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Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2025
News Flodrix botnet targets vulnerable Langflow servers

Attackers exploit CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow servers to deliver Flodrix botnet via downloader scripts, Trend Research reports. Trend Research uncovered an ongoing campaign exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2025-3248 to deliver the Flodrix botnet. Attackers exploit the flaw to run scripts on Langflow servers, downloading and installing Flodrix malware. “If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, threat actors behind […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: Last week, Apple confirmed that the now-patched […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
Attackers target Zyxel RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-28771

GreyNoise researchers have observed exploit attempts targeting the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-28771 in Zyxel devices. On June 16, GreyNoise researchers detected exploit attempts targeting CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score 9.8), a remote code execution flaw impacting Zyxel IKE decoders over UDP port 500. “Exploitation attempts against CVE-2023-28771 were minimal throughout recent weeks. On June 16, GreyNoise observed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
India-based car-sharing company Zoomcar suffered a data breach impacting 8.4M users

Zoomcar disclosed a data breach impacting 8.4M users after attackers compromised its systems and contacted the company staff. Zoomcar is an India-based car-sharing and self-drive car rental company. Zoomcar discovered a data breach impacting 8.4M users after threat actors contacted the internal personnel claiming the compromise of internal systems. The company is investigating the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2025
State-sponsored hackers compromised the email accounts of several Washington Post journalists

State-sponsored hackers compromised the email accounts of several journalists working at the Washington Post. A cyberattack, likely carried out by state-sponsored hackers, compromised the Microsoft email accounts of Washington Post journalists, including reporters covering China and national security. “A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
Law enforcement operation shut down dark web drug marketplace Archetyp Market

Europol shut down Archetyp Market, a major dark web drug marketplace, in a global operation with arrests and takedowns. An international law enforcement operation led by Europol dismantled Archetyp Market, the most enduring dark web marketplace. The marketplace enabled the anonymous trade of illicit drugs, including cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines, and synthetic opioids. Between June 11 […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
New Predator spyware infrastructure revealed activity in Mozambique for the first time

Insik Group analyzed the new Predator spyware infrastructure and discovered it’s still gaining users despite U.S. sanctions since July 2023. Despite earlier declines in activity due to U.S. sanctions and public exposure, Predator spyware has resurged. Insikt Group analyzed a renewed infrastructure linked to the commercial spyware company and identified a new customer in Mozambique, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 528 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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. Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple privilege escalation flaws Unusual toolset used in recent Fog Ransomware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2025
Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple privilege escalation flaws

Palo Alto Networks addressed multiple vulnerabilities and included the latest Chrome patches in its solutions. Palo Alto Networks fixed seven privilege escalation vulnerabilities and integrated the latest Chrome security patches into its products. Palo Alto applied 11 Chrome fixes and patched CVE-2025-4233, a cache vulnerability impacting the Prisma Access Browser. The most severe vulnerability, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2025
Unusual toolset used in recent Fog Ransomware attack

Fog ransomware operators used in a May 2025 attack unusual pentesting and monitoring tools, Symantec researchers warn. In May 2025, attackers hit an Asian financial firm with Fog ransomware, using rare tools like Syteca monitoring software and pentesting tools GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway. Symantec researchers pointed out that the use of these tools is unusual […]