Russia-linked actors target WhatsApp and Signal in phishing campaign
Russia-linked actors target WhatsApp and Signal in phishing campaign Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2026 Russia-linked actors target WhatsApp and Signal...
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Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO
Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2026 Russia uses Vienna as its...
Former Germany’s foreign intelligence VP hit in Signal account takeover campaign
Former Germany’s foreign intelligence VP hit in Signal account takeover campaign Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026 Former BND VP Arndt...
Former Germany’s foreign intelligence VP hit in Signal account takeover campaign
Former Germany’s foreign intelligence VP hit in Signal account takeover campaign Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2026 Former BND VP Arndt...
APT28 conducts long-term espionage on Ukrainian forces using custom malware
APT28 conducts long-term espionage on Ukrainian forces using custom malware Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2026 APT28 used BEARDSHELL and COVENANT...
Twitter suspended 800 million accounts last year – so why does manipulation remain so rampant?
X, Elon Musk's social media site that many people (me included) still prefer to call Twitter, has told British MPs...
Russia-linked hackers target Signal, WhatsApp of officials globally
Russia-linked hackers target Signal, WhatsApp of officials globally Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2026 Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp...
Russian APT targets Ukraine with BadPaw and MeowMeow malware
Russian APT targets Ukraine with BadPaw and MeowMeow malware Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2026 Researchers uncovered a Russian campaign targeting...
Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the...
Notorious ransomware gang allegedly blackmailed by fake FSB officer
There is a certain poetic justice in a cybersecurity-related story that has emerged from Moscow this week: A man has...
Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration
Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026 Russia-linked APT28 targeted European entities with...
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026 A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted...
Smashing Security podcast #454: AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
AI bots are having existential crises, inventing religions, and allegedly plotting against humanity… or so the internet would have you...
European Officials Warn of Russian Satellites Intercepting Communications
Image generated by Google Gemini Nosy neighbors in space are becoming a problem. Russian “inspector” satellites are once again in...
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 A multi-stage phishing campaign targets...
