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Around 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption
Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025

Over 3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption, exposing them to network sniffing attacks. ShadowServer researchers reported that around 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack ...

A US soldier was arrested for leaking presidential call logs
Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025

US authorities have arrested soldier Cameron John Wagenius for his alleged involvement in leaking presidential phone records. US authorities arrested Cameron John Wagenius (20), a US Army soldier, ...

DoubleClickjacking allows clickjacking on major websites
Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025

The "DoubleClickjacking" exploit bypasses protections on major websites, using a double-click sequence for clickjacking and account takeover attacks. DoubleClickjacking is a technique that allows ...

Russian media outlets Telegram channels blocked in European countries
Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025

Telegram restricted access to Russian state-owned news channels in several European countries, including Poland, France, and Italy. Telegram blocked access to channels of multiple Russian state-ow ...

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Data Breach
Marquis data breach impacted more than 780,000 individuals

Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis, stealing personal and financial data, the security breach impacted over 780,000 people. Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis and stole personal and financia ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Data Breach
ASUS confirms vendor breach as Everest gang leaks data, claims ArcSoft and Qualcomm

ASUS confirms a third-party breach after Everest leaks sample data. Hackers also claim ArcSoft and Qualcomm. ASUS says a third-party breach exposed data after Everest ransomware leaked samples, cl ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Security
Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet

Cloudflare blocked a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet. The 69-second attack set a new high, though the target remains undisclosed. Cloudflare stopped a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS att ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
Hacking
King Addons flaw lets anyone become WordPress admin

Hackers are exploiting a King Addons flaw (CVE-2025-8489) that lets anyone register and instantly gain admin privileges on WordPress sites. Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Data Breach
University of Pennsylvania and University of Phoenix disclose data breaches

The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Phoenix confirm they were hit in the Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Phoe ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Hacking
Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action

Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation. Researchers filmed Lazarus APT group’s remote-worker sche ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Laws and regulations
India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud

India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and misuse. India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) now requires providers of ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
APT
MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware

Iran-linked threat actor MuddyWater targeted multiple Israeli sectors with a new MuddyViper backdoor in recent attacks. ESET researchers uncovered a new MuddyWater campaign targeting Israeli orga ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Data Breach
'Korea’s Amazon' Coupang discloses a data breach impacting 34M customers

Coupang disclosed a five-month data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 34 million South Korean customers. South Korean e-commerce giant disclosed a data breach affecting nearly ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Security
Google’s latest Android security update fixes two actively exploited flaws

Google’s latest Android security update fixes 107 flaws across multiple components, including two vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. Google’s new Android update patches 107 vulner ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Cyber Crime
Law enforcement shuts down Cryptomixer in major crypto crime takedown

Authorities seized $29M in Bitcoin after takedown of Cryptomixer, a service used to launder cybercrime proceeds. Europol announced the seizure of $29M in Bitcoin after shutting down Cryptomixer, a ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Cyber Crime
Australian man jailed for 7+ years over airport and in-flight Wi-Fi attacks

Australian Michael Clapsis got 7 years and 4 months in prison for Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on flights, stealing sensitive data. Australian man Michael Clapsis (44) was sentenced to 7 years an ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Malware
Emerging Android threat ‘Albiriox’ enables full On‑Device Fraud

Albiriox is new Android MaaS malware enabling on-device fraud and real-time control. It targets 400+ banking, fintech, crypto, and payment apps. Albiriox is a new Android malware sold under a malw ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Uncategorized
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 73

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Analysis of ShadowPad Attack Exploiting ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 552 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 November 30, 2025
APT
Contagious Interview campaign expands with 197 npm Ppackages spreading new OtterCookie malware

North Korea-linked actors behind Contagious Interview uploaded 197 new malicious npm packages to distribute a new OtterCookie malware version. North Korea-linked threat actors added 197 new malici ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2025
Data Breach
Attackers stole member data from French Soccer Federation

The French Soccer Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach after hackers used a compromised account to steal member data. A compromised account allowed attackers to breach the French Soccer Federa ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025
Security
Thousands of sensitive secrets published on JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify

Users of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify leaked thousands of sensitive secrets, including credentials and private keys, WatchTowr warns. WatchTowr’s latest research reveals massive leaks of passw ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025