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Data theft and computer scams, Merry Christmas
Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2012

The large diffusion of new services on mobile platforms and social networks was accompanied with a sensible increase of cyber crimes, mainly of identity theft. The  US nonprofit consumer watchdog org ...

W32.Narilam, the malware that hit databases in the Middle East
Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2012

Symantec has published an interesting alert on a new agent named W32.Narilam that has been designed to damage corporate databases. Recently we have always thought to malware as dangerous agents used ...

The Flame is "ignited" between the U.S. and France
Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2012

French weekly news magazine L'Express has reported that offices of France's former president Sarkozy were hit by a cyber espionage campaign back in May 2012. Few days before the second round of the pr ...

New "experimental" rootkit menaces Linux OS
Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2012

Yesterday I wrote about a new variant of malware able to use Google Docs function to hide communications to C&C servers, but daily we read about malicious agents that compromise  every OS, also ...

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Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 62

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter npm debug and chalk packages compromised ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 541 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 September 14, 2025
Cyber Crime
ShinyHunters Attack National Credit Information Center of Vietnam

Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC) was hit by a ShinyHunters cyberattack, with VNCERT confirming signs of unauthorized access to steal personal data. Authorities are investigatin ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
Cyber Crime
FBI warns of Salesforce attacks by UNC6040 and UNC6395 groups

The U.S. FBI issued a flash alert to warn of malicious activities carried out by two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395. The FBI issued a FLASH alert with IOCs for cybercriminal g ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2025
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