IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2026
Attackers Exploit Critical Drupal Commerce Core Vulnerability CVE-2026-118539

Drupal warns that attackers are exploiting a critical authorization flaw in Commerce Core, putting vulnerable online stores at risk. Drupal warns that threat actors are exploiting a highly critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-118539, in its Commerce Core module. The vulnerability is caused by missing authorization checks. “This module enables you to sell goods and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2026
Yoba Malware Hides a Crypto Miner Behind Legitimate OpenAI and Anthropic Binaries

Yoba malware uses fake ChatGPT and Claude apps to sideload malware through signed installers and deploy a cryptocurrency miner. Check Point Research has spent two months tracking a campaign it calls Yoba, which uses the popularity of AI tools to spread a custom malware chain. The attackers build fake GitHub projects that pose as AI […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2026
U.S. CISA adds GitLab and Cisco flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds GitLab and Cisco flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added GitLab and Cisco vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2026-97229 is a critical security flaw that could let attackers run code on […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2026
$6.3 Billion Stolen from Binance in Attack Attributed to North Korea

Binance links a $6.3 billion crypto theft to a compromised DevOps laptop, with North Korean hackers blamed by blockchain analysts. Binance was investigating suspicious transfers that early estimates put at up to $5.8 billion. A day later, multiple media outlets reported that the largest cryptocurrency exchange had linked the theft of about $6.3 billion to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2026
How to prioritize remediation after a pentest: a practitioner workflow

A practical pentest workflow combines CVSS, EPSS and business impact to validate findings, prioritize fixes and document remediation decisions. Remediation prioritization after a pentest is the process of ranking and ordering security findings based on their risk, exploitability, and business impact. A penetration test can produce any number of findings, ranging from the very low […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2026
Hacker leaks data on more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees

A hacker leaks personal data on more than 40,000 DHS employees, including CBP, ICE and CISA staff, after an undisclosed breach. Personal details of thousands of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees are now online after a hacker stole reams of data in a data breach that occurred earlier this year and nobody had […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2026
Binance Investigates Suspicious Crypto Transfers Worth Up to $5.8 Billion

Binance probes suspicious crypto transfers worth up to $5.8 billion as Tether and Circle freeze $1.79 billion in stablecoins linked to the activity. Binance is investigating a potential security incident after billions of dollars in cryptocurrency moved from wallets linked to the exchange on October 29. The transfers raised concerns about a possible hack, while […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2026
US Probes Suspected Hack Behind Military Base Freezer Failures

The Pentagon treats August freezer failures at US military bases as a suspected hack and is working with French investigators after a supermarket attack. The Pentagon is investigating freezer failures that spoiled food at US military bases in August as a suspected cyberattack, according to four officials who spoke to Reuters. One official said US […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2026
484,142 Exposed Cloud Buckets Contain 18 Billion Files

42 publicly listable cloud buckets containing 18 billion files, including exposed credentials, database dumps and backups. The Ransomnews research team counted 484,142 publicly listable cloud storage buckets in October 2026, holding 18.05 billion files. They built the count from the search engines that index open cloud storage and published it as the Ransomnews Cloud Exposure […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2026
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel and Broadcom VMWare ESX  flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel and Broadcom VMWare ESX flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Linux Kernel and Broadcom VMWare ESX vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the flaws added to the catalog: In July, Broadcom released patches to address […]