn Storm APT group exploited some zero-days vulnerabilities in targeted attacks across the world before they get patched. The Pawn Storm APT group, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear, exploited ...

Capgemini inadvertently leaks data of recruitment firm Michael Page
Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2016

Job-related information belonging to hundreds of thousands of individuals in a Michael Page database was exposed online by Capgemini. The firm Capgemini has inadvertently published a database of ...

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Social Networks
Facebook is experiencing a global outage

Facebook is experiencing a global outage since 4:15 PM ET, with users reporting they cannot access their accounts. Facebook users worldwide report problems while attempting to access their acc ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Crypto
Ariomex, Iran-based crypto exchange, suffers data leak

Resecurity says Iran’s Ariomex crypto exchange suffered a data leak exposing user and transaction data from 2022 to 2025. Resecurity (USA) reports that Ariomex's database, one of Iran's cryptocu ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Cyber Crime
Oracle EBS 2025 campaign impacts Madison Square Garden, sensitive data leaked

Madison Square Garden confirmed a data breach tied to the 2025 Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. Madison Square Garden (MSG) has confirmed it was affected by a data breach linked to the 20 ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Hacking
Phishing campaign exploits OAuth redirection to bypass defenses

Microsoft researchers warn that threat actors abuse OAuth redirects to target government users and deliver malware. Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns targeting government and public-secto ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Security
Android devices hit by exploited Qualcomm flaw CVE-2026-21385

Google confirms that the Qualcomm Android vulnerability CVE-2026-21385 was exploited in real-world attacks. Google has confirmed that CVE-2026-21385 (CVSS score of 7.8), a high-severity vulnerabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Security
Chrome security flaw enabled spying via Gemini Live assistant

A Google Chrome vulnerability lets malicious extensions hijack Gemini Live to spy on users and steal sensitive files. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks found a Chrome vulnerability, tracked as CVE ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
APT
Middle east crisis prompts UK NCSC warning on potential Iranian cyber activity

UK’s NCSC warns of potential Iranian cyberattacks as Middle East tensions rise, urging vigilance from exposed organizations. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned organizat ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Security
Russia-linked APT28 exploited MSHTML zero-day CVE-2026-21513 before patch

Russia-linked APT28 reportedly exploited MSHTML zero-day CVE-2026-21513 before Microsoft patched it, a high-severity bypass flaw. Akamai reports that Russia-linked APT28 may have exploited CVE-202 ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
APT
APT37 combines cloud storage and USB implants to infiltrate air-gapped systems

North Korea-linked APT 37 used Zoho WorkDrive and USB malware to breach air-gapped networks in the Ruby Jumper campaign. North Korean group ScarCruft (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) deployed ne ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Cyber Crime
Europol’s Project Compass nets 30 arrests in crackdown on “The Com”

Europol’s Project Compass led to 30 arrests targeting 'The Com' network, identifying 62 victims and protecting four children from harm. A yearlong operation, code-named Project Compass, led by E ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Hacking
ClawJacked flaw exposed OpenClaw users to data theft

“ClawJacked” flaw let malicious sites hijack OpenClaw AI agents to steal data; patch released in version 2026.2.26. A high-severity vulnerability called ClawJacked in OpenClaw allowed maliciou ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Cyber Crime
Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty to running OnlyFake AI ID scam site

Ukrainian citizen Yurii Nazarenko admitted running OnlyFake, an AI-driven site that sold over 10,000 fake IDs worldwide. Ukrainian man Yurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty to operating OnlyFake, an AI-p ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Data Breach
ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset

Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset, the Netherlands is facing the biggest data leak in its history. Odido is a Dutch telecommunications company and one of the largest mobi ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Claude code abused to steal 150GB in cyberattack on Mexican agencies

Hackers abused Claude Code to build exploits and steal 150GB of data in a cyberattack targeting Mexican government systems. Hackers abused Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant to develop exploit ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 86

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Technical Deep Dive: The Monero Mining C ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
Uncategorized
CVE-2025-64328 exploitation impacts 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances

About 900 Sangoma FreePBX systems were infected with web shells after attackers exploited a command injection flaw. Hundreds of Sangoma FreePBX instances are still infected with web shells followi ...

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
Security
Security Affairs newsletter Round 565 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 March 01, 2026
Data Breach
Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users

A data breach at Canadian Tire exposed personal data from over 38 million accounts, including contact details and encrypted passwords. More than 38 million accounts were affected by an October 202 ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2026
Malware
Microsoft warns of RAT delivered through trojanized gaming utilities

Attackers spread trojanized gaming tools to deliver a stealthy RAT using PowerShell, LOLBins, and Defender evasion tactics. Threat actors are tricking users into running trojanized gaming utilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2026
Mobile
Aeternum botnet hides commands in Polygon smart contracts

Aeternum botnet uses Polygon blockchain smart contracts for C&C, making its infrastructure harder to detect and disrupt. Qrator Labs researchers uncovered Aeternum, a botnet that runs its comm ...

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026