Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed

Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular npm packages with 2B weekly downloads after a maintainer fell for a phishing email mimicking npm, targeting 2FA credentials. Threat actors targeted Josh Junon’s (Qix) to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Venezuela’s President Maduro said his Huawei Mate X6 cannot be hacked by US cyber spies

Venezuela’s President Maduro shows Huawei Mate X6 gift from China’s President Xi Jinping, hailing it as “unhackable” by U.S. spies. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro showcased a Huawei Mate X6 smartphone, reportedly gifted by China’s President Xi Jinping, claiming that US cyber spies cannot hack it. Venezuelan President Maduro said that his device is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure

Czech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) warns of growing risks from Chinese-linked technologies in critical sectors like energy, healthcare, transport, and government. The agency warns of risks from Chinese-made devices (phones, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 540 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. Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July data breach MeetC2 – A serverless C2 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2025
MeetC2 – A serverless C2 framework that leverages Google Calendar APIs as a communication channel

MeetC2 is a PoC C2 tool using Google Calendar to mimic cloud abuse, helping teams test detection, logging, and response. Background: Modern adversaries increasingly hide command-and-control (C2) traffic inside cloud services. We built this proof of concept (PoC) to study and demonstrate those techniques in a controlled way, emulating those tactics so red and blue teams […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Critical SAP S/4HANA flaw CVE-2025-42957 under active exploitation

Experts warn of an actively exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 (CVSS score: 9.9), in SAP S/4HANA software. A critical command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 (CVSS score of 9.9), in SAP S/4HANA is under active exploitation. An attacker can exploit this flaw to fully compromise SAP systems, altering databases, creating superuser accounts, and stealing password hashes. “SAP […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: This week, Google released security updates to address 120 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
SVG files used in hidden malware campaign impersonating Colombian authorities

VirusTotal uncovered an undetected malware campaign using SVG files that impersonated the Colombian justice system. VirusTotal researchers uncovered a phishing campaign using SVG files with hidden JavaScript to deploy fake Fiscalía General de la Nación login pages in Colombia and spread malware. VirusTotal noticed that, despite being outdated, SWF files are still abused in attacks. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
$10M reward for Russia’s FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure

US offers $10M for Russian FSB officers Tyukov, Gavrilov & Akulov, accused of attacking US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy firms worldwide. The US Department of State is offering up to $10M for info on FSB officers Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, accused of hacking US infrastructure and over […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Severe Hikvision HikCentral product flaws: What You Need to Know

Hikvision HikCentral flaw allows unauthenticated users to gain admin rights, risking full control over configs, logs, and critical monitoring. Security researchers warn of three vulnerabilities impacting Hikvision HikCentral, which is a centralized management software used across many industries for video surveillance, access control, and integrated security operations. The three vulnerabilities are: One of them was […]