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Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2026
The School Bomb Threats Came From Accounts Already in Stolen Data

Hudson Rock researchers found that two university addresses tied to Italy’s school bomb threats were in infostealer data. On 11 November, bomb-threat emails hit schools across Europe. ANSA, citing the Education Ministry, reported that about 6,000 Italian schools received them. Some evacuated, others kept teaching after talking to police, so the recipient count tells you […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2026
WhiteArmor Demands $5 Million from Maersk, Claims Theft of 100GB of Data

Maersk confirms a data breach involving a legacy system, while WhiteArmor claims 100GB of stolen data and demands a $5 million ransom. A.P. Moller Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, says it identified an IT security incident involving unauthorized access and data extraction from one of its local legacy systems, one inherited from a previous acquisition. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2026
Hackers Advertise a $1,000 Gmail Tool That Allegedly Survives Password Resets

Hackers advertise a $1,000-a-month tool claiming persistent Gmail access after password resets, but its effectiveness remains unverified. A developer of hacking tools is selling a $1,000 per month feature that allegedly gives criminals continuous access to Gmail inboxes. The cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock reports that the tool can keep reading a victim’s mailbox after a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2026
Russia-Linked APT Turla Turned Exchange Servers Into Their Own Control Room

ESET found Russia-Linked APT group Turla using a new toolset, dubbed Cereal, on government Exchange servers in Kazakhstan and Romania. ESET Research detailed a previously undocumented toolset it calls Cereal, built to run on Microsoft Exchange servers. The researchers found it on 28 November 2025 at a government body in Kazakhstan, and later at a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2026
QNAP Warns Users as Plex2Shell Flaws Are Used to Hack NAS Devices

Taiwanese vendor QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server after reports of NAS compromises through the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain. QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server through the QNAP App Center after reports that threat actors exploited the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain to compromise NAS devices. “QNAP has received reports from some users that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2026
Fake GitHub Security Tools Infect Over 2,000 PCs With Malware

Fake GitHub security tools are spreading malware that disables defenses, steals sensitive data and infects over 2,000 PCs. Cybersecurity firm Doctor Web has found malware hidden in GitHub projects that look like security tools. The campaign targets blockchain game fans and, more recently, information security professionals. The researchers discovered that more than 2,000 PCs were […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2026
Don’t Hand Propaganda a Gift: Reading the Brenner Base Tunnel SE Breach Calmly

Brenner Base Tunnel SE confirms a breach and Everest claims 812 GB. What we know, what we don’t, and why overblown alarm helps propaganda more than the attackers. Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) SE, the company building the Brenner Base Tunnel between Italy and Austria, has confirmed that unauthorized people accessed some of its data. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS AI-CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER ROUND 7

Security Affairs AI-CYBERSECURITY newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on AI in the international landscape Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing cybersecurity, reshaping both the techniques used by attackers and the tools available to defenders. AI agents can automate tasks, analyze large amounts of data, discover vulnerabilities and accelerate offensive operations. At […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 122

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Unknown APT uses NetamLoader to attack a Win10 OS customized for governments in Asia   Shutting the Door on the XCPE Botnet   DarkBlinders: Inside an Active Espionage Campaign   Free the Model, Sell the Gateway: Prompt […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 603 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. Inside ARTEX: AI Hacking Tools, Exposed Servers and South Korean Bank Breaches One Product Isn’t the Problem: […]