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Asus router users still vulnerale to remote hacking
Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2014

Asus routers are still vulnerable to remote hacking after months of the disclosure of the flaw that allows hackers to access to the device-connected drive. Ars security portal reported that hacker ...

Linksys routers worm - Released the code for exploit the vulnerability
Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2014

After SANS researchers detected self replicating work The Moon is spreading among a number of different Linksys routers, its exploit appeared in the wild. Last week I reported the news related to a v ...

Detected new Zeus variant which makes use of steganography
Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2014

Security experts at Malwarebytes detected a new of the popular Zeus banking trojan variant which makes use of steganography to hide the configuration file. The immortal Zeus malware strikes again, re ...

Profiling hacking for hire services offered in the underground
Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2014

Security expert Dancho Danchev profiled hacking for hire services offered in the underground, providing an indication of their prices. In the past we have already analyzed the diffusion in the underg ...

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Fortinet fixed actively exploited FortiVoice zero-day

Fortinet fixed a critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in attacks targeting FortiVoice enterprise phone systems. Fortinet released security updates to address a ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2025
Malware
How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain

Interlock Ransomware 's attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients. Resecurity envisions the cascading effe ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Data Breach
Marks and Spencer confirms data breach after April cyber attack

Marks and Spencer (M&S) confirms that threat actors stole customer data in the ransomware attack that hit the company in April. In April, Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it had ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Cyber Crime
Moldovan Police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies

A 45-year-old foreign man has been arrested in Moldova for allegedly participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies in 2021. Moldovan police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man as a result ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
APT
APT group exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to target Kurdish military operating in Iraq

A Türkiye-linked group used an Output Messenger zero-day to spy on Kurdish military targets in Iraq, collecting user data since April 2024. Since April 2024, the threat actor Marbled Dust (aka Se ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Security
Apple released security updates to fix multiple flaws in iOS and macOS

Apple released security updates to address easily exploitable vulnerabilities impacting iOS and macOS devices. Apple released urgent iOS and macOS security updates to patch critical flaws that co ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds TeleMessage TM SGNL to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds TeleMessage TM SGNL flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
Hacking
Researchers found one-click RCE in ASUS’s pre-installed software DriverHub

Expert found two flaws in DriverHub, pre-installed on Asus motherboards, which allow remote code execution via crafted HTTP requests. Security researcher ‘MrBruh’ discovered two vulnerabilitie ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
Security
Threat actors use fake AI tools to deliver the information stealer Noodlophile

Threat actors use fake AI tools to trick users into installing the information stealer Noodlophile, Morphisec researchers warn. Morphisec researchers observed attackers exploiting AI hype to sprea ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
Cyber Crime
German police seized eXch crypto exchange

Germany's BKA shut down eXch crypto exchange, seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading platform charges. On April 30, 2025, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) sh ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 45

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape iClicker site hack targeted students with malware via fake CAP ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 523 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2025
Data Breach
Ascension reveals personal data of 437,329 patients exposed in cyberattack

A data breach at Ascension, caused by a former partner's compromise, exposed the health information of over 430,000 patients. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the  ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2025
Malware
Operation Moonlander dismantled the botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services

Law enforcement dismantled a 20-year botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services and arrested four suspects. Authorities dismantled a 20-year-old botnet tied to Anyproxy and 5socks ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2025
Hacking
A cyber attack briefly disrupted South African Airways operations

A cyberattack briefly disrupted South African Airways' website, app, and systems, but core flight operations remained unaffected. South African Airways (SAA) is the national flag carrier of South ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
Cybercriminal services target end-of-life routers, FBI warns

The FBI warns that attackers are using end-of-life routers to deploy malware and turn them into proxies sold on 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. The FBI released a FLASH alert warning about 5Socks an ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2025
APT
Russia-linked ColdRiver used LostKeys malware in recent attacks

Since early 2025, Russia-linked ColdRiver has used LostKeys malware to steal files in espionage attacks on Western governments and organizations. Google's Threat Intelligence Group discovered LOST ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2025
Hacking
SonicWall fixed SMA 100 flaws that could be chained to execute arbitrary code

SonicWall addressed three SMA 100 flaws, including a potential zero-day, that could allow remote code execution if chained. SonicWall patches three SMA 100 vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32819, CVE-202 ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
The LockBit ransomware site was breached, database dump was leaked online

Lockbit ransomware group has been compromised, attackers stole and leaked data contained in the backend infrastructure of their dark web site. Hackers compromised the dark web leak site of the Loc ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2025
Security
Cisco fixed a critical flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller

Cisco addressed a flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller that could enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files. Cisco released software updates to address a vulnerability ...

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2025