How McAfee’s Scam Detector Checks QR Codes and Social Messages
Scams don’t always arrive with obvious warning signs. They show up as QR codes on parking meters. As casual DMs that start...
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McAfee Report: In the AI Slop Era, Americans Spend Weeks Each Year Questioning What’s Real
Merriam-Webster’s word of 2025 was “slop.” Specifically, AI slop. Low-effort, AI-generated content now fills social feeds, inboxes, and message threads....
WhatsApp rolls out Strict Account settings to strengthen protection for high-risk users
WhatsApp rolls out Strict Account settings to strengthen protection for high-risk users Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 Meta announced new...
Shadowserver finds 6,000+ likely vulnerable SmarterMail servers exposed online
Shadowserver finds 6,000+ likely vulnerable SmarterMail servers exposed online Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 Shadowserver researchers found 6,000+ SmarterMail servers...
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...
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba...
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Microsoft issued emergency updates to fix an actively...
ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach
ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Crunchbase confirms a data breach after...
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Microsoft warns of a...
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Check Point links an active...
Russia-linked Sandworm APT implicated in major cyber attack on Poland’s power grid
Russia-linked Sandworm APT implicated in major cyber attack on Poland’s power grid Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Russia-linked APT Sandworm...
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 81
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Osiris ransomware emerges, leveraging BYOVD technique to kill security tools
Osiris ransomware emerges, leveraging BYOVD technique to kill security tools Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2026 Researchers identified a new Osiris...
This Week in Scams: Netflix Phishing and QR Code Espionage
This week in scams, attackers are leaning hard on familiar brands, everyday tools, and routine behavior to trigger fast, unthinking reactions. From fake Netflix...
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini January 24,...
