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Palo Alto says hackers exploited PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for weeks, gaining root access to exposed firewalls and hiding traces. Palo Alto Networks warned that suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting the critical PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for nearly a month. After exploiting the flaw, attackers deployed tunneling tools such as EarthWorm and ReverseSocks5 , used stolen cred The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), tracked as CVE-2026-6973 (CVSS score of 7.1), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Ivanti wa 4 TTPs•by Pierluigi Paganini / 11hCisco fixed several high‑severity flaws in its enterprise products, including SSRF bugs in Unity Connection that could enable code execution or service disruption. Cisco released patches for multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities affecting its enterprise products. Successful exploitation could allow code execution, server‑side request forgery (SSRF), or denial‑of‑service attacks. Two notable flaw A new Mirai‑based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB‑exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS‑for‑hire use. A new Mirai ‑derived botnet called xlabs_v1 is hijacking internet‑exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and using them for large‑scale DDoS attacks. Hunt.io discovered the bot on an unsecured server, it includes 21 flood techniques across TCP,
Palo Alto says hackers exploited PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for weeks, gaining root access to exposed firewalls and hiding traces. Palo Alto Networks warned that suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting the critical PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0300 for nearly a month. After exploiting the flaw, attackers deployed tunneling tools such as EarthWorm and ReverseSocks5 , used stolen cred
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), tracked as CVE-2026-6973 (CVSS score of 7.1), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Ivanti wa
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Cisco fixed several high‑severity flaws in its enterprise products, including SSRF bugs in Unity Connection that could enable code execution or service disruption. Cisco released patches for multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities affecting its enterprise products. Successful exploitation could allow code execution, server‑side request forgery (SSRF), or denial‑of‑service attacks. Two notable flaw
A new Mirai‑based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB‑exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS‑for‑hire use. A new Mirai ‑derived botnet called xlabs_v1 is hijacking internet‑exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and using them for large‑scale DDoS attacks. Hunt.io discovered the bot on an unsecured server, it includes 21 flood techniques across TCP,
Yesterday
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . The flaw is a buffer overflow tha Taiwan high‑speed rail was disrupted after a 23‑year‑old student spoofed signals and triggered an emergency alarm, stopping four trains for nearly an hour. Taiwan high‑speed rail system, one of the most important pieces of national infrastructure, was thrown into chaos during the Qingming Festival holiday when several trains suddenly came to an unexpected halt. Experts initially investigated a te Romanian citizen Gavril Sandu was extradited to the U.S. nearly 17 years after a hacking scheme. He was indicted in 2017 and arrested in 2026. Romanian national Gavril Sandu, 53, has been extradited to the United States for his role in a hacking scheme that took place 17 years ago. “On November 14, 2017, a federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment charging Gavril Sandu, 53, w Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm , TEMP.Zagros , Mango Sandstorm , TA450 , and Static Kitten ) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware Apache fixed several flaws in HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8), a double-free bug in HTTP/2 that could allow remote code execution. The Apache Software Foundation has released updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8). The issue involves a “double free” error in HTTP/2 handling that could potentially lead to r
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . The flaw is a buffer overflow tha
Taiwan high‑speed rail was disrupted after a 23‑year‑old student spoofed signals and triggered an emergency alarm, stopping four trains for nearly an hour. Taiwan high‑speed rail system, one of the most important pieces of national infrastructure, was thrown into chaos during the Qingming Festival holiday when several trains suddenly came to an unexpected halt. Experts initially investigated a te
Romanian citizen Gavril Sandu was extradited to the U.S. nearly 17 years after a hacking scheme. He was indicted in 2017 and arrested in 2026. Romanian national Gavril Sandu, 53, has been extradited to the United States for his role in a hacking scheme that took place 17 years ago. “On November 14, 2017, a federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment charging Gavril Sandu, 53, w
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm , TEMP.Zagros , Mango Sandstorm , TA450 , and Static Kitten ) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware
Apache fixed several flaws in HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8), a double-free bug in HTTP/2 that could allow remote code execution. The Apache Software Foundation has released updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8). The issue involves a “double free” error in HTTP/2 handling that could potentially lead to r
May 5, 2026
Palo Alto Networks warns of a critical PAN-OS flaw (CVE-2026-0300) that is under active attack, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution. Palo Alto Networks has warned that a critical PAN-OS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), is actively exploited in the wild. The flaw is a buffer overflow that allows unauthenticated remote code execution, especially when the User- A malicious PyTorch Lightning update (v2.6.3) on PyPI spread briefly, stealing credentials and raising major concerns about AI supply chain security. A malicious update of the PyTorch Lightning library exposed developers to credential theft and remote compromise. Attackers uploaded version 2.6.3 to the Python Package Index (PyPI), where it spread among developers before maintainers removed it at 13 TTPs•by Pierluigi Paganini / 2dDeniss Zolotarjovs was sentenced to 8.5 years in the U.S. after pleading guilty to money laundering and fraud tied to ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs , a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, marking a significant step in efforts to combat global ransomware operations. “A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Vimeo confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters gang stole personal information of 119,000 users in April 2026. According to Have I Been Pwned, the attackers accessed user data through a compromise at Anodot, a third‑party analytics vendor. “In April 2026, the ShinyHunter by Pierluigi Paganini / 2dGoogle patched a critical Android flaw (CVE‑2026‑0073) that lets attackers run code remotely without user action. Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑0073, in the System component. The bug allowed attackers to run code as the shell user without needing extra permissions, or any user interaction. The patch prevents pot Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus sites that s
