Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2026
Android’s January 2026 update fixes CVE-2025-54957, a critical Dolby audio decoder flaw discovered by Google researchers in October 2025. A critical Dolby audio decoder vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54957, was addressed in the January 2026 Android security update. Google fixed the flaw in December 2025 for Pixel phones and has now rolled out the fix to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2026
Resecurity released 105 pages with 1,000+ messages tied to hacker John Erin Binns, detailing contacts with an unnamed woman in Turkey and an associate called “S.M.” Resecurity released 105 pages containing over 1,000 messages related to John Erin Binns, a hacker who is currently not in U.S. custody, and sent a “warm hello” to an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2026
Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025. Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0184 (aka Hive0156) is targeting Ukrainian military and government entities, using Viber messages to deliver malicious ZIP files as part of ongoing intelligence-gathering operations in 2025. “Recent monitoring data from the 360 Advanced […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2026
The Kimwolf botnet has infected over 2 million Android devices, spreading mainly through residential proxy networks, researchers say. The Kimwolf botnet has compromised more than 2 million Android devices, spreading primarily via residential proxy networks, according to cybersecurity firm Synthient. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru botnet that has infected over 1.8 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2026
VVS Stealer is a Python-based malware that steals Discord credentials and tokens and has been sold on Telegram since at least April 2025. Palo Alto Networks researchers uncovered VVS Stealer, a Python-based malware that steals Discord credentials and tokens and has been sold on Telegram since at least April 2025. VVS Stealer uses the source […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2026
Sedgwick confirmed a cyber incident at its federal contractor unit after TridentLocker claimed to steal 3.4GB of data. Sedgwick is a leading global claims management and risk services provider operating in the insurance and risk solutions sector. It employs roughly 33,000 people worldwide, across more than 80 countries. Estimated annual revenue is in the multi-billion […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2026
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Evasive Panda APT poisons DNS requests to deliver MgBot Spearphishing Campaign Abuses npm Registry to Target U.S. and Allied Manufacturing and Healthcare Organizations EmEditor Supply Chain Incident Details Disclosed: Distribution of Information-Stealing Malware Sweeps […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2026
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 the international press. French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X Thousands of ColdFusion exploit attempts spotted during Christmas […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2026
Trump ordered the divestment of a $2.9M chip deal, citing U.S. national security risks if HieFo retained control of Emcore ’s technology. President Trump ordered the divestment of a $2.9 million chips deal, citing national security risks tied to HieFo Corp.’s control of Emcore ’s chip technology. HieFo (short for High Efficiency Photonics) is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 03, 2026
France will probe AI-generated sexual deepfakes made with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported “undressed” images shared online. French authorities will investigate AI-generated sexually explicit deepfakes created with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported manipulated “undressed” images shared on social media. Grok is an artificial intelligence chatbot […]
