Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2025
Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.
International Press – Newsletter
DragonForce actors target SimpleHelp vulnerabilities to attack MSP, customers
The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin
Threat Spotlight: Hijacked Routers and Fake Searches Fueling Payroll Heist
Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists
ConnectWise Confirms ScreenConnect Cyberattack, Says Systems Now Secure: Exclusive
Steal, deal and repeat: How cybercriminals trade and exploit your data
Websites selling hacking tools to cybercriminals seized
Malware
60 Malicious npm Packages Leak Network and Host Data in Active Malware Campaign
Inside a VenomRAT Malware Campaign
Fake Google Meet Page Tricks Users into Running PowerShell Malware
PyBitmessage Backdoor Malware Installed with CoinMiner
PumaBot: Novel Botnet Targeting IoT Surveillance Devices
GreyNoise Discovers Stealthy Backdoor Campaign Affecting Thousands of ASUS Routers
Hacking
Sugar-Coated Poison: Benign Generation Unlocks LLM Jailbreaking
The Sharp Taste of Mimo’lette: Analyzing Mimo’s Latest Campaign targeting Craft CMS
From Infection to Access: A 24-Hour Timeline of a Modern Stealer Campaign
Intelligence and Information Warfare
Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say
Russian hacker group Killnet returns with new identity
New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage
Russia-Aligned TAG-110 Targets Tajikistan with Macro-Enabled Word Documents
AIVD and MIVD recognize new Russian cyber actor
Chinese spies blamed for attempted hack on Czech government network
Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics
Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries
Lazarus Group Targets Crypto-Wallets and Financial Data while employing new Tradecrafts
Cybersecurity
The App Store prevented more than $9 billion in fraudulent transactions over the last five years
Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline
Victoria’s Secret Website Taken Offline After Cyberattack
Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more
Treasury Takes Action Against Major Cyber Scam Facilitator
Integrity Reports, First Quarter 2025
Meta’s Adversarial Threat Report, First Quarter 2025
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