Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 78

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
Security Affairs newsletter Round 557 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 the international press. French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X Thousands of ColdFusion exploit attempts spotted during Christmas […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2026
French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2026
Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals plead guilty in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware case

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware attacks. The U.S. cybersecurity professionals Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware attacks that occurred in 2023. Court records show Ryan Goldberg, Kevin Martin, and a co-conspirator deployed ALPHV BlackCat ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2026
IBM warns of critical API Connect bug enabling remote access

IBM disclosed a critical API Connect flaw (CVE-2025-13915, CVSS 9.8) that allows remote access via an authentication bypass. IBM addressed a critical API Connect vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-13915 (CVSS score of 9.8) that allows remote access via an authentication bypass. API Connect is IBM’s API management platform. It’s used by organizations to create, secure, manage, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2026
Trust Wallet confirms second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack, $8.5M in crypto stolen

Trust Wallet says a second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack likely compromised its Chrome extension, leading to the theft of about $8.5M in crypto. Trust Wallet linked a second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack to its Chrome extension hack, which resulted in the theft of about $8.5 million in crypto assets. The investigation reveals that the attacker independently developed […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2026
React2Shell under attack: RondoDox Botnet spreads miners and malware

RondoDox botnet exploits the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to infect vulnerable Next.js servers with malware and cryptominers. CloudSEK researchers warn that the RondoDox botnet is exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to drop malware and cryptominers on vulnerable Next.js servers. “CloudSEK’s report details a persistent nine-month RondoDoX botnet campaign targeting IoT devices and web applications. Recently, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2025
ESA disclosed a data breach, hackers breached external servers

ESA confirmed a data breach after a hacker offered to sell stolen data, confirming that external science servers were compromised. The European Space Agency (ESA) disclosed a data breach after a threat actor offered to sell data allegedly stolen from the organization.  A hacker who goes online with the moniker “888” announced on BreachForums the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2025
Singapore CSA warns of maximun severity SmarterMail RCE flaw

Singapore’s CSA warns of CVE-2025-52691, a critical SmarterMail flaw enabling unauthenticated remote code execution via arbitrary file upload. Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) warns of a maximum severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-52691 (CVSS score of 10.0), in SmarterMail. The vulnerability enables unauthenticated remote code execution via arbitrary file upload. “Successful exploitation of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2025
MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847): the US, China, and the EU are among the top exploited GEOs

MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) lets attackers remotely leak memory from unpatched MongoDB servers using zlib compression, without authentication. A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847 (MongoBleed), was disclosed right after Christmas, an unwelcome “gift” for the cybersecurity community, impacting MongoDB Server deployments that use zlib network compression. MongoDB is a popular open-source NoSQL database used to store and manage data […]