Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
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  GPUGate Malware: Malicious GitHub Desktop Implants Use Hardware-Specific Decryption, Abuse Google Ads to Target Western Europe Trojanized ScreenConnect installers evolve, dropping multiple RATs on a single machine Salt […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
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 SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. FBI warns of Salesforce attacks by UNC6040 and UNC6395 groups HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
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 investigating a cyber-attack against National Credit Information Center (CIC) of Vietnam by ShinyHunters. As confirmed by the Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), signs of unauthorised access aimed at stealing […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2025
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 groups UNC6040 and UNC6395, which are increasingly targeting Salesforce platforms for data theft and extortion. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
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-old SonicWall firewall vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS score of 9.3), likely using three attack vectors for initial access, according to Rapid7. “Evidence collected during Rapid7’s investigations […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
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 running the BlackDB cybercrime market. Kosovo police arrested Masurica on December 12, 2024 and he was extradited to the US. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2025
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 mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported JLR disruptions blocking car registrations […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2025
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 leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by Resecurity, the root cause of the incident – data exfiltration from insecure AWS S3 bucket. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2025
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 landscape with a unique cyber extortion technique, threatening to turn stolen art into AI training data. Recently, the LunaLock group targeted the website Artists&Clients and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2025
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 account in March, stealing authentication tokens that were later used in a large-scale attack against several major tech customers. Salesforce data theft attacks impacted major […]