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Pwn2Own 2013 Contest - Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5 0-day exploits
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2013

At last HP's Pwn2Own 2013 contest hacking teams from Japan and China compromised iPhone 5 running iOS 6 and iOS 7 and a Samsung Galaxy S4. During the last HP's Pwn2Own 2013 contest at Informat ...

Happy Birthday Security Affairs
Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2013

Happy Birthday Security Affairs Two years ago I started Security Affairs for joke motivated by my passion in the security, day after day it is growing thanks to your affection and your precious suppo ...

A new modular malware platform sold on the underground
Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2013

Security researcher Dancho Danchev profiled a new commercially modular malware platform recently released on the underground marketplace. A new commercially modular malware platform has been released ...

MacRumors forum hacked more than one million of users at risks
Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2013

MacRumors, the Mac news and information website and user forums, was hacked, more than 860,000 accounts were potentially compromised. MacRumors, the popular Mac news and information website and use ...

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Data Breach
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) data breach impacted 5.5 million patients

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) announced that threat actors stole the personal data of 5.5 million patients in a cyberattack. Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) disclosed a data breach that exposed pers ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Cyber Crime
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. After Pope Francis' death, cybercriminals launc ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Security
WhatsApp introduces Advanced Chat Privacy to protect sensitive communications

WhatsApp adds Advanced Chat Privacy feature that allows users to block others from sharing chat content outside the app. WhatsApp announced the availability of a new feature called "Advanced Chat ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Malware
Android spyware hidden in mapping software targets Russian soldiers

A new Android spyware was discovered in a fake Alpine Quest app, reportedly used by Russian soldiers for war zone planning. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a new spyware, tracked as Android.Spy.1 ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Malware
Crypto mining campaign targets Docker environments with new evasion technique

New malware campaign targets Docker environments using unknown methods to secretly mine cryptocurrency, researchers warn. Researchers from Darktrace and Cado Security have spotted a malware campai ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Hacking
The popular xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack

The xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack aimed at stealing users' private keys. Threat actors compromised the Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Hacking
British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) is managing a cyber incident

Marks & Spencer (M&S) confirmed it's managing a cyber incident after multiple customer complaints surfaced on social media. Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it has been mana ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Cyber Crime
Chinese Cybercriminals Released Z-NFC Tool for Payment Fraud

Cybercriminals leverage NFC fraud against ATMs and POS terminals, stealing money from consumers at scale. Resecurity (USA) investigated multiple incidents identified in Q1 2025, exceeding several ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Data Breach
Millions of SK Telecom customers are potentially at risk following USIM data compromise

SK Telecom warned that threat actors accessed customer Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) info through a malware attack. SK Telecom is South Korea’s largest wireless telecom company, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025
Hacking
Japan ’s FSA warns of unauthorized trades via stolen credentials from fake security firms' sites

Japan ’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. Japan ’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported that the da ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025
APT
Kimsuky APT exploited BlueKeep RDP flaw in attacks against South Korea and Japan

Researchers spotted a new North Korea-linked group Kimsuky 's campaign, exploiting a patched Microsoft Remote Desktop Services flaw to gain initial access. While investigating a security breach, t ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
Malware
New sophisticate malware SuperCard X targets Androids via NFC relay attacks

‘SuperCard X’ - a new MaaS - targets Androids via NFC relay attacks, enabling fraudulent POS and ATM transactions with stolen card data. Cleafy researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-servic ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
APT
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 42

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malicious NPM Packages Targeting PayPal Users New Malware V ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 520 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 April 20, 2025
Security
Attackers exploited SonicWall SMA appliances since January 2025

Threat actors are actively exploiting a remote code execution flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances since January 2025. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that threat actors actively e ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2025
Security
ASUS routers with AiCloud vulnerable to auth bypass exploit

ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow unauthorized execution of functions on the device. ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vuln ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrast ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2025
Data Breach
Entertainment venue management firm Legends International disclosed a data breach

Legends International disclosed a data breach from November 2024 that affected employees and visitors to its managed venues. Legends International is a global leader in sports and entertainment ve ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2025
Hacking
Node.js malvertising campaign targets crypto users

Microsoft warns of a malvertising campaign using Node.js to deliver info-stealing malware via fake crypto trading sites like Binance and TradingView. Microsoft has observed Node.js increasingly us ...

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2025