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Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2025

Jabber Zeus developer ‘MrICQ’ extradited to US from Italy

Ukrainian Yuriy Rybtsov, aka MrICQ, a suspected Jabber Zeus developer, was extradited from Italy to the US to face cybercrime charges. Ukrainian national Yuriy Igorevich Rybtsov (41), aka MrICQ, an alleged Jabber Zeus developer, was arrested in Italy, lost his extradition appeal, and has been sent to the US to face cybercrime charges. After a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2025

Chrome 142 Released: Two high-severity V8 flaws fixed, $100K in rewards paid

Google released Chrome 142, fixing 20 flaws, including two high-severity V8 bugs, and awarded $100,000 in bug bounties. Google addressed 20 flaws in Chrome version 142, including high-severity bugs that impact the V8 engine. The IT giant awarded $100,000 in bounties for two issues in the V8 JavaScript engine. The two vulnerabilities are tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2025

Android Apps misusing NFC and HCE to steal payment data on the rise

Zimperium zLabs found 760+ Android apps abusing NFC and HCE to steal payment data, showing a surge in NFC relay fraud since April 2024. Zimperium zLabs researchers spotted over 760 Android apps abusing Near-Field Communication (NFC) and Host Card Emulation (HCE) to steal payment data and commit fraud, showing rapid growth in NFC relay attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2025

Conduent January 2025 breach impacts 10M+ people

Conduent January 2025 breach exposed personal data of 10M+ people, including names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and health and insurance info. Conduent January 2025 breach exposed the personal data of over 10M people, including names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and health and insurance info. In April 2025, the business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2025

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 69

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Agenda Ransomware Deploys Linux Variant on Windows Systems Through Remote Management Tools and BYOVD Techniques Uncovering Qilin attack methods exposed through multiple cases Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back! Insider Threats Loom […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2025

Security Affairs newsletter Round 548 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. BadCandy Webshell threatens unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, warns Australian government China-linked UNC6384 exploits Windows zero-day […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2025

Ukrainian extradited to US over Conti ransomware involvement

Ukrainian Oleksii Lytvynenko extradited from Ireland to US for alleged role in Conti ransomware after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko (43) extradited from Ireland to the US, faces charges for alleged involvement in Conti ransomware attacks after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. The man appeared in a US court and was charged with […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2025

BadCandy Webshell threatens unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, warns Australian government

Australia warns of attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices exploiting CVE-2023-20198, allowing BadCandy webshell install. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) warns of ongoing attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices exploiting CVE-2023-20198, allowing BadCandy webshell infections and admin takeover. “Cyber actors are installing an implant dubbed ‘BADCANDY’ on Cisco IOS XE devices that are vulnerable […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2025

China-linked UNC6384 exploits Windows zero-day to spy on European diplomats

A China-linked APT group UNC6384 exploits a Windows zero-day in an active cyber espionage targeting European diplomats. Arctic Wolf Labs researchers uncovered a cyber espionage campaign by China-linked APT UNC6384 targeting diplomatic entities in Hungary, Belgium, and other EU nations. UNC6384 is a China-nexus actor recently detailed by Google TAG, has expanded from targeting Southeast […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2025

Old Linux Kernel flaw CVE-2024-1086 resurfaces in ransomware attacks

CISA warns ransomware gangs exploit CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw in netfilter: nf_tables, introduced in 2014 and patched in Jan 2024. CISA warned that ransomware gangs are exploiting CVE-2024-1086, a high-severity Linux kernel flaw introduced in 2014 and patched in January 2024. CISA didn’t provide details about the ransomware attacks exploiting the flaw or name […]

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Jabber Zeus developer ‘MrICQ’ extradited to US from Italy

Chrome 142 Released: Two high-severity V8 flaws fixed, $100K in rewards paid

Android Apps misusing NFC and HCE to steal payment data on the rise

Conduent January 2025 breach impacts 10M+ people

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 69

Security Affairs newsletter Round 548 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ukrainian extradited to US over Conti ransomware involvement

BadCandy Webshell threatens unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, warns Australian government

China-linked UNC6384 exploits Windows zero-day to spy on European diplomats

Old Linux Kernel flaw CVE-2024-1086 resurfaces in ransomware attacks

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Jabber Zeus developer ‘MrICQ’ extradited to US from Italy

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Android Apps misusing NFC and HCE to steal payment data on the rise

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