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Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2025
Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated attacks’

Apple released iOS and iPadOS updates to address a zero-day likely exploited in extremely sophisticated attacks targeting specific individuals. Apple released emergency security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24200, that the company believes was exploited in “extremely sophisticated” targeted attacks. An attacker could have exploited the vulnerability to disable the USB Restricted […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2025
HPE is notifying individuals affected by a December 2023 attack

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has begun notifying individuals affected by a December 2023 attack carried out by Russia-linked threat actors. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has started notifying individuals whose personal information was exposed in a December 2023 cyber attack. In January 2024, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that alleged Russia-linked cyber espionage group Midnight Blizzard gained access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2025
XE Group shifts from credit card skimming to exploiting zero-days

The cybercrime group XE Group exploited a VeraCore zero-day to deploy reverse shells, web shells in recent attacks. A recent investigation by researchers from Intezer and Solis Security shed light on the recent operations of the XE Group. Active since at least 2013, XE Group is a cybercriminal group focused on credit card skimming and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2025
UK Gov demands backdoor to access Apple iCloud backups worldwide

UK secretly demands Apple create an iCloud backdoor via a Technical Capability Notice, raising privacy concerns over end-to-end encryption. The UK demands Apple to create a backdoor to access any iCloud backups, the request raises concerns about user privacy and undermines Apple’s security commitments. “The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 32

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Malicious packages deepseeek and deepseekai published in Python Package Index   Coyote Banking Trojan: A Stealthy Attack via LNK Files  The Mac Malware of 2024  Take My Money: OCR Crypto Wallet Thieves on Google Play and App […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 510 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter 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. PlayStation Network outage has been going on for over 24 hours Kimsuky APT group used custom RDP Wrapper […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2025
PlayStation Network outage has been going on for over 24 hours

PlayStation Network has been down for nearly a day, with little communication from Sony, leaving players frustrated. PlayStation Network has been down for almost a day all over the world, Sony confirmed it is aware of the global outage, but has yet to provide technical info about the issue. Many users reported issues with the PlayStation […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2025
Kimsuky APT group used custom RDP Wrapper version and forceCopy stealer

Researchers spotted North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group launching spear-phishing attacks to deliver forceCopy info-stealer malware. Researchers from AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) observed North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver forceCopy info-stealer malware. Kimsuky cyberespionage group (aka ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima, APT43) was first spotted by Kaspersky researchers in 2013. The group works under the control […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2025
Russia’s intelligence recruits Ukrainians for terror attacks via messaging apps

Russia’s intelligence recruits Ukrainians for terror attacks via messaging apps and forums, offering quick pay, Ukraine’s law enforcement warns. According to Ukraine’s law enforcement, Russian intelligence is using messaging apps and forums to recruit Ukrainians for terrorist attacks, offering quick pay. Ukrainian authorities have recently seen a rise in terrorist attacks on police, military centers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Trimble Cityworks flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Trimble Cityworks vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Trimble Cityworks vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0994, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Trimble Cityworks is a GIS-centric asset management and permitting software designed for local governments, utilities, and […]