Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2025
Critical SAP flaw exploited to launch Auto-Color Malware attack on U.S. company

Hackers exploited a SAP NetWeaver bug to deploy upgraded Auto-Color Linux malware in an attack on U.S. chemicals firm. Cybersecurity firm Darktrace reported that threat actors exploited a SAP NetWeaver flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-31324, to deploy Auto-Color Linux malware in a U.S. chemicals firm attack. “In April 2025, Darktrace identified an Auto-Color backdoor malware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2025
Orange reports major cyberattack, warns of service disruptions

Orange, France’s largest telecom provider, reported a cyberattack on one of its internal systems, impacting its operations in Europe and Africa. Orange is a leading French multinational telecommunications operator providing services to individuals, businesses, and governments across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Formerly known as France Télécom until rebranding in 2013, the company now […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2025
Hackers leak images and comments from women dating safety app Tea

The dating safety app Tea was hacked, leaking images, posts, and comments of thousands of users who shared anonymous “red flag” reports on men. Tea is a women-only dating safety app launched in 2023 that lets users assess and review potential partners using real-time safety tools, not matchmaking. The app has over 1.6 million members […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2025
Seychelles Commercial Bank Reported Cybersecurity Incident

Seychelles Commercial Bank on Friday said it had recently identified and contained a cybersecurity incident. A hacker claims to have stolen and sold the personal data of clients of Seychelles Commercial Bank. The bank, which provides personal and corporate services on Seychelles, one of the world’s smallest countries, notified customers of a hack, but said […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2025
Scattered Spider targets VMware ESXi in using social engineering

Scattered Spider targets VMware ESXi in North America using social engineering, mainly fake IT help desk calls instead of software exploits. The cybercrime group Scattered Spider (aka 0ktapus, Muddled Libra, Octo Tempest, and UNC3944) is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in retail, airline, and transportation sectors across North America. According to Google’s Mandiant team, the group […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 55

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Lookout Discovers Iranian APT MuddyWater Leveraging DCHSpy During Israel-Iran Conflict Uncovering a Stealthy WordPress Backdoor in mu-plugins      NPM package ‘is’ with 2.8M weekly downloads infected devs with malware Coyote in the Wild: First-Ever […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 534 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. Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2025
Koske, a new AI-Generated Linux malware appears in the threat landscape

Koske is a new Linux malware designed for cryptomining, likely developed with the help of artificial intelligence. Koske is a new Linux AI-generated malware that was developed for cryptomining activities. Aquasec researchers reported that the malicious code uses rootkits and polyglot image file abuse to evade detection. Attackers exploit a misconfigured server to drop backdoors […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2025
Coyote malware is first-ever malware abusing Windows UI Automation

New Coyote malware uses Windows UI Automation to steal banking credentials, targeting Brazilian users across 75 banks and crypto platforms. Coyote malware is now the first to exploit Microsoft’s UI Automation framework in the wild, validating prior warnings from Akamai researchers in December 2024. The UI Automation (UIA) framework is a Microsoft accessibility framework that […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2025
Stealth backdoor found in WordPress mu-Plugins folder

A new stealth backdoor has been discovered in the WordPress mu-plugins folder, granting attackers persistent access and control over compromised sites. Sucuri researchers found a stealthy backdoor hidden in WordPress’s “mu-plugins” folder. These plugins auto-run and allow attackers to stay hidden in admin, and maintain persistence. “must-use plugins” are special WordPress plugins that cannot be […]