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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2023 fixed 2 actively exploited zero-day flaws
Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security updates for May 2023 address a total of 40 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day actively exploited in attacks. Microsoft’s May 2023 security updates address 4 ...

The global food distribution giant Sysco discloses a data breach
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2023

Sysco, the global food distribution giant, disclosed a data breach, the compromised data includes customer and employee data. Sysco Corporation is an American multinational corporation involved ...

A Linux NetFilter kernel flaw allows escalating privileges to 'root'
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2023

A Linux NetFilter kernel flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-32233, can be exploited by unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root. Netfilter is a framework provided by the Linux kern ...

Fortinet warns of a spike of the activity linked to AndoryuBot DDoS botnet
Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2023

A DDoS botnet dubbed AndoryuBot has been observed exploiting an RCE, tracked as CVE-2023-25717, in Ruckus access points. FortiGuard Labs researchers have recently observed a spike in attacks attem ...

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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
Malware
New Mirai variant ShadowV2 tests IoT exploits amid AWS disruption

ShadowV2, a new Mirai-based botnet, briefly targeted vulnerable IoT devices during October’s AWS outage, likely as a test run. During the late-October AWS disruption, FortiGuard Labs researchers ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025
Data Breach
Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees

Asahi says hackers stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees before a ransomware attack crippled its Japan operations. Threat actors hit Asahi with a ransomware attack in September, s ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2025
Data Breach
OpenAI data may have been exposed after a cyberattack on analytics firm Mixpanel

OpenAI warns some users that a cyberattack on analytics firm Mixpanel may have exposed their data. Mixpanel is a product analytics platform that companies use to understand how people interact wi ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2025