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Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
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 messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ numbers to prevent fraud and misuse. “The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has observed that some […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
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 (CISA) added Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: This week, Google’s new Android update patched 107 vulnerabilities, including two already […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
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 organizations and one confirmed Egyptian target. The Iran-linked APT group MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) deployed custom tools to evade defenses and maintain persistence. They used a Fooder loader, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
‘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 34 million customers, exposing personal information over a period of more than five months. “According to the investigation so far, it is believed that unauthorized access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
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 vulnerabilities, including two already exploited in the wild, across system, kernel, and major vendor components. December’s Android update offers two patch levels (12-01, 12-05) for faster fixes across devices. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Law enforcement shuts down Cryptomixer in major crypto crime takedown

Authorities seized $29M in Bitcoin after takedown of Cryptomixer, a service used to launder cybercrime proceeds. Europol announced the seizure of $29M in Bitcoin after shutting down Cryptomixer, a crypto-mixing service used for cybercrime and money laundering. The Europol reported that since its creation in 2016, Cryptomixer mixed over EUR 1.3 billion in Bitcoin. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Australian man jailed for 7+ years over airport and in-flight Wi-Fi attacks

Australian Michael Clapsis got 7 years and 4 months in prison for Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on flights, stealing sensitive data. Australian man Michael Clapsis (44) was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for conducting Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on flights, stealing sensitive information, according to the Australian Federal Police […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Emerging Android threat ‘Albiriox’ enables full On‑Device Fraud

Albiriox is new Android MaaS malware enabling on-device fraud and real-time control. It targets 400+ banking, fintech, crypto, and payment apps. Albiriox is a new Android malware sold under a malware-as-a-service model on Russian‑speaking cybercrime forums. It provides advanced capabilities for on-device fraud, screen manipulation, and real-time interaction with infected devices. It also includes a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
U.S. CISA adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-26829  (CVSS score of 5.4), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that impacts Windows and Linux versions via system_settings.shtm. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 552 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 SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Attackers stole member data from French Soccer Federation Thousands of sensitive secrets published on JSONFormatter and […]