Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 545 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. CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain, 25-year-old leader detained

Spain’s Guardia Civil dismantled the cybercrime group “GXC Team” and arrested its 25-year-old Brazilian leader. Spanish Guardia Civil dismantled the “GXC Team” cybercrime group, arresting its 25-year-old Brazilian leader “GoogleXcoder.” The gang sold AI-powered phishing kits, Android malware, and voice-scam tools via Telegram and Russian forums, becoming a major supplier of credential theft tools in […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2025
Attackers exploit valid logins in SonicWall SSL VPN compromise

Huntress warns of widespread SonicWall SSL VPN breaches, with attackers using valid credentials to access multiple accounts rapidly. Cybersecurity firm Huntress warned of a widespread compromise of SonicWall SSL VPNs, with threat actors using valid credentials to access multiple customer accounts rapidly. “As of October 10, Huntress has observed widespread compromise of SonicWall SSLVPN devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2025
RondoDox Botnet targets 56 flaws across 30+ device types worldwide

RondoDox botnet exploits 56 known flaws in over 30 device types, including DVRs, CCTV systems, and servers, active globally since June. Trend Micro researchers reported that the RondoDox botnet exploits 56 known flaws in over 30 device types, including DVRs, NVRs, CCTV systems, and web servers, active globally since June. Experts noted that the latest […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
CVE-2025-5947: WordPress Plugin flaw lets hackers access Admin accounts

Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5947, in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5947 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. The plugin (versions ≤6.0) has an authentication bypass issue allowing attackers to log in as any […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Discord denies massive breach, confirms limited exposure of 70K ID photos

Discord won’t pay threat actors claiming 5.5M user breach, saying only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. Discord announced it won’t pay the threat actors claiming to have stolen data on 5.5M users, clarifying that only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. The attackers claimed they have breached Discord’s Zendesk support instance, but […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
Qilin ransomware claimed responsibility for the attack on the beer giant Asahi

Qilin ransomware claimed responsibility for the recent attack on the beer giant Asahi that disrupted operations in Japan. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is Japan’s largest brewing company, known for producing top-selling beers like Asahi Super Dry, as well as soft drinks and other beverages. It operates both domestically and internationally, with a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a ransomware alliance to boost attack effectiveness, marking a major shift in the cyber threat landscape. Ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a strategic alliance to enhance their attack capabilities, signaling an evolving cyber threat landscape. The alliance aims at sharing tools and infrastructure to enhance attack effectiveness. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
DraftKings thwarts credential stuffing attack, but urges password reset and MFA

DraftKings warns of credential stuffing using stolen logins; No evidence of data loss, but users must reset passwords and enable MFA. A credential stuffing campaign is targeting the American sports gambling company DraftKings. Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack where hackers use stolen usernames and passwords, usually obtained from previous data breaches, to try […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2025
GoAnywhere MFT zero-day used by Storm-1175 in Medusa ransomware campaigns

Storm-1175 exploits GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 in Medusa attacks, allowing easy remote code execution via License Servlet bug. A cybercrime group, tracked as Storm-1175, has been actively exploiting a maximum severity GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability (CVE-2025-10035) in Medusa ransomware attacks for nearly a month. The vulnerability CVE-2025-10035 is a deserialization issue in the License Servlet of […]