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Security Affairs newsletter Round 81 – News of the week
Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2016

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all, let me inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded ...

Authorities warn of cyber threat related to malicious 'Hurricane Matthew' emails
Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2016

As the Hurricane Matthew batters the South Carolina coast, authorities are warning of a series of cyber attacks against residents. Cyber criminals have no scruples and are ready to bring in any tragi ...

Cisco warns of critical vulnerabilities in CISCO Nexus switches
Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2016

Cisco has rolled out several critical software patches for the CISCO Nexus 7000-series switches and the related NX-OS software. According to the Cisco Security Advisory, an attacker could exploit the ...

US accuses Russia of attempting to disrupt the US Presidential election
Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2016

Washington demands a strong response to the alleged Russian attempts to manipulate the Presidential Election 2016 with cyber attacks. US is officially accusing Russia trying to interfere the 2016 US ...

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Malware
HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot echoing Petya/NotPetya

HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to infect EFI partitions, echoing the infamous Petya/NotPetya attacks of 2016–2017. ESET researchers discovered a new ransomware called HybridPet ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2025
Security
Cisco fixes high-severity IOS XR flaws enabling image bypass and DoS

Cisco addressed multiple high-severity IOS XR vulnerabilities that can allow ISO image verification bypass and trigger DoS conditions. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS XR software a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Hacking
Samsung fixed actively exploited zero-day

Samsung fixed the remote code execution flaw CVE-2025-21043 that was exploited in zero-day attacks against Android devices. Samsung addressed the remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CV ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Data Breach
UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) discloses a data breach

LNER warns of a data breach via a third-party supplier, exposing customer contact details and other personal information. UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) reported a data brea ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2025
Cyber Crime
Akira Ransomware exploits year-old SonicWall flaw with multiple vectors

Researchers warn that Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall flaw, likely using three attack vectors for initial access. The Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Security
Google fixes critical Chrome flaw, researcher earns $43K

Google addressed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in its Chrome browser that could potentially lead to code execution. A researcher earned $43000 from Google for reporting a critical Chrome ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Breaking News
Kosovo man pleads guilty to running online criminal marketplace BlackDB

Kosovo man Liridon Masurica pleaded guilty to running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB. He was arrested in 2024. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, aka @blackdb, pleaded guilty to r ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Malware
Attackers abuse ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT

Hackers exploit ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT via scripted loaders, stealing data and persisting with a fake Skype updater. LevelBlue researchers warn of a campaign abusing ConnectWi ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Data Breach
Jaguar Land Rover discloses a data breach after recent cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover confirms a cyberattack caused factory disruptions and led to a data breach, compromising sensitive information. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigat ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
Security
Critical flaw SessionReaper in Commerce and Magento platforms lets attackers hijack customer accounts

Adobe fixed a critical flaw in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms that allows an attacker to take over customer accounts. Adobe addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025- ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
Google Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos to spot AI-generated or edited images

Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos, helping users verify authenticity and spot AI-generated or altered images. Pixel 10 integrates C2PA Content Credentials into the camera and Photos, allowin ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Cyber Crime
KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil

KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to l ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed two zero-day flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed 80 vulnerabilities, including two publicly disclosed zero-day flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
Security
SAP September 2025 Patch Day fixed 4 critical flaws

SAP issues 21 new and 4 updated security notes, fixing critical NetWeaver flaws enabling RCE and privilege escalation. SAP this week issued 21 new and four updated security notes as part of the co ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Security
Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed

Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular n ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Malware
LunaLock Ransomware threatens victims by feeding stolen data to AI models

LunaLock, a new ransomware gang, introduced a unique cyber extortion technique, threatening to turn stolen art into AI training data. A new ransomware group, named LunaLock, appeared in the threat ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
Hacking
Hackers breached Salesloft ’s GitHub in March, and used stole tokens in a mass attack

Hackers breached Salesloft’s GitHub in March, stole tokens, and used them in a mass attack on several major tech customers. Salesloft revealed that the threat actor UNC6395 breached its GitHub a ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Data Breach
Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach

Wealthsimple reported a data breach affecting some customers due to a supply chain attack via a third-party software package. Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach that ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Security
Venezuela’s President Maduro said his Huawei Mate X6 cannot be hacked by US cyber spies

Venezuela’s President Maduro shows Huawei Mate X6 gift from China's President Xi Jinping, hailing it as “unhackable” by U.S. spies. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro showcased ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025