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The Necurs botnet is back spreading a downloader with new interesting features
Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2017

The Necurs botnet is spreading a new downloader that takes screenshots of the victims’ desktops and Runtime Errors back to the operators. The Necurs botnet is back once again, the dreaded botnet w ...

BAE Systems report links Taiwan heist to North Korean LAZARUS APT
Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2017

Researchers at BAE Systems investigated the recent cyber-heist that targeted a bank in Taiwan and linked the action to the notorious Lazarus APT group. The activity of the Lazarus APT Group surged i ...

CUTLET MAKER ATM malware offered for 5000 USD on darknet forum
Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2017

Hacking ATM could be very easy thanks to the availability of the CUTLET MAKER ATM malware on an underground hacking forum. Wannabe crooks can buy an ATM malware on a Darknet market for around $5000, ...

ROCA vulnerability (CVE-2017-15361) allows attackers to recover users Private RSA Keys
Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017

ROCA vulnerability (CVE-2017-15361) allows attackers to recover users Private RSA Keys, billion devices potentially impacted. While security experts are discussing the dreaded KRACK attack ag ...

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Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 62

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter npm debug and chalk packages compromised ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 541 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 Security ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters Attack National Credit Information Center of Vietnam

Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC) was hit by a ShinyHunters cyberattack, with VNCERT confirming signs of unauthorized access to steal personal data. Authorities are investigatin ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
Cyber Crime
FBI warns of Salesforce attacks by UNC6040 and UNC6395 groups

The U.S. FBI issued a flash alert to warn of malicious activities carried out by two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395. The FBI issued a FLASH alert with IOCs for cybercriminal g ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2025
Malware
HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot echoing Petya/NotPetya

HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to infect EFI partitions, echoing the infamous Petya/NotPetya attacks of 2016–2017. ESET researchers discovered a new ransomware called HybridPet ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2025
Security
Cisco fixes high-severity IOS XR flaws enabling image bypass and DoS

Cisco addressed multiple high-severity IOS XR vulnerabilities that can allow ISO image verification bypass and trigger DoS conditions. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS XR software a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Hacking
Samsung fixed actively exploited zero-day

Samsung fixed the remote code execution flaw CVE-2025-21043 that was exploited in zero-day attacks against Android devices. Samsung addressed the remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CV ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Data Breach
UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) discloses a data breach

LNER warns of a data breach via a third-party supplier, exposing customer contact details and other personal information. UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) reported a data brea ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Cyber Crime
Akira Ransomware exploits year-old SonicWall flaw with multiple vectors

Researchers warn that Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall flaw, likely using three attack vectors for initial access. The Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Security
Google fixes critical Chrome flaw, researcher earns $43K

Google addressed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in its Chrome browser that could potentially lead to code execution. A researcher earned $43000 from Google for reporting a critical Chrome ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Breaking News
Kosovo man pleads guilty to running online criminal marketplace BlackDB

Kosovo man Liridon Masurica pleaded guilty to running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB. He was arrested in 2024. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, aka @blackdb, pleaded guilty to r ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Malware
Attackers abuse ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT

Hackers exploit ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT via scripted loaders, stealing data and persisting with a fake Skype updater. LevelBlue researchers warn of a campaign abusing ConnectWi ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Data Breach
Jaguar Land Rover discloses a data breach after recent cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover confirms a cyberattack caused factory disruptions and led to a data breach, compromising sensitive information. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigat ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Security
Critical flaw SessionReaper in Commerce and Magento platforms lets attackers hijack customer accounts

Adobe fixed a critical flaw in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms that allows an attacker to take over customer accounts. Adobe addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025- ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
Google Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos to spot AI-generated or edited images

Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos, helping users verify authenticity and spot AI-generated or altered images. Pixel 10 integrates C2PA Content Credentials into the camera and Photos, allowin ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Cyber Crime
KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil

KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to l ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed two zero-day flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed 80 vulnerabilities, including two publicly disclosed zero-day flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
SAP September 2025 Patch Day fixed 4 critical flaws

SAP issues 21 new and 4 updated security notes, fixing critical NetWeaver flaws enabling RCE and privilege escalation. SAP this week issued 21 new and four updated security notes as part of the co ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Security
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 n ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025