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Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2025
Malicious AI-generated npm package hits Solana users

AI-generated npm package @kodane/patch-manager drained Solana wallets; 1,500+ downloads before takedown on July 28, 2025. AI-generated npm package @kodane/patch-manager was flagged for hiding malicious software to drain Solana wallets. The package was uploaded on July 28, 2025, and it was downloaded more than 1,500 times before takedown. “The package @kodane/patch-manager, is a sophisticated cryptocurrency wallet […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2025
Meta Offers $1M bounty at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 for WhatsApp exploits

Meta backs Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 in Cork, offering up to $1M for WhatsApp exploits; targets include phones and wearables, Oct 21–24 via Zero Day Initiative. Meta is sponsoring ZDI’s Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition, where participants can earn big prizes for smartphone, WhatsApp and wearable device exploits. Participants can earn up to $1 million for […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2025
CISA released Thorium platform to support malware and forensic analysis

CISA releases Thorium, an open-source tool for malware and forensic analysis, now available to analysts in government, public, and private sectors. CISA has released Thorium, a new open-source platform designed to support malware and forensic analysis. The platform was designed in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, the US Agency presented it as a scalable, open-source platform […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2025
Attackers actively exploit critical zero-day in Alone WordPress Theme

Hackers exploit a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5394 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Alone WordPress theme to hijack sites. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5394 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the “Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme” to compromise websites. On May 30th, 2025, security researcher Thái An […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2025
Dahua Camera flaws allow remote hacking. Update firmware now

Critical flaws in Dahua cameras let hackers take control remotely. The vendor has released patches, users should update firmware asap. Bitdefender cybersecurity experts discovered serious vulnerabilities in Dahua smart cameras that could have allowed hackers to take full control of the devices remotely. Fortunately, the vulnerabilities have been patched, but users are urged to update […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2025
Researchers released a decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware

Researchers have released a decryptor for the ransomware FunkSec, allowing victims to recover their encrypted files for free. Researchers at Avast developed a decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware. Gen Digital researchers released a decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware after cooperating with law enforcement to neutralize the threat. “Researchers at Avast developed a decryptor for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2025
Apple fixed a zero-day exploited in attacks against Google Chrome users

Apple addressed a high-severity vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks targeting Google Chrome users. Apple released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6558 (CVSS score of 8.8), that has been exploited in zero-day attacks targeting Google Chrome users. The vulnerability is an insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2025
PyPI maintainers alert users to email verification phishing attack

PyPI warns of phishing emails from noreply@pypj[.]org posing as “[PyPI] Email verification” to redirect users to fake package sites. PyPI warns of an active phishing attack using fake “[PyPI] Email verification” messages from noreply@pypj[.]org, aiming to lure users to spoofed PyPI sites. PyPI, short for the Python Package Index, is the official repository for Python […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2025
FBI seizes 20 BTC from Chaos Ransomware affiliate targeting Texas firms

FBI Dallas seized 20 BTC from Chaos ransomware affiliate “Hors,” tied to cyberattacks on Texas firms, on April 15, 2025. The FBI division in Dallas seized about 20 Bitcoins on April 15, 2025, from a wallet belonging to a Chaos ransomware affiliate named as “Hors.” The Hors affiliate is responsible for multiple cyberattacks on Texas […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2025
Critical SAP flaw exploited to launch Auto-Color Malware attack on U.S. company

Hackers exploited a SAP NetWeaver bug to deploy upgraded Auto-Color Linux malware in an attack on U.S. chemicals firm. Cybersecurity firm Darktrace reported that threat actors exploited a SAP NetWeaver flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-31324, to deploy Auto-Color Linux malware in a U.S. chemicals firm attack. “In April 2025, Darktrace identified an Auto-Color backdoor malware attack […]