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Koobface, an excuse to talk about botnets and cyber crime
Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2012

Koobface virus is undoubtedly considered as the malware of social network because it uses them as spread channel. We have repeatedly mentioned the incredible power of social networking media, platform ...

Symantec, the inconvenient truth on the data breach
Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2012

Do you remember the case of Symantec and the theft of the source code of some of its products by an Indian group of hackers called the lord of Dharmaraja? On that occasion it was declared by Symantec ...

Israel under a cyber warfare escalation
Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2012

This week has began under worse auspices worse for Israel, which, despite its attention to the cyber threats posed by cyber-space, has been victim of a series of attacks that have checkmated the gover ...

T-Mobile Hacked. Hacktivism strikes again
Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2012

The year 2012 has started in the worst way in terms of cyber security, because we have observed several attacks settled successfully against military organizations and private companies. After the sen ...

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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
Intelligence
Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure

Czech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic's National Cyber and Informa ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
Breaking News
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 61

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Operation HanKook Phantom: North Korean ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 540 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 07, 2025
Data Breach
Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July data breach

Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cyberattack exposed data of 5.7M people, despite reporting $1.5B profit last fiscal year. Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cybera ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2025
Security
MeetC2 - A serverless C2 framework that leverages Google Calendar APIs as a communication channel

MeetC2 is a PoC C2 tool using Google Calendar to mimic cloud abuse, helping teams test detection, logging, and response. Background: Modern adversaries increasingly hide command-and-control ( ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2025
Hacking
Critical SAP S/4HANA flaw CVE-2025-42957 under active exploitation

Experts warn of an actively exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 (CVSS score: 9.9), in SAP S/4HANA software. A critical command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957 ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Breaking News
U.S. CISA adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Sitecore, Android, and Linux flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Malware
SVG files used in hidden malware campaign impersonating Colombian authorities

VirusTotal uncovered an undetected malware campaign using SVG files that impersonated the Colombian justice system. VirusTotal researchers uncovered a phishing campaign using SVG files with hidden ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Laws and regulations
France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules

France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175M (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules. The French data watchdog, the National Commission on Informatics and Liber ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2025
Cyber warfare
$10M reward for Russia's FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure

US offers $10M for Russian FSB officers Tyukov, Gavrilov & Akulov, accused of attacking US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy firms worldwide. The US Department of State is offering u ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Hacking
Severe Hikvision HikCentral product flaws: What You Need to Know

Hikvision HikCentral flaw allows unauthenticated users to gain admin rights, risking full control over configs, logs, and critical monitoring. Security researchers warn of three vulnerabilities im ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructu ...

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2025