In the first half of February 2026 I collected 96 events (6.4 events/day) with a threat landscape dominated by malware with 33%, (it was 38% in the second half of last month, once again ahead of ra…
Data breach di Odido: quando il social engineering batte qualsiasi firewall
L’operatore telefonico Odido è rimasto vittima di un importate data breach: 6,2 milioni di clienti esposti, Salesforce come vettore, e autenticazione MFA bypassata. Un caso di violazione dati che è un manuale di social engineering che ogni CISO dovrebbe studiare
Deepfake su X, l’autorità irlandese apre l’indagine: la prova del fuoco per il DSA
L’autorità per la protezione dati di Dublino apre un procedimento su X per la diffusione virale di immagini sintetiche non consensuali. Un procedimento che riapre il dibattito sulla moderazione dei contenuti, sulla tenuta del principio di privacy by design e sull’effettiva capacità del DSA di incidere sui rischi sistemici delle piattaforme
“Good enough” emulation: Fuzzing a single thread to uncover vulnerabilities
A Talos researcher used targeted emulation of the Socomec DIRIS M-70 gateway’s Modbus thread to uncover six patched vulnerabilities, showcasing efficient tools and methods for IoT security testing.
Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring
A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States.
OpenAI’s New Enterprise Security Mode Locks Down ChatGPT Against Prompt Injection
OpenAI deployed two security features, Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels, targeting prompt injection attacks that exploit AI systems' growing connectivity to external networks and applications.
La privacy by design del whistleblowing e come realizzarla
Due delibere dell'Autorità nazionale anticorruzione, rafforzate ora dal parere del Garante della privacy, stabiliscono le regole per i canali di segnalazione anonima. La sicurezza digitale del segnalante è un obbligo non di facciata
In February 2026, data obtained from the fintech lending platform Figure was publicly posted online. The exposed data, dating back to January 2026, contained over 900k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and dates of birth. Figure confirmed the incident and attributed it to a social engineering attack in which an employee was tricked into providing access.
Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says
Amnesty International says it found evidence that a government customer of Intellexa, a sanctioned surveillance vendor, used its Predator spyware against a prominent journalist in Angola.
Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches.
Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches.
Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks
Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely.
Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism
Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise.
Cyber attacchi, l’Italia è il paese più esposto: come proteggersi nell’era della GenAI in azienda
Secondo il Global Threat Intelligence Report di Check Point Research, a gennaio 2026, l'Italia registra 2.400 cyber attacchi a settimana, in aumento a doppia cifra rispetto alla media globale. Ecco perché
What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript
Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery - until now. Intruder's research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 million applications specifically looking for secrets hidden in JavaScript bundles. Here's what we learned.
Il malware che ruba password e ambienti delle IA locali
Hudson Rock è un’azienda specializzata in sicurezza informatica che si è imbattuta (probabilmente) per prima in un’interessante evoluzione nel mondo degli infostealer. Per la prima volta, infatti, è stato trovato un malware che prende di mira non soltanto l’identità “umana”, ma anche l’identità operativa di un assistente software. Il payload, infatti, ha esfiltrato l’intero ambiente …
New Keenadu backdoor found in Android firmware, Google Play apps
A newly discovered and sophisticated Android malware called Keenadu has been found embedded in firmware from multiple device brands, enabling it to compromise all installed applications and gain unrestricted control over infected devices.
In recent investigations, Binary Defense researchers observed multiple phishing campaigns abusing SVG files. Much like other modern phishing techniques, these campaigns rely less on obvious malware and more on abusing legitimate functionality in unexpected ways.
Smetti di contare i virus bloccati: le uniche 3 metriche che interessano al CdA
Per tradurre il rischio cyber in impatto finanziario il CISO deve necessariamente imparare la lingua del business e fornire le giuste formule economiche e ottenere finalmente il budget necessario dal Board. Ecco alcuni consigli operativi