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US govt offers $10 million bounty for info linking Clop ransomware gang to a foreign government.
Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2023

The U.S. government announced up to a $10 million bounty for information linking the Clop ransomware gang to a foreign government. The US goverment is offering up to a $10 million bounty for infor ...

Security Affairs newsletter Round 424 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly Securi ...

Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service
Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed Po ...

A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks
Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2023

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. and foreign businesses. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ru ...

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Cyber Crime
Google sues cybercriminal group Smishing Triad

Google sues China-based group using “Lighthouse” phishing kit in large-scale smishing attacks to steal victims’ financial data. Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group largely b ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Malware
New Danabot Windows version appears in the threat landscape after May disruption

DanaBot returns after 6 months with a new Windows variant (v669), marking its comeback after being disrupted by Operation Endgame in May. DanaBot has resurfaced with a new variant (version 669) ta ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Intelligence
Australia’s spy chief warns of China-linked threats to critical infrastructure

Australia’s spy chief warns China-linked actors are probing critical infrastructure and preparing for cyber sabotage and espionage. Australia’s intelligence chief Mike Burgess warned that Chin ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Security
Synology patches critical BeeStation RCE flaw shown at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025

Synology fixed a critical BeeStation RCE flaw (CVE-2025-12686) shown at Pwn2Own, caused by unchecked buffer input allowing code execution. Synology patched a critical remote code execution (RCE) f ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Cyber Crime
$7.3B crypto laundering: ‘Bitcoin Queen’ sentenced to 11 Years in UK

“Bitcoin Queen” Zhimin Qian gets 11 years in London for laundering $7.3B from a crypto scam that defrauded 128K victims in China. A British court sentenced a Chinese woman, Zhimin Qian (47), ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2025 fixed an actively exploited Windows Kernel bug

Microsoft fixed over 60 flaws, including an actively exploited Windows kernel zero-day, in its latest Patch Tuesday updates. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2025 address ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2025
Security
SAP fixed a maximum severity flaw in SQL Anywhere Monitor

SAP fixed 19 security issues, including a critical flaw in SQL Anywhere Monitor with hardcoded credentials that could enable remote code execution. SAP addressed 19 security vulnerabilities, inclu ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Malware
Fantasy Hub: Russian-sold Android RAT boasts full device espionage as MaaS

Researchers found Fantasy Hub, a Russian MaaS Android RAT that lets attackers spy, steal data, and control devices via Telegram. Zimperium researchers uncovered Fantasy Hub, a Russian-sold Android ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Intelligence
North Korea-linked Konni APT used Google Find Hub to erase data and spy on defectors

North Korea-linked APT Konni posed as counselors to steal data and wipe Android phones via Google Find Hub in Sept 2025. Genians Security Center researchers warn that the North Korea-linked Konni ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Samsung mobile devices flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Samsung mobile devices flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Age ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Hacking
Critical Triofox bug exploited to run malicious payloads via AV configuration

Hackers exploited Triofox flaw CVE-2025-12480 to bypass auth and install remote access tools via the platform’s antivirus feature. Google's Mandiant researchers spotted threat actors exploiting ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2025
Malware
GlassWorm malware has resurfaced on the Open VSX registry

GlassWorm malware resurfaces in Open VSX and GitHub, infecting VS Code extensions weeks after its removal from the official marketplace. GlassWorm malware has resurfaced on the Open VSX registry a ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Security
Denmark and Norway investigate Yutong bus security flaw amid rising tech fears

Denmark and Norway probe a security flaw in Chinese-made Yutong buses, deepening European fears over reliance on Chinese tech and potential cyber risks. Bus operators in Denmark and Norway are urg ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Uncategorized
Agentic AI in Cybersecurity: Beyond Triage to Strategic Threat Hunting

With a 4M cybersecurity worker shortage, agentic AI helps SOCs move beyond triage, enabling proactive security once thought impossible. With a deficit of 4 million cybersecurity workers worldwide, ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Malware
Nine NuGet packages disrupt DBs and industrial systems with time-delayed payloads

Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket's Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published b ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Hacking
QNAP fixed multiple zero-days in its software demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2025

QNAP patched seven zero-days used at Pwn2Own 2025 affecting QTS, QuTS hero, Hyper Data Protector, Malware Remover, and HBS 3. Taiwanese vendor QNAP patched seven zero-day vulnerabilities exploited ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2025
Hacking
AI chat privacy at risk: Microsoft details Whisper Leak side-channel attack

Microsoft uncovered Whisper Leak, a side-channel attack that lets network snoopers infer AI chat topics despite encryption, risking user privacy. Microsoft revealed a new side-channel attack calle ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 70

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Ass ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 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 09, 2025
APT
China-linked hackers target U.S. non-profit in long-term espionage campaign

A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprof ...

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2025