Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 551 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. BadAudio malware: how APT24 scaled its cyberespionage through supply chain attacks U.S. CISA adds an Oracle […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2025
CrowdStrike denies breach after insider sent internal screenshots to hackers

CrowdStrike says an insider shared internal screenshots with hackers but confirms no system breach and no customer data exposure. BleepingComputer first reported that CrowdStrike said an insider shared internal system screenshots with hackers, after Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters leaked them on Telegram. The company stresses that no systems were breached and no customer data was exposed. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2025
Massive data leak hits Italian railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato via Almaviva hack

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) data leaked after a breach at IT provider Almaviva. A hacker claims the theft of 2.3 TB of sensitive data. Data belonging to Italy’s national railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) was leaked after a data breach at IT provider Almaviva. FS Italiane Group is Italy’s state-owned railway company, managing passenger […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2025
Sturnus: New Android banking trojan targets WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal

The Android trojan Sturnus targets communications from secure messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal. Sturnus is a new Android banking trojan with full device-takeover abilities. It bypasses encrypted messaging by capturing on-screen content and can steal banking credentials, remotely control the device, and hide fraudulent actions from the user. ThreatFabric analysis shows Sturnus malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2025
Coordinated sanctions hit Russian bulletproof hosting providers enabling top ransomware Ops

US, Australia and UK sanctioned 2 Russian bulletproof hosting providers accused of aiding groups like LockBit, BlackSuit and Play. US, Australia and UK sanctioned two Russian bulletproof hosting providers accused of aiding groups like LockBit, BlackSuit and Play. Coordinated sanctions hit Russia-based provider Media Land, its leaders, and sister firms for supplying bulletproof hosting that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2025
Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to build a global botnet

Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2025
Eurofiber confirms November 13 hack, data theft, and extortion attempt

Eurofiber says hackers exploited a flaw on November 13, breached its ticket and customer portals, stole data, and attempted extortion. On November 13, threat actors exploited a vulnerability to breach its ticketing system and ATE customer portal of the European fiber operator Eurofiber. Attackers stole data and attempted extortion. Eurofiber focuses on B2B digital infrastructure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2025
Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (OAG) confirms data breach after August attack

The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) confirms a data breach following a ransomware attack by Inc Ransom group. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) confirmed a data breach following a ransomware attack attributed to Inc Ransom group. However, the organization did not share details about the security breach, either the number […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2025
DoorDash data breach exposes personal info after social engineering attack

DoorDash says a social engineering attack led to a data breach exposing names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers of users, Dashers, and merchants. U.S.-based food delivery and logistics company DoorDash announced that a social engineering attack led to a data breach. “Our team recently identified and shut down a cybersecurity incident that involved an unauthorized […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2025
Dutch police takes down bulletproof hosting hub linked to 80+ cybercrime cases

Dutch police seized 250 servers running a bulletproof hosting service tied to cybercriminals and linked to over 80 investigations since 2022. Dutch police Politie, seized 250 servers running an unnamed bulletproof hosting service used solely by cybercriminals. Active since 2022, it appeared in over 80 cybercrime investigations. “In an investigation into a rogue hosting company, […]