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Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
China-linked APT UNC3886 targets Singapore telcos

China-linked group UNC3886 targeted Singapore ’s telecom sector in a cyber espionage campaign, Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency revealed. Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) ran Operation CYBER GUARDIAN to protect the telecom sector. Since July 2025, investigations showed China-linked UNC3886 launched a targeted campaign against all four major […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Critical Fortinet FortiClientEMS flaw allows remote code execution

Fortinet warns of a critical FortiClientEMS vulnerability that lets remote attackers run malicious code without logging in. Fortinet issued an urgent advisory to address a critical FortiClientEMS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21643 (CVSS score of 9.1). The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) issue in FortiClientEMS. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
BeyondTrust fixes critical pre-auth bug allowing remote code execution

BeyondTrust patched a critical pre-auth flaw in Remote Support and PRA that could let attackers execute code remotely. BeyondTrust released security updates to address a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score of 9.9), in its Remote Support and older Privileged Remote Access products. The bug could allow an unauthenticated attacker to send specially crafted […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
European Commission probes cyberattack on mobile device management system

The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack after detecting signs that its mobile device management system was compromised. The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack on its mobile device management platform after detecting intrusion traces. Attackers may have accessed some staff data, including names and phone numbers, but so far they have not compromised any […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Attackers abuse SolarWinds Web Help Desk to install Zoho agents and Velociraptor

Huntress confirmed active SolarWinds Web Help Desk exploits, where attackers installed Zoho tools for persistence, and used Velociraptor for control. On February 7, 2026, Huntress investigated an active attack abusing SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaws. Attackers exploited unpatched versions to run code remotely, then quickly installed Zoho ManageEngine tools for persistent remote access and Cloudflare […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack

Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and operates the country’s crude oil, condensate, and liquid petroleum product pipeline network. Its main role is to transport oil from domestic production fields and import points to refineries […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Flickr moves to contain data exposure, warns users of phishing

Flickr says a flaw at a third-party email provider may have exposed users’ names, email addresses, IPs, and account activity. Flickr is a photo-sharing platform owned by SmugMug. It has over 100 million registered users and millions of active photographers. Flickr warned users about a possible data breach caused by a flaw in a third-party […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 83

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter ClawHavoc: 341 Malicious Clawed Skills Found by the Bot They Were Targeting   ù APT28 Leverages CVE-2026-21509 in Operation Neusploit Amaranth-Dragon: Weaponizing CVE-2025-8088 for Targeted Espionage in the Southeast Asia   Analyzing Dead#Vax: Analyzing Multi-Stage VHD […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 562 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. Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack CISA pushes Federal agencies to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
DKnife toolkit abuses routers to spy and deliver malware since 2019

DKnife is a Linux toolkit used since 2019 to hijack router traffic and deliver malware in cyber-espionage attacks. Cisco Talos found DKnife, a powerful Linux toolkit that threat actors use to spy on and control network traffic through routers and edge devices. It inspects and alters data in transit and installs malware on PCs, phones, […]