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Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2025
Cisco fixed maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center

Cisco patches critical Secure Firewall Management Center flaw allowing remote code execution on vulnerable systems. Cisco released security updates to address a maximum-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20265 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. The vulnerability affects the RADIUS subsystem implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2025
‘Blue Locker’ Ransomware Targeting Oil & Gas Sector in Pakistan

Blue Locker ransomware hits Pakistan’s oil & gas sector, severely impacting Pakistan Petroleum; NCERT warns ministries of severe ongoing risk. This week Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT – National CERT – Pakistan) has issued an advisory to 39 key ministries and institutions and warned them of a “severe risk” posed by the ongoing […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2025
Hackers exploit Microsoft flaw to breach Canada ’s House of Commons

Hackers breached Canada ’s House of Commons, exploiting a recent Microsoft flaw, compromising data, according to CBC News. Threat actors reportedly breached Canada’s House of Commons by exploiting a recently disclosed Microsoft vulnerability. “The House of Commons and Canada’s cybersecurity agency are investigating a significant data breach caused by an unknown “threat actor” targeting employee […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Norway confirms dam intrusion by Pro-Russian hackers

Norway’s security service PST says pro-Russian hackers took over a dam in April, opening outflow valves. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) says pro-Russian hackers seized control of a dam’s systems in April, opening outflow valves. On April 7, the attackers took control of a dam in Bremanger, western Norway, opening a flood gate to release […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Zoom patches critical Windows flaw allowing privilege escalation

Zoom fixed a critical Windows client flaw (CVE-2025-49457, CVSS 9.6) involving an untrusted search path that could enable privilege escalation. Cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform Zoom addressed a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-49457 (CVSS score of 9.6) in Zoom Clients for Windows. An unauthenticated user can exploit the vulnerability to conduct an […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Manpower data breach impacted 144,180 individuals

Global staffing and workforce solutions firm Manpower reports a January RansomHub ransomware attack that compromised data of 140,000 individuals. Manpower in Lansing, Michigan, reported that the ransomware attack that disrupted its systems on January 20, 2025, resulted in a breach that impacted 144,180 individuals. The company launched an investigation into the incident with the help […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: According […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2025
Critical FortiSIEM flaw under active exploitation, Fortinet warns

Fortinet warns of a critical FortiSIEM vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25256, that is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Fortinet warns customers of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25256 (CVSS score of 9.8), affecting FortiSIEM for which an exploit exists in the wild. Fortinet gave no details about the exploit, noting it leaves no clear Indicators […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2025
Charon Ransomware targets Middle East with APT attack methods

New Charon ransomware targets Middle East public sector and aviation, using APT-style tactics, EDR evasion, and victim-specific ransom notes. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2025
Hackers leak 2.8M sensitive records from Allianz Life in Salesforce data breach

Hackers leaked 2.8M sensitive records from Allianz Life, exposing data on business partners and customers in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks. Hackers leaked 2.8 million sensitive records of US insurance giant Allianz Life, exposing data on business partners and customers as part of ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks. At the end of July, Allianz Life […]