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Cryptowall cost victims $18 Million since 2014 warns FBI
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2015

Between April 2014 and June 2015, the IC3 received 992 CryptoWall related complaints, with victims reporting losses totaling over $18 million. Cryptowall is one of the most nefarious ransomware in ...

NIST releases cyber security guidelines for government contractors
Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2015

The NIST has published a document for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) when it resides on contractors IT infrastructures. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...

Adobe fixed the CVE-2015-3113 that is being exploited in the wild
Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2015

Adobe has released a security update for the critical Adobe Flash Player vulnerability CVE-2015-3113 that is being actively exploited in the wild. Security experts at FireEye discovered a critical he ...

Microsoft will not patch an IE exploit affecting million 32bit systems
Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2015

Security expert Dustin Childs publicly disclosed a Microsoft IE exploit that affects only 32-bit IE platforms which are currently used by millions of users. The HP security expert Dustin Childs p ...

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Security
U.S. CISA adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 74

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Analysis of ShadowPad Attack Exploiting ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2025
Uncategorized
Security Affairs newsletter Round 553 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2025
Security
Porsche outage in Russia serves as a reminder of the risks in connected vehicle security

Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable due to a malfunction in their factory-installed satellite security system, owners say. Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable aft ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2025
Hacking
Attackers launch dual campaign on GlobalProtect portals and SonicWall APIs

A hacking campaign is targeting GlobalProtect logins and scannig SonicWall APIs since December 2, 2025. A campaign began on December 2 targeting Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals with login attempts ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2025
Security
Maximum-severity XXE vulnerability discovered in Apache Tika

A maximum severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, tracked as CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS score of 10.0), allows XML external entity attacks. CVE-2025-66516 carries a maximum CVSS rating of 10.0 because it ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2025
Uncategorized
JPCERT/CC Reports Widespread Exploitation of Array Networks AG Gateway Vulnerability

Array Networks AG gateways have been under active exploitation since August 2025 due to a command injection flaw, JPCERT/CC warns. A command injection flaw in Array Networks AG Series gateways, af ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025
Intelligence
BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions

CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor used by China-linked APTs to secure long-term persistence on compromised systems. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a new an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a new OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Data Breach
Marquis data breach impacted more than 780,000 individuals

Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis, stealing personal and financial data, the security breach impacted over 780,000 people. Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis and stole personal and financia ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Data Breach
ASUS confirms vendor breach as Everest gang leaks data, claims ArcSoft and Qualcomm

ASUS confirms a third-party breach after Everest leaks sample data. Hackers also claim ArcSoft and Qualcomm. ASUS says a third-party breach exposed data after Everest ransomware leaked samples, cl ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Security
Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet

Cloudflare blocked a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet. The 69-second attack set a new high, though the target remains undisclosed. Cloudflare stopped a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS att ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Hacking
King Addons flaw lets anyone become WordPress admin

Hackers are exploiting a King Addons flaw (CVE-2025-8489) that lets anyone register and instantly gain admin privileges on WordPress sites. Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Data Breach
University of Pennsylvania and University of Phoenix disclose data breaches

The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Phoenix confirm they were hit in the Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Phoe ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Hacking
Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action

Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation. Researchers filmed Lazarus APT group’s remote-worker sche ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Laws and regulations
India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud

India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and misuse. India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) now requires providers of ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
APT
MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware

Iran-linked threat actor MuddyWater targeted multiple Israeli sectors with a new MuddyViper backdoor in recent attacks. ESET researchers uncovered a new MuddyWater campaign targeting Israeli orga ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Data Breach
'Korea’s Amazon' Coupang discloses a data breach impacting 34M customers

Coupang disclosed a five-month data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 34 million South Korean customers. South Korean e-commerce giant disclosed a data breach affecting nearly ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Security
Google’s latest Android security update fixes two actively exploited flaws

Google’s latest Android security update fixes 107 flaws across multiple components, including two vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. Google’s new Android update patches 107 vulner ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025