Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2025
Matthew D. Lane, a Massachusetts student, got four years in prison for hacking and extorting $3M from PowerSchool and another company. A Massachusetts student, Matthew D. Lane, was sentenced to four years in prison for hacking and extorting about $3 million from two companies, including PowerSchool. In May, Lane pleaded guilty to hacking two U.S. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2025
Sotheby’s reported a July 24 breach exposing customer and financial data; it took two months to assess the stolen information and affected individuals. Sotheby’s reported a data breach that exposed customer information, including financial details. The company discovered the security breach on July 24, and investigators spent two months determining what data was stolen and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2025
Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw CVE-2025-20352 in “Zero Disco” attacks to deploy Linux rootkits on outdated systems, researchers report. Trend Micro researchers disclosed details of a new campaign, tracked as Operation Zero Disco, that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software to deploy Linux rootkits on older, unprotected […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 15, 2025
Resecurity’s new report details how the Qilin RaaS group relies on global bulletproof hosting networks to support its extortion operations. The following new report by Resecurity will explore the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation’s reliance on bullet-proof-hosting (BPH) infrastructures, with an emphasis on a network of rogue providers based in different parts of the world. Qilin […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2025
Harvard University confirmed being targeted in the Oracle EBS campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group leaked 1.3 TB of data. Harvard University confirmed it was targeted in the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group listed it on its leak site. The cybercrime group claimed to have leaked 1.3 TB of data allegedly […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2025
Malicious code on Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree site skimmed sensitive data from hundreds of customers, the company confirmed. Video game software development firm Unity Technologies revealed that malicious code on its SpeedTree website skimmed sensitive information from hundreds of customers, impacting users who accessed the compromised site. The company discovered on August 26, 2025, the presence […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2025
The Astaroth banking Trojan uses GitHub to host malware configs, evade C2 takedowns and stay active by pulling new settings from the platform. McAfee discovered a new Astaroth campaign using GitHub repositories to host malware configurations. This allows attackers to evade takedowns by pulling fresh configs from GitHub whenever C2 servers are shut down, ensuring […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2025
Google and Mandiant link Oracle EBS extortion emails to known July-patched flaws and a likely zero-day, CVE-2025-61882. Google Threat Intelligence and Mandiant analyzed the Oracle E-Business Suite extortion campaign, revealing the use of malware. Attackers exploited July-patched EBS flaws and likely a zero-day (CVE-2025-61882), sending extortion emails to company executives. In early October, Google Mandiant […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2025
Stealit malware abuses Node.js SEA and Electron to spread via fake game and VPN installers shared on Mediafire and Discord. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers spotted Stealit malware campaign abusing Node.js Single Executable Application (SEA) and sometimes Electron to spread via fake game and VPN installers on Mediafire and Discord. Fortinet uncovered the campaign while investigating […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2025
The notorious Clop Ransomware group claims the hack of Harvard University and added the prestigious institute to its Tor data leak site. The Clop Ransomware group announced the hack of the prestigious Harvard University. The cybercrime group created a page for the university on its Tor data leak site and announced it will leak the […]
