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Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2025
Unsophisticated cyber actors are targeting the U.S. Energy sector

CISA, FBI, EPA, and DoE warn of cyberattacks on the U.S. Energy sector carried out by unsophisticated cyber actors targeting ICS/SCADA systems. The US cybersecurity agency CISA, the FBI, EPA, and the DoE issued a joint alert to warn of cyberattacks targeting US-based organizations in the oil and natural gas sector. Unsophisticated threat actors are […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2025
U.S. CISA adds FreeType flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds FreeType flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a FreeType flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score of 8.1), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In mid-March, Meta warned that the out-of-bounds write vulnerability CVE-2025-27363 may have been actively exploited in attacks. “An out […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025
Samsung MagicINFO flaw exploited days after PoC exploit publication

Threat actors started exploiting a vulnerability in Samsung MagicINFO only days after a PoC exploit was published. Arctic Wolf researchers observed threat actors beginning to exploit a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7399 (CVSS score: 8.8), in the Samsung MagicINFO content management system (CMS) just days after proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code was publicly released. The vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025
Experts warn of a second wave of attacks targeting SAP NetWeaver bug CVE-2025-31324

Threat actors launch second wave of attacks on SAP NetWeaver, exploiting webshells from a recent zero-day vulnerability. In April, ReliaQuest researchers warned that a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS score of 10/10), in SAP NetWeaver is potentially being exploited. Thousands of internet-facing applications are potentially at risk. The flaw in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Langflow flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Langflow flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Langflow flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-3248 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Langflow is a popular tool used for building agentic AI workflows.  CVE-2025-3248 is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025
Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2025-27363

Google addressed 46 Android security vulnerabilities, including one issue that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. Google’s monthly security updates for Android addressed 46 flaws, including a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score of 8.1), that has been exploited in the wild. The company did not disclose any details regarding the attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025
Smishing on a Massive Scale: ‘Panda Shop’ Chinese Carding Syndicate

Resecurity found a new smishing kit called ‘Panda Shop,’ mimicking Smishing Triad tactics with improved features and new templates. Resecurity (USA) was the first company to identify the Smishing Triad, a group of Chinese cybercriminals targeting consumers across the globe. In August 2023, our team was able to identify their activity and locate the smishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2025
Kelly Benefits December data breach impacted over 400,000 individuals

Kelly Benefits has determined that the impact of the recently disclosed data breach is much bigger than initially believed. Benefits and payroll solutions firm Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, aka Kelly Benefits, announced that the impact of a recently disclosed data breach is much bigger than initially estimated. The U.S.-based company provides benefits, payroll, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2025
Experts shared up-to-date C2 domains and other artifacts related to recent MintsLoader attacks

MintsLoader is a malware loader delivering the GhostWeaver RAT via a multi-stage chain using obfuscated JavaScript and PowerShell. Recorded Future researchers observed MintsLoader delivering payloads like GhostWeaver via obfuscated scripts, evading detection with sandbox/VM checks, and uses DGA and HTTP C2. MintsLoader is a malware loader that was first spotted in 2024, the loader has […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2025
Sansec uncovered a supply chain attack via 21 backdoored Magento extensions

Supply chain attack via 21 backdoored Magento extensions hit 500–1,000 e-stores, including a $40B multinational. Sansec researchers reported that multiple vendors were hacked in a coordinated supply chain attack, the experts discovered that a backdoor was hidden in 21 applications. Curiously, the malicious code was injected 6 years ago, but the supply chain attack was […]