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LilithBot Malware, a new MaaS offered by the Eternity Group
Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2022

Researchers linked the threat actor behind the Eternity malware-as-a-service (MaaS) to a new malware strain called LilithBot. Zscaler researchers linked a recently discovered sample of a new ...

Watch out, a bug in Linux Kernel 5.19.12 can damage displays on Intel laptops
Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2022

A bug in Linux Kernel 5.19.12 that was released at the end of September 2022 can potentially damage the displays of Intel laptops. Linux users reported the displays of their Intel laptops rapidly ...

Cisco fixed two high-severity bugs in Communications, Networking Products
Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2022

Cisco fixed high-severity flaws in some of its networking and communications products, including Enterprise NFV, Expressway and TelePresence. Cisco announced it has addressed high-severity vulnera ...

City of Tucson Data Breach impacted 123,500 individuals
Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2022

The City of Tucson, Arizona disclosed a data breach, the incident was discovered in May 2022 and impacted 123,500 individuals. The security breach was discovered at the end of May 2022 and conclud ...

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Hacking
MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847): the US, China, and the EU are among the top exploited GEOs

MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) lets attackers remotely leak memory from unpatched MongoDB servers using zlib compression, without authentication. A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847 (MongoBleed) ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2025
Security
Coupang announces $1.17B compensation plan for 33.7M data breach victims

Coupang will spend about $1.17B to compensate 33.7 million users affected by a data breach, providing purchase vouchers to those impacted. Coupang announced it will spend about $1.17 billion to co ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2025
Security
Mustang Panda deploys ToneShell via signed kernel-mode rootkit driver

China-linked APT Mustang Panda used a signed kernel-mode rootkit driver to load shellcode and deploy its ToneShell backdoor. China-linked APT Mustang Panda (aka Hive0154, HoneyMyte, Camaro Dragon ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2025
Malware
Lithuanian suspect arrested over KMSAuto malware that infected 2.8M systems

A Lithuanian national was arrested for allegedly spreading KMSAuto malware that stole clipboard data and infected 2.8 million Windows and Office systems. A Lithuanian man (29) was arrested for all ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2025
Hacking
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in MongoDB Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a MongoDB Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (C ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2025
Cyber Crime
Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex suffers major ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex on December 26, knocking out IT systems at the country’s largest coal power producer. A ransomware attack disrupted Oltenia Energy Comp ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2025
Data Breach
Korean Air discloses data breach after the hack of its catering and duty-free supplier

Korean Air employee discloses a data breach after a hack of its catering and duty-free supplier, KC&D, affecting thousands of staff. Korean Air suffered a data breach after its in-flight cater ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2025
Hacking
MongoBleed flaw actively exploited in attacks in the wild

A recently disclosed MongoDB flaw (MongoBleed) is under active exploitation, with over 87,000 potentially vulnerable instances exposed worldwide. A newly disclosed MongoDB vulnerability, tracked a ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2025
APT
Evasive Panda cyberespionage campaign uses DNS poisoning to install MgBot backdoor

China-linked APT Evasive Panda used DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot backdoor in targeted cyber-espionage attacks in Türkiye, China, and India. Kaspersky researchers spotted the China-linked AP ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2025
Data Breach
Condé Nast faces major data breach: 2.3M WIRED records leaked, 40M more at risk

Hacker claims Condé Nast breach, leaking 2.3M WIRED subscriber records and threatening to expose up to 40M more from other brands. A hacker known as “Lovely” claims to have leaked personal da ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2025
Crypto
Stolen LastPass backups enable crypto theft through 2025

Stolen vault backups from the 2022 LastPass breach are still being cracked, allowing attackers to steal crypto as late as 2025. The blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs warns that encrypted vault ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2025
Malware
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 77

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Choose Your Fighter: A New Stage in the ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2025
Breaking News
Security Affairs newsletter Round 556 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 28, 2025
Hacking
LangChain core vulnerability allows prompt injection and data exposure

A critical flaw in LangChain Core could allow attackers to steal sensitive secrets and manipulate LLM responses via prompt injection. LangChain Core (langchain-core) is a key Python package in the ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2025
Malware
NPM package with 56,000 downloads compromises WhatsApp accounts

An NPM package with over 56,000 downloads stole WhatsApp credentials, hid its activity, and installed a backdoor. Koi Security researchers warned that the NPM package ‘Lotusbail’, a WhatsApp W ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2025
Cyber Crime
Trust Wallet warns users to update Chrome extension after $7M security loss

Trust Wallet urged users to update its Chrome extension after a security incident caused about $7 million in losses. Trust Wallet warned users to update its Google Chrome extension after a securit ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2025
Hacktivism
Pro-Russian group Noname057 claims cyberattack on La Poste services

Pro-Russian hacking group Noname057 claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that recently disrupted La Poste's digital banking and online services. This week, the French national postal service ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2025
Data Breach
Aflac confirms June data breach affecting over 22 million customers

A June data breach exposed the personal information of more than 22 million Aflac customers, the company confirmed. A data breach in June exposed the information of more than 22 million Aflac cust ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2025
Data Breach
Spotify cracks down on unlawful scraping of 86 million songs

Spotify shut down accounts after Anna’s Archive scraped and published data on 86 million songs, confirming action against unlawful scraping. Spotify disabled user accounts after an open-source g ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2025
Security
Five-year-old Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN vulnerability actively exploited

Fortinet reported active exploitation of a five-year-old FortiOS SSL VPN flaw, abused in the wild under specific configurations. Fortinet researchers observed "recent abuse" of a five-year-old sec ...

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2025