Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium V8 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Chromium V8 vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Chromium V8 vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6554, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Last week, Google released security patches to address the Chrome vulnerability CVE-2025-6554 for which an exploit is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 52

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape 10 Things I Hate About Attribution: RomCom vs. TransferLoader  macOS NimDoor | DPRK Threat Actors Target Web3 and Crypto Platforms with Nim-Based Malware  Warning Against Distribution of Malware Disguised as Research Papers (Kimsuky Group)  Dissecting Kimsuky’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2025
North Korea-linked threat actors spread macOS NimDoor malware via fake Zoom updates

North Korea-linked hackers use fake Zoom updates to spread macOS NimDoor malware, targeting crypto firms with stealthy backdoors. North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting Web3 and crypto firms with NimDoor, a rare macOS backdoor disguised as a fake Zoom update. Victims are tricked into installing the malware through phishing links sent via Calendly or Telegram. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2025
Critical Sudo bugs expose major Linux distros to local Root exploits

Critical Sudo flaws let local users gain root access on Linux systems, the vulnerabilities affect major Linux distributions. Cybersecurity researchers disclosed two vulnerabilities in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. Local attackers can exploit the vulnerabilities to escalate privileges to root on affected systems. Sudo (short for “superuser do”) is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2025
China-linked group Houken hit French organizations using zero-days

China-linked group Houken hit French govt, telecom, media, finance and transport sectors using Ivanti CSA zero-days, says France’s ANSSI. France’s cyber agency ANSSI revealed that a Chinese hacking group used Ivanti CSA zero-days to target government, telecom, media, finance, and transport sectors. The campaign, active since September 2024, is linked to the Houken intrusion set, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2025
Cisco removed the backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager

Digital communications technology giant Cisco addressed a static SSH credentials vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM). A flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20309 (CVSS score of 10), in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and its Session Management Edition lets remote attackers log in using hardcoded root credentials set during development. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) is a call […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2025
U.S. CISA adds TeleMessage TM SGNL flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds TeleMessage TM SGNL flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added TeleMessage TM SGNL flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: CVE-2025-48927 is an Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6543, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2025-6543 (CVSS score of 9.2) is a memory overflow vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2025
Denmark moves to protect personal identity from deepfakes with new copyright law

Denmark plans to let citizens copyright their face, body, and voice to combat deepfakes under a new law strengthening personal digital rights. Denmark plans to amend its copyright law to give individuals rights over their body, face, and voice, to combat AI-generated deepfakes. Believed to be the first law of its kind in Europe, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2025
Taking over millions of developers exploiting an Open VSX Registry flaw

A critical flaw in Open VSX Registry could let attackers hijack the VS Code extension hub, exposing millions of developers to supply chain attacks. Cybersecurity researchers at Koi Security discovered a critical vulnerability in the Open VSX Registry (open-vsx.org) that could have let attackers take over the Visual Studio Code extensions marketplace, endangering millions of […]