In light of the tragic events that have occurred in Venezuela, what is happening to the Internet in the country, and how are users accessing it? Yesterday, the United States launched a “large scale strike” in Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were taken […]
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Evasive Panda APT poisons DNS requests to deliver MgBot Spearphishing Campaign Abuses npm Registry to Target U.S. and Allied Manufacturing and Healthcare Organizations EmEditor Supply Chain Incident Details Disclosed: Distribution of Information-Stealing Malware Sweeps […]
Trump ordered the divestment of a $2.9M chip deal, citing U.S. national security risks if HieFo retained control of Emcore ’s technology. President Trump ordered the divestment of a $2.9 million chips deal, citing national security risks tied to HieFo Corp.’s control of Emcore ’s chip technology. HieFo (short for High Efficiency Photonics) is a […]
France will probe AI-generated sexual deepfakes made with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported “undressed” images shared online. French authorities will investigate AI-generated sexually explicit deepfakes created with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported manipulated “undressed” images shared on social media. Grok is an artificial intelligence chatbot […]
GreyNoise observed thousands of attacks targeting about a dozen Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities during the Christmas 2025 holiday. GreyNoise reports a coordinated campaign exploiting about a dozen Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities, with thousands of attack attempts observed during the Christmas 2025 holiday. “GreyNoise observed a coordinated exploitation campaign targeting Adobe ColdFusion servers over the Christmas 2025 holiday period.” reads […]
Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware attacks. The U.S. cybersecurity professionals Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty to charges tied to their roles in BlackCat/Alphv ransomware attacks that occurred in 2023. Court records show Ryan Goldberg, Kevin Martin, and a co-conspirator deployed ALPHV BlackCat ransomware […]
Covenant Health suffered a ransomware attack by the Qilin group in May 2025, compromising data of over 478,000 individuals. Covenant Health, Inc., based in Andover, Massachusetts, is a healthcare organization that provides medical services and patient care. Covenant Health operates hospitals, clinics, or related healthcare facilities in multiple states, including Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, […]
IBM disclosed a critical API Connect flaw (CVE-2025-13915, CVSS 9.8) that allows remote access via an authentication bypass. IBM addressed a critical API Connect vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-13915 (CVSS score of 9.8) that allows remote access via an authentication bypass. API Connect is IBM’s API management platform. It’s used by organizations to create, secure, manage, […]
Trust Wallet says a second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack likely compromised its Chrome extension, leading to the theft of about $8.5M in crypto. Trust Wallet linked a second Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack to its Chrome extension hack, which resulted in the theft of about $8.5 million in crypto assets. The investigation reveals that the attacker independently developed […]
ESA confirmed a data breach after a hacker offered to sell stolen data, confirming that external science servers were compromised. The European Space Agency (ESA) disclosed a data breach after a threat actor offered to sell data allegedly stolen from the organization. A hacker who goes online with the moniker “888” announced on BreachForums the […]