Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 2026
Russia-linked actors target WhatsApp and Signal accounts of officials and journalists via phishing, gaining access to messages and contacts. Threat actors linked to Russian Intelligence Services are running phishing campaigns to hijack high-value accounts on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal, the FBI warns. “The FBI has identified cyber actors associated with Russian Intelligence Services targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 2026
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter New Payload ransomware – malware analysis DRILLAPP: new backdoor targeting Ukrainian entities with possible links to Laundry Bear When Trusted Websites Turn Malicious: WordPress Compromises Advance Global Stealer Operation AI Coding Tools Under Fire: […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 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. WorldLeaks ransomware group breached the City of Los Angels PolyShell flaw exposes Magento and Adobe Commerce […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2026
WorldLeaks group hit Los Angeles and its Metro system, forcing a shutdown, while two Bay Area cities declared emergencies after ransomware attacks. WorldLeaks group hit Los Angeles and its Metro, forcing a shutdown, while two Bay Area cities declared emergencies after ransomware attacks. This week, local media reported that an unauthorized activity hit Metro’s internal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2026
DoJ disrupted IoT botnets’ C2 infrastructure with global partners, targeting operators behind AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and others. The U.S. DoJ disrupted command-and-control infrastructure used by several IoT botnets, including AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad. The operation involved authorities from Canada and Germany, along with major tech companies, to target botnet operators and weaken their global […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 19, 2026
The Interlock ransomware group has exploited a Cisco FMC zero-day RCE vulnerability in attacks since late January. The Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical zero-day RCE vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) since late January. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2026
RondoDox botnet targets 174 flaws, reaching 15,000 daily exploit attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign. RondoDox botnet is ramping up attacks, targeting 174 vulnerabilities with up to 15,000 daily exploitation attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign, Bitsight reported. “We gathered all these exploit attempts (identifiable by indicators like the User-Agent and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2026
China-linked APT group CL-STA-1087 has targeted Southeast Asian militaries since 2020 using AppleChris and MemFun. A suspected China-linked espionage campaign, tracked as CL-STA-1087, has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations since at least 2020, using AppleChris and MemFun malware. “The activity demonstrated strategic operational patience and a focus on highly targeted intelligence collection, rather than bulk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2026
ClickFix campaigns are evolving, with attackers increasingly targeting macOS users and deploying more advanced infostealers, according to Sophos researchers. ClickFix is a growing social engineering technique that tricks users into manually executing malicious commands, bypassing traditional protections. Once mainly targeting Windows, it is now increasingly affecting macOS, with recent campaigns deploying infostealers like AMOS and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2026
Russia-linked threat actors target Ukrainian entities with DRILLAPP backdoor and use Edge debugging for stealth. A new DRILLAPP backdoor campaign targets Ukrainian organizations, abusing Microsoft Edge debugging to evade detection. Observed in February 2026, it shows links to previous Russian-aligned operations by Laundry Bear APT group (aka UAC-0190, Void Blizzard) using the PLUGGYAPE malware family […]
