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TrendLabs Q3 Security Roundup on illegal activities
Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2013

TrendLabs has just published the third quarterly report, titled The Invisible Web Unmasked, on the evolution of cybercrime observed in recent months. TrendLabs have published an interesting report ti ...

GCHQ used fake LinkedIn and Slashdot to hack GRX providers and OPEC
Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2013

The GCHQ (British Government Communications Headquarters) used fake LinkedIn and Slashdot to hack Belgacom, OPEC & others GRX providers. According to the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel ...

Brazilian banking threatened by a malware embedded inside RTF file
Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2013

The clients of the Brazilian financial institutions have been hit by a banking trojan embedded in RTF file and spread through a spam campaign. The banking is one of the most targeted sector by cyberc ...

FireEye has identified a new IE zero-day exploit
Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2013

FireEye Labs has identified a new IE zero-day exploit used for a watering hole attack in the US. As usual it is crucial to track and mitigate so dangerous threats in time to avoid serious problems. F ...

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Cyber Crime
Polish Police arrest 3 Ukrainians for possessing advanced hacking tools

Poland arrested three Ukrainian nationals accused of using hacking devices to target IT systems and obtain sensitive defense-related data. Polish police arrested three Ukrainian nationals for alle ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023

Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) repor ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
Cyber Crime
FBI: Crooks manipulate online photos to fuel virtual kidnapping ransoms

The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. The FBI warns that criminals are altering publicly ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
Data Breach
Oracle EBS zero-day used by Clop to breach Barts Health NHS

Clop ransomware stole data from Barts Health NHS after exploiting a zero-day in its Oracle E-Business Suite. Barts Health NHS confirmed that Clop ransomware group stole data by exploiting zero-day ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
Security
AWS: China-linked threat actors weaponized React2Shell hours after disclosure

Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the CVE-2025-55182, aka React2Shell flaw, within hours, AWS Security warns. Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the CVE-2025-5 ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 74

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 December 07, 2025
Uncategorized
Security Affairs newsletter Round 553 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 December 07, 2025
Security
Porsche outage in Russia serves as a reminder of the risks in connected vehicle security

Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable due to a malfunction in their factory-installed satellite security system, owners say. Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable aft ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2025
Hacking
Attackers launch dual campaign on GlobalProtect portals and SonicWall APIs

A hacking campaign is targeting GlobalProtect logins and scannig SonicWall APIs since December 2, 2025. A campaign began on December 2 targeting Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals with login attempts ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2025
Security
Maximum-severity XXE vulnerability discovered in Apache Tika

A maximum severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, tracked as CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS score of 10.0), allows XML external entity attacks. CVE-2025-66516 carries a maximum CVSS rating of 10.0 because it ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2025
Uncategorized
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