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Utopian security. Clamorous data breaches on Ubuntu Forums and Tango
Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2013

The news for clamorous data breaches on Tango Application and The Ubuntu Forum create concerns on the level of security offered by principal service providers News of numerous and clamorous data brea ...

Vulnerability on SIM cards compromises security for millions of phones
Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2013

A vulnerability on SIM cards, and in particular on the DES algorithm for the encryption, could compromise the security of mobile phones. A serious vulnerability on SIM cards used in some mobile pho ...

Uncovered an unusual attacks based on anomalous file infector
Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2013

Security experts uncovered an unusual cyber espionage campaign based on file infector belonging to the PE_EXPIRO family that includes information theft module Security experts at TrendMicro uncovere ...

Anonymous leaked incorrect credentials of Congress members
Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2013

Alleged members of the hacker collective Anonymous posted alleged passwords of Hill staffers, but according expert they are outdated and inaccurate. Anonymous claimed to have stolen credentials of me ...

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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 53

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Datacarry Ransomware DRAT V2: Updated DRAT Emerges in TAG-1 ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 532 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 July 13, 2025
Hacking
McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants

Vulnerabilities in McDonald’s McHire chatbot exposed data from 64 million job applicants due to insecure internal APIs. Security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discovered multiple vulnera ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2025
Cyber Crime
Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case

Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was ar ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and I ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025
Cyber Crime
UK NCA arrested four people over M&S, Co-op cyberattacks

NCA arrested four people in UK, including three teens, over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods, per its investigation. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals in ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
Hacking
PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda

Researchers found critical PerfektBlue flaws in OpenSynergy BlueSDK, allowing remote code execution to hack millions of vehicles' systems. Researchers at PCA Cyber Security identified a set of cri ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
Data Breach
Qantas data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals

Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that the recent data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals. Early this month, Australian airline Qantas disclosed a cyberattack after hackers a ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
APT
DoNot APT is expanding scope targeting European foreign ministries

DoNot APT, likely an India-linked cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware. The DoNot APT group, likely linked to India, has expanded its operations and is ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
Data Breach
Nippon Steel Solutions suffered a data breach following a zero-day attack

Nippon Steel Solutions reported a data breach caused by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in their network equipment. Nippon Steel Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan's Nippon Steel, disclo ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2025
Malware
Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates

An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian ransomware group Pay2Key.I2P is stepping up attacks ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2025
Malware
Hackers weaponize Shellter red teaming tool to spread infostealers

Hackers are abusing the legitimate red teaming tool Shellter to spread stealer malware after a licensed copy was leaked. Elastic Security Labs has identified several malware campaigns using the c ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2025
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2025 fixed a zero-day

Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2025, which addressed 130 flaws, including one a Microsoft SQL Server zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2025 ad ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2025
Intelligence
Italian police arrested a Chinese national suspected of cyberespionage on a U.S. warrant

Italian police arrested a Chinese national linked to Silk Typhoon APT group at Milan's Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant. Italian police arrested a Chinese national, Zewei Xu (33), at Milan's Mal ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds MRLG, PHPMailer, Rails Ruby on Rails, and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Multi-Router Looking Glass (MRLG), PHPMailer, Rails Ruby on Rails, and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaws to its Known Ex ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2025
Cyber Crime
IT Worker arrested for selling access in $100M PIX cyber heist

Brazil arrests IT worker João Roque for aiding $100M PIX cyber heist, one of Brazil’s biggest banking system breaches. Brazilian police arrested João Roque (48), an IT employee at C&M, for ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2025
Malware
New Batavia spyware targets Russian industrial enterprises

Since March 2025, fake contract emails have been spreading Batavia spyware in targeted attacks on Russian organizations. Since March 2025, a targeted phishing campaign against Russian organization ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2025
Security
Taiwan flags security risks in popular Chinese apps after official probe

Taiwan warns Chinese apps like TikTok and WeChat pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfers to China. Taiwan National Security Bureau (NSB) warns that Chinese apps lik ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium V8 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Chromium V8 vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2025
Cyber Crime
Hunters International ransomware gang shuts down and offers free decryption keys to all victims

Hunters International ransomware gang announced its shutdown, citing unspecified "recent developments" and acknowledging its impact. The ransomware group Hunters International announced on its dar ...

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2025