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Sefnit botnet-Microsoft has silently uprooted Tor Browser from more than 2 Million PC
Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2014

Microsoft has uprooted Tor Browser from more than 2 Million Systems to eradicate Sefnit botnet. It has done it silently without user agreement. It was August 2013 when security experts noted a spike ...

Weak passwords, in 2013 it is still a frequent error
Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2014

SplashData has issued its Annual “25 Worst Passwords of the Year” enumerating the list of the most common password chosen by users. It was October 2012 when for the first time I've seen a report ...

SERT Q4 2013 Threat Intelligence Report on threat landscape evolution
Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2014

Solutionary security firm published SERT Q4 2013 Threat Intelligence Report to provide an overview of the overall threat landscape. Recently Solutionary security firm published SERT Q4 2013 Threat I ...

South Korea, 20 Million credit card data has been leaked
Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2014

Financial Supervisory Service confirmed that Stolen credit card data of at least 20 million bank and credit card users in South Korea has been leaked. While US are facing with a series of clamorous d ...

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Security
Linux flaws chain allows Root access across major distributions

Researchers discovered two local privilege escalation flaws that could let attackers gain root access on systems running major Linux distributions. Qualys researchers discovered two local privileg ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2025
Security
A ransomware attack pushed the German napkin firm Fasana into insolvency

A cyberattack pushed the German napkin firm Fasana into insolvency, likely worsening existing financial troubles and serving as the final blow. German napkin maker Fasana filed for insolvency afte ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2025
Data Breach
Researchers discovered the largest data breach ever, exposing 16 billion login credentials

Researchers discovered the largest data breach ever, exposing 16 billion login credentials, likely due to multiple infostealers. Researchers announced the discovery of what appears to be the large ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Security
China-linked group Salt Typhoon breached satellite firm Viasat

China-linked APT Typhoon has reportedly targeted satellite firm Viasat, the group has breached multiple telecom providers in the past. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon hacked the satellite comm ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Security
Iran experienced a near-total national internet blackout

Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout on Wednesday as tensions with Israel escalated into the first week of conflict. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported almost near-total Interne ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Malware
Malicious Minecraft mods distributed by the Stargazers DaaS target Minecraft gamers

Java-based malware targets Minecraft users via fake cheat tools, utilizing the Stargazers Ghost Network distribution-as-a-service (DaaS). Check Point researchers found a multi-stage malware on Git ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2025
Data Breach
Healthcare services company Episource data breach impacts 5.4 Million people

Data breach at Healthcare services company Episource exposes personal and health data of over 5.4 million people in major cyberattack. A cyberattack on healthcare firm Episource led to a data brea ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
Security
Watch out, Veeam fixed a new critical bug in Backup & Replication product

Veeam addressed a new critical flaw in Backup & Replication product that could potentially result in remote code execution. Veeam has rolled out security patches to address a critical security ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Age ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
Malware
News Flodrix botnet targets vulnerable Langflow servers

Attackers exploit CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow servers to deliver Flodrix botnet via downloader scripts, Trend Research reports. Trend Research uncovered an ongoing campaign exploiting the vulnerabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructur ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Hacking
Attackers target Zyxel RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-28771

GreyNoise researchers have observed exploit attempts targeting the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-28771 in Zyxel devices. On June 16, GreyNoise researchers detected exploit attempts ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Data Breach
India-based car-sharing company Zoomcar suffered a data breach impacting 8.4M users

Zoomcar disclosed a data breach impacting 8.4M users after attackers compromised its systems and contacted the company staff. Zoomcar is an India-based car-sharing and self-drive car rental compan ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Security
State-sponsored hackers compromised the email accounts of several Washington Post journalists

State-sponsored hackers compromised the email accounts of several journalists working at the Washington Post. A cyberattack, likely carried out by state-sponsored hackers, compromised the Microsof ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Deep Web
Law enforcement operation shut down dark web drug marketplace Archetyp Market

Europol shut down Archetyp Market, a major dark web drug marketplace, in a global operation with arrests and takedowns. An international law enforcement operation led by Europol dismantled Archety ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
Malware
New Anubis RaaS includes a wiper module

Anubis RaaS now includes a wiper module, permanently deleting files. Active since Dec 2024, it launched an affiliate program in Feb 2025. Anubis is a new RaaS that combines file encryption capabil ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
Hacking
New Predator spyware infrastructure revealed activity in Mozambique for the first time

Insik Group analyzed the new Predator spyware infrastructure and discovered it's still gaining users despite U.S. sanctions since July 2023. Despite earlier declines in activity due to U.S. sancti ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
Uncategorized
Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet is containing a cyberattack

Canada's airline WestJet has suffered a cyberattack that impactd access to some internal systems and the company app. WestJet is a Canadian airline that operates both domestic and international fl ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025
Security
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 49

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Supply chain attack hits Gluestack NPM packages with 960K week ...

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 528 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 June 15, 2025