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Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
A sophisticated nation-state actor breached F5 systems, stealing BIG-IP source code and data on undisclosed flaw

F5 disclosed that a sophisticated nation-state actor breached its systems, stealing BIG-IP source code and data on undisclosed product vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity firm F5 disclosed that a highly sophisticated nation-state actor in August 2025 threat actors breached its systems and stole BIG-IP’s source code and information related to undisclosed vulnerabilities. The attackers accessed the company’s BIG-IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
200,000 Linux systems from Framework are shipped with signed UEFI components vulnerable to Secure Boot bypass

About 200K Linux systems from Framework shipped with signed UEFI components vulnerable to Secure Boot bypass, allowing bootkit installation and persistence. Firmware security company Eclypsium warns that about 200,000 Linux systems from Framework are shipped with signed UEFI components vulnerable to Secure Boot bypass, allowing bootkit installation and persistence. The experts pointed out that signed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
Unencrypted satellites expose global communications

Researchers found nearly half of geostationary satellites leak unencrypted data, exposing consumer, corporate, and military communications. A group of researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Maryland found nearly half of geostationary satellites transmit unencrypted data, exposing sensitive consumer, corporate, and military communications to interception. The researchers used an $800 satellite receiver for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
Flax Typhoon APT exploited ArcGIS server for over a year as a backdoor

China-linked cyberespionage group Flax Typhoon hijacked an ArcGIS system for over a year and used it as a backdoor. China-linked APT group Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett) compromised an ArcGIS system for over a year, using it as a backdoor. ArcGIS, a key GIS platform for mapping and analysis, supports vital services like […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Researchers warn of widespread RDP attacks by 100K-node botnet

A botnet of 100K+ IPs from multiple countries is attacking U.S. RDP services in a campaign active since October 8. GreyNoise researchers uncovered a large-scale botnet that is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States starting on October 8. The company discovered the botnet after detecting an unusual spike in Brazilian IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Harvard University hit in Oracle EBS cyberattack, 1.3 TB of data leaked by Cl0p group

Harvard University confirmed being targeted in the Oracle EBS campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group leaked 1.3 TB of data. Harvard University confirmed it was targeted in the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group listed it on its leak site. The cybercrime group claimed to have leaked 1.3 TB of data allegedly […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
UK NCSC Reports 429 cyberattacks in a year, with nationally significant cases more than doubling

The UK’s NCSC handled 429 cyberattacks from Sept 2024–Aug 2025, including 204 nationally significant cases, over double the previous year’s total. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported a record surge in major cyberattacks, responding to 429 incidents from September 2024 to August 2025, including 204 deemed “nationally significant”, more than double the previous […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Oracle issued an emergency security update to fix new E-Business Suite flaw CVE-2025-61884

Oracle issued an emergency security update to address a new E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-61884. Oracle released an emergency patch to address an information disclosure flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-61884 (CVSS Score of 7.5), in E-Business Suite’s Runtime UI component (versions 12.2.3–12.2.14). “Oracle has just released Security Alert CVE-2025-61884. This vulnerability affects some deployments of Oracle E-Business […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2025
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise

Malicious code on Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree site skimmed sensitive data from hundreds of customers, the company confirmed. Video game software development firm Unity Technologies revealed that malicious code on its SpeedTree website skimmed sensitive information from hundreds of customers, impacting users who accessed the compromised site. The company discovered on August 26, 2025, the presence […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2025
Astaroth Trojan abuses GitHub to host configs and evade takedowns

The Astaroth banking Trojan uses GitHub to host malware configs, evade C2 takedowns and stay active by pulling new settings from the platform. McAfee discovered a new Astaroth campaign using GitHub repositories to host malware configurations. This allows attackers to evade takedowns by pulling fresh configs from GitHub whenever C2 servers are shut down, ensuring […]