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Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
PhantomCaptcha targets Ukraine relief groups with WebSocket RAT in October 2025

PhantomCaptcha phishing campaign hit Ukraine relief groups with a WebSocket RAT on Oct 8, 2025, targeting Red Cross, UNICEF, and others. SentinelOne researchers uncovered PhantomCaptcha, a coordinated spear-phishing campaign on October 8, 2025, targeting Ukraine war relief groups, including Red Cross, UNICEF, NRC, and local administrations. Threat actors used fake emails to deploy a WebSocket-based […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
TP-Link urges immediate updates for Omada Gateways after critical flaws discovery

TP-Link warns of critical flaws in Omada gateways across ER, G, and FR models. Users should update firmware immediately to stay secure. TP-Link is warning users of critical flaws impacting its Omada gateway devices. The Taiwanese company published two security advisories this week, outlining four vulnerabilities that impacts more than a dozen products across the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
TARmageddon flaw in Async-Tar Rust library allows to smuggle extra archives when the library is processing nested TAR files

CVE-2025-62518 TARmageddon flaw in Rust async-tar and forks like tokio-tar may allow remote code execution, says Edera. Edera team disclosed a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-62518 (CVSS score: 8.1), dubbed TARmageddon, in the Rust async-tar library and forks like tokio-tar. A remote attacker can exploit the flaw to achieve code execution. “astral-tokio-tar is a tar archive […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2025
Russia-linked COLDRIVER speeds up malware evolution after LOSTKEYS exposure

Russia-linked COLDRIVER rapidly evolved its malware since May 2025, refining tools just days after releasing its LOSTKEYS variant, says Google. The Russia-linked hacking group COLDRIVER has been quickly upgrading its malware since May 2025, when its LOSTKEYS malware was exposed. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, the hackers have been rolling out frequent updates and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2025
Japanese retailer Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on logistics partner

Muji halted online sales after a ransomware attack on its logistics partner Askul, disrupting orders, app services, and website access. Japanese retailer giant Muji suspended online sales after a ransomware attack hit its logistics partner Askul. The cyber incident disrupted deliveries and online store functions, including orders and app services. “Due to a logistics issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2025
China-Linked Salt Typhoon breaches European Telecom via Citrix exploit

China-linked Salt Typhoon hacked a European telecom in July 2025 via a Citrix NetScaler Gateway exploit for initial access. A European telecom firm was targeted in July 2025 by China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as Earth Estries, FamousSparrow, GhostEmperor, UNC5807, RedMike)), which exploited a Citrix NetScaler Gateway to gain initial access. In late […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Russian Lynk group leaks sensitive UK MoD files, including info on eight military bases

Russian hackers stole and leaked MoD files on eight RAF and Navy bases, exposing staff data in a “catastrophic” cyberattack via Dodd Group breach. Russian cybercrime group Lynx breached Dodd Group, a contractor for the UK Ministry of Defence, stealing and leaking hundreds of sensitive files on eight RAF and Royal Navy bases. The incident […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
CAPI Backdoor targets Russia’s auto and e-commerce sectors

A new campaign targets Russia’s auto and e-commerce sectors using a previously unknown .NET malware called CAPI Backdoor. Cybersecurity researchers at Seqrite Labs uncovered a new campaign, tracked as Operation MotorBeacon, that targeted the Russian automobile and e-commerce sectors with a previously unknown .NET malware dubbed CAPI Backdoor. “SEQRITE Labs Research Team has recently uncovered a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
China finds “irrefutable evidence” of US NSA cyberattacks on time Authority

China claims the US NSA hacked its National Time Service Center by exploiting staff phone flaws since March 2022, stealing sensitive data. China’s Ministry of State Security announced it has found “irrefutable evidence” that the US National Security Agency (NSA) conducted cyberattacks on its National Time Service Center, reports Bloomberg. The China National Time Service […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 67

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Astaroth: Banking Trojan Abusing GitHub for Resilience  North Korea’s Contagious Interview Campaign Escalates: 338 Malicious npm Packages, 50,000 Downloads New Rust Malware “ChaosBot” Uses Discord for Command and Control  Weaponizing Discord for Command and […]