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OnionDuke: APT Attacks exploited the Tor Network
Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2014

Experts at F-Secure discovered a link between the crew operating a rogue Tor node used to spread OnionDuke malware and MiniDuke APT. A few weeks ago the security research Josh Pitts of Leviathan Secu ...

A fresh C93 phishing Scam targeting Microsoft’s Windows Outlook Users
Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2014

Scammers have unleashed a C93 virus scare, targeted at Microsoft’s Windows outlook users in a wide phishing campaign aimed at stealing users’ login credentials. The scam is similar to earlier phis ...

A new BASHLITE variant infects devices running BusyBox
Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2014

A new variant of the BASHLITE malware exploiting the ShellShock vulnerability was used by cyber criminals to infect devices that use BusyBox software. A new strain of the BASHLITE malware was detecte ...

81 percent of Tor clients can be identified with traffic analysis attack
Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2014

The research revealed that more than 81 percent of Tor clients can be de-anonymized by exploiting a new traffic analysis attack based on Netflow technology. A team of researchers conducted a study be ...

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Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 76

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk | A Deep Dive into the Hacktiv ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 555 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 21, 2025
Malware
Massive Android botnet Kimwolf infects millions, strikes with DDoS

The Kimwolf Android botnet has infected 1.8M+ devices, launching massive DDoS attacks and boosting its C&C domain, says XLab. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
Cyber Crime
ATM Jackpotting ring busted: 54 indicted by DoJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 54 individuals over a multi-million-dollar ATM jackpotting fraud scheme. U.S. DoJ indicted 54 people for a nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that stole ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in WatchGuard Fireware OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a WatchGuard Fireware OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Hacking
Russia was behind a destructive cyber attack on a water utility in 2024, Denmark says

Denmark has blamed Russia for a destructive cyberattack on a water utility, calling it part of Moscow’s hybrid campaign against Western critical infrastructure. Denmark has accused Russia of orc ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
Cyber Crime
CLOP targets Gladinet CentreStack servers in large-scale extortion campaign

The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign. The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
Security
ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Boards vulnerable to pre-boot memory attacks

A new UEFI flaw exposes some ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards to early-boot DMA attacks, bypassing IOMMU protections. Researchers warn of a new UEFI vulnerability that affects select A ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
APT
China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager

Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager, actively exploited by a China-linked group. Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day, trac ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
Security
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed maximum severity OneView flaw

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed a critical OneView flaw that could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) addressed a maximum-severity security v ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Cyber Crime
DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists

Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notab ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Hacking
GhostPairing campaign abuses WhatsApp device linking to hijack accounts

Attackers abuse WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts via pairing codes in the GhostPairing campaign. Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accoun ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
Hacking
SonicWall warns of actively exploited flaw in SMA 100 AMC

SonicWall warned users to patch a SMA1000 AMC flaw that was exploited as a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in attacks. SonicWall urged customers to address a vulnerability, tracked as ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Hacking
GNV ferry Fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears

French prosecutors probe a suspected cyberattack on GNV ferry Fantastic, raising concerns of a possible remote hijack. French prosecutors are investigating a suspected cyberattack on the GNV ferry ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Security
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack

Askul disclosed that an October RansomHouse ransomware attack compromised over 700,000 records at the Japanese e-commerce and logistics firm. Askul is a Japanese e-commerce and logistics company b ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Cyber warfare
Russian state hackers targeted Western critical infrastructure for years, Amazon says

Amazon disclosed a years-long Russian state-backed cyber campaign targeting Western critical infrastructure from 2021 to 2025. Amazon Threat Intelligence reports a long-running Russian state-backe ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Security
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. CISA adds a vulnerability impacting multiple products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Fortinet Multipl ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Security
A cyber attack hit Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) disrupting export operations

A cyber attack hit Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela's state-owned oil company, over the weekend, disrupting its export operations. Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA was hit by a cybe ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2025
Security
Hackers are exploiting critical Fortinet flaws days after patch release

Threat actors are exploiting two critical Fortinet flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719, days after patch release, impacting multiple Fortinet products. Threat actors started exploi ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2025