Palo Alto Networks warns of a critical PAN-OS flaw (CVE-2026-0300) that is under active attack, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution. Palo Alto Networks has warned that a critical PAN-OS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), is actively exploited in the wild. The flaw is a buffer overflow that allows unauthenticated remote code execution, especially when the User-
A malicious PyTorch Lightning update (v2.6.3) on PyPI spread briefly, stealing credentials and raising major concerns about AI supply chain security. A malicious update of the PyTorch Lightning library exposed developers to credential theft and remote compromise. Attackers uploaded version 2.6.3 to the Python Package Index (PyPI), where it spread among developers before maintainers removed it at
13 TTPs
by Pierluigi Paganini / 2d
Deniss Zolotarjovs was sentenced to 8.5 years in the U.S. after pleading guilty to money laundering and fraud tied to ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs , a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, marking a significant step in efforts to combat global ransomware operations. “A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Vimeo confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters gang stole personal information of 119,000 users in April 2026. According to Have I Been Pwned, the attackers accessed user data through a compromise at Anodot, a third‑party analytics vendor. “In April 2026, the ShinyHunter
by Pierluigi Paganini / 2d
Google patched a critical Android flaw (CVE‑2026‑0073) that lets attackers run code remotely without user action. Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑0073, in the System component. The bug allowed attackers to run code as the shell user without needing extra permissions, or any user interaction. The patch prevents pot
Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus sites that s
May 4, 2026
Instructure, maker of the Canvas learning platform, is investigating a cyber incident that exposed users’ personal data. Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS). The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working 4 TTPs•by Pierluigi Paganini / 3dProgress fixes critical MOVEit Automation flaws, including an authentication bypass bug that could let attackers gain unauthorized access to systems. Progress Software addressed two vulnerabilities in MOVEit Automation, a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2026-4670 and a privilege escalation issue tracked as CVE-2026-5174. If exploited, these bugs could allow attackers to gain un IoC > 1 IP•by Pierluigi Paganini / 3d•10 TTPsA ttackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, a 2 TTPs•by Pierluigi Paganini / 3dThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Linux Kernel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Recently, Xint Code researchers warned of a serious Linux The UK cyber agency NCSC warns AI is speeding up vulnerability discovery, likely causing a “patch wave” of urgent software updates to fix exposed flaws. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI is rapidly accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities, increasing the risk of large-scale exploitation. CTO Ollie Whitehouse says skilled attackers using AI can uncover hidd
Instructure, maker of the Canvas learning platform, is investigating a cyber incident that exposed users’ personal data. Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS). The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working
4 TTPs
by Pierluigi Paganini / 3d
Progress fixes critical MOVEit Automation flaws, including an authentication bypass bug that could let attackers gain unauthorized access to systems. Progress Software addressed two vulnerabilities in MOVEit Automation, a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2026-4670 and a privilege escalation issue tracked as CVE-2026-5174. If exploited, these bugs could allow attackers to gain un
IoC > 1 IP
by Pierluigi Paganini / 3d
•10 TTPs
A ttackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, a
2 TTPs
by Pierluigi Paganini / 3d
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Linux Kernel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Recently, Xint Code researchers warned of a serious Linux
The UK cyber agency NCSC warns AI is speeding up vulnerability discovery, likely causing a “patch wave” of urgent software updates to fix exposed flaws. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI is rapidly accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities, increasing the risk of large-scale exploitation. CTO Ollie Whitehouse says skilled attackers using AI can uncover hidd
May 3, 2026
9 TTPs•by Pierluigi Paganini / 3dBluekit is a new phishing kit with AI features, automated domain setup, and tools like spoofing, voice cloning, and 40+ attack templates. Bluekit is a newly discovered phishing kit still in development that includes advanced features such as an AI assistant and automated domain registration. According to Varonis, it offers over 40 website templates along with tools for spoofing, voice cloning, an April 2026 breach at Sistemi Informativi (IBM Italy) raises concerns over Chinese-linked cyber ops in Europe, including Salt Typhoon. In late April 2026, the Italian cybersecurity landscape was shaken by a significant breach targeting Sistemi Informativi, a company wholly owned by IBM Italy that provides IT infrastructure management for key public and private institutions. The incident, first rep by Pierluigi Paganini / 4dSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter fast16 | Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet 73 Open VSX Sleeper Extensions Linked to GlassWorm Show New Malware Activations An alarm clock you can’t ignore: How CapFix attacks Russian o by Pierluigi Paganini / 4dThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in WebPros cPanel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that by Pierluigi Paganini / 4dA 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. Two US cybersecurity
9 TTPs
by Pierluigi Paganini / 3d
Bluekit is a new phishing kit with AI features, automated domain setup, and tools like spoofing, voice cloning, and 40+ attack templates. Bluekit is a newly discovered phishing kit still in development that includes advanced features such as an AI assistant and automated domain registration. According to Varonis, it offers over 40 website templates along with tools for spoofing, voice cloning, an
April 2026 breach at Sistemi Informativi (IBM Italy) raises concerns over Chinese-linked cyber ops in Europe, including Salt Typhoon. In late April 2026, the Italian cybersecurity landscape was shaken by a significant breach targeting Sistemi Informativi, a company wholly owned by IBM Italy that provides IT infrastructure management for key public and private institutions. The incident, first rep
by Pierluigi Paganini / 4d
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter fast16 | Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet 73 Open VSX Sleeper Extensions Linked to GlassWorm Show New Malware Activations An alarm clock you can’t ignore: How CapFix attacks Russian o
by Pierluigi Paganini / 4d
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in WebPros cPanel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that
by Pierluigi Paganini / 4d
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. Two US cybersecurity
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