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Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2026
Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets

Berlin refused a 30 Bitcoin ransom, leading hackers to leak 6TB of sensitive state administration and national defense data on the dark web. When a ransomware gang dumps nearly six terabytes of state administration files onto the dark web, ignoring them does not make the problem go away. The Rhysida ransomware group recently carried out […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 113

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Hackers Steal Claude Login Sessions With Infostealer Malware to Hijack Accounts Fire Ant Evolves: From Hypervisors to Trusted Infrastructure       Gryxa: The AI-Built Toolkit That Watches How You Remove It ValleyRAT masquerading as adware   […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 593 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 SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. PaperCut Flaws Exploited in Attacks on U.S. and European Schools Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2026
Crooks Behind Manchester Airports Group Hack Leaked Data of 8.8 Million People

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) data allegedly leaked by FulcrumSec exposes emails and phone numbers of 8.8 million people. Manchester Airports Group, which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, has confirmed a data breach involving customer information held in a third-party database. The company says airport operations, passenger safety and aviation security were not […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2026
412,000 The Town 2025 Ticket Buyers’ Data Hits the Dark Web

412,000 The Town 2025 festival buyer records are being sold for $10,000, with Brazil’s data openly marketed for bank fraud, loans and SIM registration. A seller on a Russian-language data-trading forum listed what they’re calling a Ticketmaster database on September 2, claiming over 412,000 Latin American purchase records with a heavy concentration of Brazilian data. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2026
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, disclosed a data breach that exposed personal and health information belonging to more than 9.5 million people. The company discovered the incident on December 18, 2025, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2026
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 Targets Myanmar Diplomats via VHD-Delivered Go Backdoor       FTP Banners: The New Dead Drop Resolver Delivering Novel RATs The State of AI-Enabled Malware August 2026: From Brand Abuse to Agentic […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2026
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 SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. Hack One Robot, Reach the Next: Unitree G1 Security Flaws Rhysida Ransomware Group Targets Berlin Government Ahead […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2026
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’s dealing with an extortion attempt following an August cyberattack on the city-state’s administrative network, and officials have already refused the requested ransom. The ransomware group […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2026
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 forum claimed on August 26 that they had obtained the driver database of Love Electric, a UK broker that runs electric-vehicle salary sacrifice schemes. The seller, operating under the […]