Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 110

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Kimsuky Integrates AI into Attack Operations, From AI-Generated Decoy Documents to a Local LLM ShieldBreak – August 2026 disclosure   Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet  CISA, FBI and Partners Warn Organizations of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026
Mustang Panda Upgrades CoolClient With a Kernel Rootkit

Mustang Panda upgraded CoolClient with a signed kernel driver that hides processes, files and network activity, making the backdoor harder to detect. HoneyMyte, also known as Mustang Panda, has pushed its CoolClient backdoor another step deeper into Windows. Kaspersky’s latest analysis shows a new variant that can deploy a signed kernel-mode driver as a Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026
Sophisticated Cyberattack Exposes Data of 678,000 French Taxpayers

France’s tax agency says hackers stole data on 678,000 taxpayers, including income and tax details, in a sophisticated cyberattack. A threat actor claimed to have breached France’s tax agency in late June. France’s tax administration confirmed that a cyberattack exposed personal data of 678,000 individuals and businesses, prompting an immediate criminal investigation. The cybercrime unit […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 590 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. Crooks Are Buying Your Expired Domains and Using Them to Deliver Malware SAP Commerce Cloud CVE-2026-58231 Exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026
APT36 Suspected in PATCHCORD Espionage Campaign Using Google Sheets C2

Acronis uncovered PATCHCORD, a stealthy backdoor targeting Afghan telecom and South Asian infrastructure via fake VPN tools and Google Sheets C2. Researchers at Acronis just documented an espionage operation that reads like it was built by someone with genuinely good taste in disguises. Their Threat Research Unit report tracks a previously undocumented backdoor called PATCHCORD, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2026
Crooks Are Buying Your Expired Domains and Using Them to Deliver Malware

Attackers are buying expired domains to exploit their reputation, traffic and DNS history, using them for malware delivery, scams and C2 infrastructure. Every day, roughly 65,000 domain names that once belonged to someone else get re-registered by a new owner. Infoblox Threat Intel calls these dropcatch domains, and in the first half of 2026 they […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2026
SAP Commerce Cloud CVE-2026-58231 Exploited in the Wild

Attackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity SAP Commerce Cloud vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58231, just days after SAP released a patch. A critical SAP Commerce Cloud vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58231 (CVSS score of 10.0), is under active exploitation just days after SAP released a patch. The flaw stems from insufficient authorization checks and input validation. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2026
macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited to Deploy Monero Miners

Hackers are exploiting a macOS Screen Sharing flaw to gain root access and install Monero miners on Macs with port 5900 exposed online. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre confirmed active exploitation of a critical macOS authentication flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score of 9.8), less than two weeks after Apple shipped the fix. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2026
GeoServer Zero-Day Is Already Being Probed. That’s the Problem

GeoServer faces an unpatched zero-day enabling SQL injection and potentially RCE, with attackers already probing exposed systems. A newly disclosed GeoServer zero-day is already attracting active exploitation attempts, and there is no patch available yet. Organisations running the open-source geospatial platform should check their exposure. A security researcher with the handler q1uf3ng discloded the vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2026
Apple warned hundreds of users of mercenary spyware attacks

Apple warns users of credible, targeted attacks and urges immediate verification, stronger protections, and expert assistance. Apple has sent a new round of threat notifications to users it believes may have been singled out by mercenary spyware. The company told TechCrunch the latest alerts reached people in 110 countries, adding to notifications it has already […]