Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2025
Researcher releases free GPU-Based decryptor for Linux Akira ransomware

A researcher released a free decryptor for Linux Akira ransomware, using GPU power to recover keys through brute force. Security researcher Yohanes Nugroho created a free decryptor for Linux Akira ransomware, using GPUs to brute force the decryption keys. Initially estimating a week, the project took three weeks and cost $1,200 in GPU resources due […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2025
Denmark warns of increased state-sponsored campaigns targeting the European telcos

Denmark ‘s cybersecurity agency warns of increased state-sponsored campaigns targeting the European telecom companies Denmark raised the cyber espionage threat level for its telecom sector from medium to high due to rising threats across Europe. The Danish Social Security Agency published a new threat assessment for the cyber threat to the telecommunications sector that highlights […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 37

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Undercover miner: how YouTubers get pressed into distributing SilentCryptoMiner as a restriction bypass tool   Ragnar Loader   Desert Dexter. Attacks on Middle Eastern countries   Ballista – New IoT Botnet Targeting Thousands of TP-Link Archer Routers Microsoft patches […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2025
New MassJacker clipper targets pirated software seekers

Pirated software seekers are targeted by the new MassJacker clipper malware, according to CyberArk researchers. A new malware campaign spreading a new clipper malware dubbed MassJacker targets users searching for pirated software, Cyberark users warn. A clipper malware is a type of malicious software designed to intercept and manipulate clipboard data, typically for cryptocurrency theft. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2025
Cisco IOS XR flaw allows attackers to crash BGP process on routers

Cisco addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers. Cisco has addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20115, that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers by sending a single BGP […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2025-21590 is an Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization issue in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025
GitLab addressed critical auth bypass flaws in CE and EE

GitLab addressed two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). GitLab released security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). The company addressed nine vulnerabilities, including the two critical ruby-saml authentication bypass issues respectively tracked as CVE-2025-25291 and CVE-2025-25292. GitLab CE/EE versions 17.7.7, 17.8.5, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025
North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft spotted using new Android spyware KoSpy

North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft used a new Android spyware dubbed KoSpy to target Korean and English-speaking users. North Korea-linked threat actor ScarCruft (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) is behind a previously undetected Android surveillance tool named KoSpy that was used to target Korean and English-speaking users. ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025
Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities

Researchers warn of a “coordinated surge” in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities in multiple platforms. Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise observed Grafana path traversal exploitation attempts before the Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) surge on March 9, suggesting the attackers may be leveraging Grafana as an initial entry point for deeper exploitation. The experts believe the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025
Meta warns of actively exploited flaw in FreeType library

Meta warned that a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27363, impacting the FreeType library may have been exploited in the wild. Meta warned that an out-of-bounds write flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score of 8.1), in the FreeType library may have been actively exploited in attacks. “An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below when attempting to […]