14 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

Pierluigi Paganini

Articles by Pierluigi Paganini

North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling

CryptoJanuary 27, 2026

North Korealinked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling Check Point Research uncovered an active phishing campaign attributed to the North Korealinked KONNI group (aka Kimsuky, Earth Imp, …...

Crooks impersonate LastPass in campaign to harvest master passwords

CryptoJanuary 22, 2026

Crooks impersonate LastPass in campaign to harvest master passwords LastPass warned users about an active phishing campaign that began around January 19, 2026. Attackers impersonate the service with…...

Access broker caught: Jordanian pleads guilty to hacking 50 companies

CryptoJanuary 21, 2026

Access broker caught: Jordanian pleads guilty to hacking 50 companies A Jordanian national Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti (40), living in Georgia, pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an access b…...

Telegram-based illicit billionaire marketplace Tudou Guarantee stopped transactions

CryptoJanuary 21, 2026

Telegram-based illicit billionaire marketplace Tudou Guarantee stopped transactions Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic reports that Tudou Guarantee, a major Telegram-based illicit marketplace in…...

The cybercriminal behind the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been released from prison early thanks to Trump’s 2018 First Step Act

CryptoJanuary 6, 2026

The cybercriminal behind the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been released from prison early thanks to Trumps 2018 First Step Act Ilya Lichtenstein (38), convicted for the hack of the cryptocurrency stock ex…...

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals plead guilty in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware case

CryptoJanuary 3, 2026

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals plead guilty in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware case The U.S. cybersecurity professionals Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles …...

Trust Wallet confirms second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack, $8.5M in crypto stolen

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

Trust Wallet confirms second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack, $8.5M in crypto stolen Trust Wallet linked a second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack to its Chrome extension hack, which resulted in the th…...

Stolen LastPass backups enable crypto theft through 2025

CryptoDecember 29, 2025

Stolen LastPass backups enable crypto theft through 2025 The blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs warns that encrypted vault backups stolen in the 2022 LastPass breach are still being cracked using…...

Trust Wallet warns users to update Chrome extension after $7M security loss

CryptoDecember 27, 2025

Trust Wallet warns users to update Chrome extension after $7M security loss Trust Wallet warned users to update its Google Chrome extension after a security incident that resulted in about $7 millio…...

New EtherRAT backdoor surfaces in React2Shell attacks tied to North Korea

CryptoDecember 11, 2025

New EtherRAT backdoor surfaces in React2Shell attacks tied to North Korea North Korealinked threat actors are likely exploiting the new critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to deploy a previou…...