Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2025
A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of the Mirai botnet that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3721) in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices. During a review of the logs in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2025
BadBox 2.0 malware has infected millions of IoT devices globally, creating a botnet used for cyber criminal activities, the FBI warns. The FBI published a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn that cybercriminals are using the BADBOX 2.0 botnet to exploit IoT devices on home networks, like streaming devices, projectors, and infotainment systems, mostly made […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2025
A supply chain attack hit NPM, threat actors compromised 16 popular Gluestack packages, affecting 950K+ weekly downloads. Researchers from Aikido Security discovered a new supply chain attack targeted NPM, compromising 16 popular Gluestack ‘react-native-aria’ packages with over 950K weekly downloads. The attack began on June 6 at 4:33 PM EST with a malicious update to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Pure Crypter Malware Analysis: 99 Problems but Detection Ain’t One Attacker exploits misconfigured AI tool to run AI-generated payload Crocodilus Mobile Malware: Evolving Fast, Going Global How Threat Actors Exploit Human Trust: A Breakdown of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2025
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. Experts found 4 billion user records online, the largest known leak of Chinese personal data from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 06, 2025
Qilin ransomware now exploits Fortinet vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution on impacted devices. Threat intelligence firm PRODAFT warned that Qilin ransomware (aka Phantom Mantis) group targeted multiple organizations between May and June 2025 by exploiting multiple FortiGate vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-21762, and CVE-2024-55591. “Phantom Mantis recently launched a coordinated intrusion campaign targeting multiple organizations between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 06, 2025
The U.S. offers up to $10M for info on state hackers linked to RedLine malware and its creator, Maxim Rudometov, tied to attacks on U.S. infrastructure. The U.S. Department of State offers a reward of up to $10 million for information nation-state actors linked to the RedLine infostealer and its alleged author, Russian national Maxim […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2025
Acronis researchers reported that new Chaos RAT variants were employed in 2025 attacks against Linux and Windows systems. Acronis TRU researchers discovered new Chaos RAT variants targeting Linux and Windows in recent attacks. Originally seen in 2022, Chaos RAT evolved in 2024, with fresh samples emerging in 2025. TRU also discovered a critical flaw in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2025
U.S. and Dutch authorities took down 145 domains tied to the BidenCash cybercrime marketplace in a coordinated law enforcement operation. The US DoJ announced the seizure of approximately 145 darknet and clear web domains, and cryptocurrency funds associated with the BidenCash marketplace. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2025
Luxury-goods conglomerate Cartier disclosed a data breach that exposed customer information after a cyberattack. Cartier has disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack that compromised its systems, exposing customers’ personal information. The incident comes amid a wave of cyberattacks targeting luxury fashion brands. The luxury firm states that the threat actors gained access to “limited […]
