Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2025
China-linked UnsolicitedBooker used a new backdoor, MarsSnake, to target an international organization in Saudi Arabia. ESET researchers revealed that a China-linked APT, tracked as UnsolicitedBooker, targeted an international organization in Saudi Arabia using a new backdoor called MarsSnake. The experts uncovered the attacks in March 2023 and again in 2024, noting that the group used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2025
Mozilla addressed two critical Firefox vulnerabilities that could be potentially exploited to access sensitive data or achieve code execution. Mozilla released security updates to fix two critical vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser that could be potentially exploited to access sensitive data or achieve code execution. “This week at the security hacking competition pwn2own, security researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2025
Japan passed a law allowing preemptive offensive cyber actions, shifting from its pacifist stance to bolster defenses like major Western powers. Japan has enacted the Active Cyberdefense Law, allowing preemptive offensive cyber operations to counter threats before damage occurs. This marks a shift from Japan’s pacifist stance under Article 9, aiming to elevate its cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2025
James Comey is under investigation for a seashell photo showing “8647,” seen by some as a coded threat against Trump. Former FBI chief James Comey is under investigation by the Secret Service for sharing an image of seashells arranged to display the numbers ‘8647,’ which some interpret as incitement to violence against Trump. “Cool shell […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2025
Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 wrapped up with $383,750 awarded on the final day, pushing the total prize money to $1,078,750 over three days. On the final day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $383,750 for demonstrating zero-day in VMware Workstation, ESXi, Windows, NVIDIA, and Firefox. During the competition, the participants earned a total of $1,078,750, demonstrating […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2025
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter 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. US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials Shields up US […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2025
Chinese “kill switches” found in Chinese-made power inverters in US solar farm equipment that could let Beijing remotely disable power grids in a conflict. Investigators found “kill switches” in Chinese-made power inverters in US solar farm equipment. These hidden cellular radios could let Beijing remotely cripple power grids during a conflict. The Times reported that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2025
FBI warns ex-officials are targeted with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns that ex-government officials are being targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns of a campaign using smishing and vishing with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2025
Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider, 0ktapus) is known for social engineering and extortion. The cybercrime group is suspected of hacking into hundreds of organizations over the past two years, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 16, 2025
On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $435,000 for demonstrating zero-day in SharePoint, ESXi, VirtualBox, RHEL, and Firefox. On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, bug hunters earned a total of $435,000, which brings the contest total to $695,000, after $260,000 was awarded during the first day of the competition. The participants demonstrated […]
