Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2026
PoisonedRefresh rootkit injects PHP web shells into F5 BIG-IP APM Apache memory, leaving no disk artifacts. SophosLabs published a detailed technical analysis on September 8, 2026, of a Linux implant, dubbed PoisonedRefresh by ESET, they found in compromised F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager environments. Sophos tracks it as Linux/Agnt-IC. F5 has confirmed exploitation of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2026
The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released ShieldCrash, a PoC exploit for a Microsoft Defender Zero-Day vulnerability. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a new zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Defender. The researcher named the exploit ShieldCrash, it triggers an arbitrary file read as SYSTEM. The researcher claims that Microsoft has not fully […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2026
September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 974 CVEs including 2 exploited zero-days, 20 wormable bugs, and a critical Exchange RCE via Visio email. Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday set a new record. Depending on how researchers count external and Chromium bugs, Microsoft fixed between 966 and 997 CVEs in this update. The company also […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2026
Crypto exchange network Liquid Network lost $320 million overnight, then got most of it back after the hackers demanded a bug fix instead of a ransom Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, a sidechain built by Blockstream and used by dozens of exchanges to move funds faster and more privately than the main Bitcoin blockchain allows, got drained […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2026
Researchers built a WeChat worm that spreads through incoming calls without user action. Tencent has blocked the exploit. Researchers at Calif created a WeChat worm that can take over an account through an incoming call, even if the victim never answers or touches the phone. The attack works only when the caller already appears in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2026
An exposed Vietnam-linked APIS database contained 220.8 million passenger and crew records, including passport and flight data. Researchers found an exposed Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database containing 220.8 million passenger and crew records from January 2017 to April 2026. The data includes sensitive details such as passport numbers, identities and flight information, potentially affecting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2026
North Korea-linked hackers hid a backdoor inside HAProxy, masking C2 traffic and stealing data while keeping the load balancer working normally. North Korean-linked hackers found a genuinely clever hiding spot for their malware: inside the actual source code of HAProxy, the load balancing software running at the edge of two South Korean companies’ networks. Rapid7’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2026
Attackers bypass endpoint security by posing as IT staff, stealing Microsoft 365 sessions, draining SaaS data and demanding extortion. Forget installing malware because today’s extortionists just pick up the phone instead of writing code. A widespread threat cluster tracked as PREY-0058 bypasses endpoint security entirely by targeting Microsoft 365 and SaaS environments through pure social […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2026
Condé Nast user data from 32.8 million accounts is reportedly for sale, raising risks of targeted phishing, fraud and scams. A database said to contain 32.8 million Condé Nast user records is being offered for $15,000 on a Russian-language cybercrime forum. Ransomnews reviewed a 5,000-record sample and concluded that it is consistent with genuine Condé […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2026
StyleSmuggler Magento zero-day is under active attack, letting unauthenticated attackers execute code and install backdoors on stores that may already be patched. A new zero-day flaw, dubbed StyleSmuggler, in Magento and Adobe Commerce is under active attack, giving unauthenticated attackers a path to run code on vulnerable online stores. Sansec researchers say it affects current […]
Data Breach / September 16, 2026
