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Watch out, hackers can take over your Cosori Smart Air Fryer
Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2021

Watch out, hackers could breach into your house by exploiting two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the Cosori Smart Air Fryer. Security experts from Cisco Talos have found two remote ...

WeChat users targeted by hackers using recently disclosed Chromium exploit
Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2021

Threat actors used the Chrome exploit publicly disclosed last week in attacks aimed at WeChat users in China, researchers warn. China-based firm Qingteng Cloud Security, reported that threat actor ...

Crooks stole driver’s license numbers from Geico auto insurer
Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2021

Car insurance provider Geico has suffered a data breach, attackers have stolen the driver's licenses for policyholders for several weeks. Geico, the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., h ...

Experts demonstrated how to hack a utility and take over a smart meter
Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2021

Researchers from the FireEye’s Mandiant team have breached the network of a North American utility and turn off one of its smart meters. Over the years, the number of attacks against ICS/SCADA s ...

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Cyber Crime
DDoS wave continues as Mastodon hit after Bluesky incident

Mastodon suffered a major DDoS attack shortly after a similar incident hit Bluesky. The outage was significant but resolved within a few hours. Mastodon was hit by a major DDoS attack just days af ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2026
Malware
Mirai Botnet exploits CVE-2025-29635 to target legacy D-Link routers

Mirai botnet is targeting old D-Link routers using CVE-2025-29635, a command injection flaw exploitable via crafted POST requests after public PoC disclosure. A Mirai botnet is actively exploiting ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2026
Security
Microsoft out-of-band updates fixed critical ASP.NET Core privilege escalation flaw

Microsoft fixed critical ASP.NET Core vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40372 (CVSS score of 9.1), that lets attackers escalate privileges. Microsoft released out-of-band updates to address a ser ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2026
Hacking
Critical BRIDGE:BREAK flaws impact Lantronix and Silex Technology converters

22 BRIDGE:BREAK flaws hit Lantronix and Silex Technology converters, exposing approximately 20,000 devices to hijacking and data tampering. Researchers at Forescout Research Vedere Labs found 22 B ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2026
Malware
Venezuela energy sector targeted by highly destructive Lotus wiper

Lotus Wiper hit Venezuelan energy systems, used scripts to disable defenses, then erased all data beyond recovery. Kaspersky researchers found Lotus Wiper targeting Venezuela’s energy and utilit ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2026
Security
Ransomware negotiator caught secretly assisting BlackCat extortion scheme

Angelo Martino pleaded guilty to helping BlackCat ransomware group while acting as a ransomware negotiator. Another U.S. cybersecurity expert, Angelo Martino, admitted helping the BlackCat ransomw ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
The US NSA is using Anthropic's Claude Mythos despite supply chain risk

Axios reports the National Security Agency uses Anthropic Mythos model despite Department of Defense concerns, blurring AI risk vs defense lines. The reported use of Anthropic’s Mythos model by ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2026
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited V ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2026
Security
Bluesky hit by 24-hour DDoS attack as pro-Iran group claims responsibility

Bluesky suffered a 24-hour DDoS attack that caused outages. A pro-Iran hacker group claimed responsibility for the disruption. Bluesky experienced a sophisticated DDoS attack that disrupted its se ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2026
Data Breach
France’s ANTS ID System website hit by cyberattack, possible data breach

A cyberattack hit France’s ANTS website, possibly exposing personal data from users applying for IDs, passports, and driver’s licenses. A cyberattack targeted France’s ANTS platform, which h ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2026
Cyber Crime
Scattered Spider member Tyler Buchanan pleads guilty to major crypto theft

Tyler Buchanan, linked to Scattered Spider, pleaded guilty in the US to hacking companies and stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Tyler Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland linked to the Scatter ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2026
Hacking
CVE-2023-33538 under attack for a year, but exploitation still unsuccessful

Hackers have targeted CVE-2023-33538 flaw in old TP-Link routers for a year, but no successful exploitation has been seen so far. Hackers have been trying for over a year to exploit a serious flaw ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2026
Data Breach
Third-party AI hack triggers Vercel breach, internal environments accessed

Vercel suffered a breach after a hacked Context.ai tool exposed an employee account, letting attackers access limited internal systems and non-sensitive data. Vercel reported a security breach cau ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
AI Model Claude Opus turns bugs into exploits for just $2,283

Claude Opus created a working Chrome exploit for $2,283, showing that widely available AI models can already find and weaponize vulnerabilities. Claude Opus managed to produce a functional Chrome ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2026
Security
Cyber attacks fuel surge in cargo theft across logistics industry

Hackers infiltrate logistics firms to steal cargo and divert payments, cyberattacks are linked to organized crime and rising losses. Proofpoint researchers observed crooks targeting trucking and l ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2026
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 93

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape CPU-Z / HWMonitor watering hole infection – a copy-pasted at ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2026
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 573 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 April 19, 2026
Security
Hidden VMs: how hackers leverage QEMU to stealthily steal data and spread malware

Attackers abuse QEMU to hide malware in virtual machines, bypass detection, steal data, and deploy ransomware without leaving any trace. Sophos researchers report a rise in attackers abusing QEMU, ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2026
Malware
Nexcorium Mirai variant exploits TBK DVR flaw to launch DDoS attacks

A Mirai variant called Nexcorium exploits a flaw in TBK DVRs to infect devices and use them in DDoS attacks, along with outdated TP-Link routers. Fortinet researchers found that threat actors are ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2026
Hacking
Microsoft Defender under attack as three zero-days, two of them still unpatched, enable elevated access

Attackers exploit three Microsoft Defender zero-days, code-named BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend, to gain elevated access. Attackers are exploiting three recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Micr ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2026