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Thai police arrested Chinese hackers involved in SMS blaster attacks
Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2024

Thai authorities arrested fraud gangs in Bangkok for SMS blaster attacks, they used fake cell towers to send thousands of malicious SMS messages to nearby phones. Thai authorities arrested members ...

Zyxel firewalls targeted in recent ransomware attacks
Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024

Zyxel warns that a ransomware group has been observed exploiting a recently patched command injection issue in its firewalls. Zyxel warns that a ransomware gang has been observed exploiting a rece ...

Malware campaign abused flawed Avast Anti-Rootkit driver
Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024

Threat actors exploit an outdated Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection, disable security tools, and compromise the target systems. Trellix researchers uncovered a malware campaign that abu ...

Russia-linked APT TAG-110 uses targets Europe and Asia
Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024

Russia-linked threat actors TAG-110 employed custom malware HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY to target organizations in Asia and Europe. Insikt Group researchers uncovered an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign ...

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JPCERT/CC Reports Widespread Exploitation of Array Networks AG Gateway Vulnerability

Array Networks AG gateways have been under active exploitation since August 2025 due to a command injection flaw, JPCERT/CC warns. A command injection flaw in Array Networks AG Series gateways, af ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025
Intelligence
BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions

CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor used by China-linked APTs to secure long-term persistence on compromised systems. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a new an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025
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
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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