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Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2025
Over 28,000 Citrix instances remain exposed to critical RCE flaw CVE-2025-7775

Over 28,200 Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway instances remain exposed to critical RCE flaw CVE-2025-7775, already under active exploitation. Experts at the Shadowserver Foundation warn that more than 28,200 Citrix instances are vulnerable to the vulnerability CVE-2025-7775, which is under active exploitation. CVE-2025-7775 (CVSS score: 9.2) is a memory overflow vulnerability leading to Remote Code Execution and/or Denial-of-Service. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-7775, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Citrix addressed three security flaws (CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, CVE-2025-8424) in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including one (CVE-2025-7775) that it […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2025
Healthcare Services Group discloses 2024 data breach that impacted 624,496 people

Healthcare Services Group suffered a 2024 breach, exposing personal data of 624,000+ people. Affected individuals are now being notified. In 2024, Healthcare Services Group suffered a data breach that impacted over 624,496 people, as per notification sent to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG) is a U.S.-based company that provides housekeeping, laundry, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2025
ESET warns of PromptLock, the first AI-driven ransomware

ESET found PromptLock, the first AI-driven ransomware, using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b via Ollama to generate and run malicious Lua scripts. In a series of messages published on X, ESET Research announced the discovery of the first known AI-powered ransomware, named PromptLock. The PromptLock malware uses the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI locally via the Ollama API to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2025
Farmers Insurance discloses a data breach impacting 1.1M customers

Farmers Insurance suffered a breach tied to Salesforce attacks, exposing data of 1.1M customers across its nationwide insurance network. Farmers Insurance disclosed a data breach affecting 1,071,172 customers, linked to the recent wave of Salesforce attacks, as per Bleeping Computer. The company is an American insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses and also […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2025
Citrix fixed three NetScaler flaws, one of them actively exploited in the wild

Citrix addressed three vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including one that has been actively exploited in the wild. Citrix addressed three security flaws (CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, CVE-2025-8424) in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including one (CVE-2025-7775) that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. “Exploits of CVE-2025-7775 on unmitigated appliances have been observed.” […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Docker fixes critical Desktop flaw allowing container escapes

Docker fixed a critical flaw in the Docker Desktop app for Windows and macOS that could potentially allow an attacker to escape the confines of a container. Docker fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-9074 (CVSS score of 9.3), impacting Docker Desktop app for Windows and macOS. An attacker can exploit the flaw to potentially escape […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Android.Backdoor.916.origin malware targets Russian business executives

New Android spyware Android.Backdoor.916.origin is disguised as an antivirus linked to Russia’s intelligence agency FSB, and targets business executives. Doctor Web researchers observed a multifunctional backdoor Android.Backdoor.916.origin targeting Android devices belonging to representatives of Russian businesses. The malware executes attacker commands, enabling surveillance, keylogging, and theft of chats, browser data, and even live camera/audio streams. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Electronics manufacturer Data I/O took offline operational systems following a ransomware attack

Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reports a ransomware attack to SEC, the company was forced to take offline operational systems. Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reported a ransomware attack to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company was forced to take offline operational systems following the attack. Data I/O is a leading provider of manual […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2025
IoT under siege: The return of the Mirai-based Gayfemboy Botnet

Mirai-based Gayfemboy botnet resurfaces, evolving to target systems worldwide; Fortinet researchers provided details about the new campaign. FortiGuard Labs researchers tracked a new Gayfemboy botnet campaign, the malware exploits known flaws in DrayTek, TP-Link, Raisecom, and Cisco, showing evolved tactics and renewed activity. The Gayfemboy botnet was first identified in February 2024, it borrows the […]