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Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2025
OpenSSL patches 3 vulnerabilities, urging immediate updates

OpenSSL updates addressed 3 flaws enabling key recovery, code execution, and DoS attacks. Users are urged to update asap. The OpenSSL Project has released security updates to address three vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, and CVE-2025-9232, in its open-source SSL/TLS toolkit. OpenSSL is an open-source library that provides encryption, decryption, hashing, and digital certificate management. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2025
Apple urges users to update iPhone and Mac to patch font bug

Apple released iOS and macOS updates to fix a flaw in font processing that could trigger a denial-of-service condition or memory corruption. Apple released iOS and macOS updates to address a medium-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-43400, in font processing that could trigger a denial-of-service condition or memory corruption. The CVE-2025-43400 flaw is an out-of-bounds write […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2025
WestJet confirms cyberattack exposed IDs, passports in June incident

WestJet confirms June cyberattack that disrupted certain internal systems, exposed customer passports and IDs. WestJet airline confirmed the June security breach exposed customer passports and IDs. WestJet is a Canadian airline that operates both domestic and international flights. Founded in 1996, it started as a low-cost carrier and has grown to become Canada’s second-largest airline, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2025
Broadcom patches VMware Zero-Day actively exploited by UNC5174

Broadcom patched six VMware flaws, including CVE-2025-41244, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day since mid-October 2024 by UNC5174 Broadcom addressed six VMware vulnerabilities, including four high-severity issues. One of these flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-41244 (CVSS score 7.8), allows local users to escalate to root via VMware Tools and Aria Operations. “VMware […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2025
UK convicts Chinese national in £5.5B crypto fraud, marks world’s largest Bitcoin seizure

A Chinese national was convicted in the UK for crypto fraud as police seized ÂŁ5.5B (61,000 Bitcoin), the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. UK authorities raided the London home of Chinese national Zhimin Qian (47), also known as Yadi Zhang, and confiscated ÂŁ5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) in cryptocurrency, totaling 61,000 Bitcoin. Police described it as […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Adminer, Cisco IOS, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Libraesva ESG, and Sudo flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Adminer, Cisco IOS, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Libraesva ESG, and Sudo flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Adminer, Cisco IOS, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Libraesva ESG, and Sudo flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2025
Asahi halts ordering, shipping, and customer service after cyberattack

Japan’s top brewer Asahi suspends operations after a cyberattack, halting ordering, shipping, and customer service activities. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is Japan’s largest brewing company, known for producing top-selling beers like Asahi Super Dry, as well as soft drinks and other beverages. It operates both domestically and internationally, with a strong presence […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025
Harrods alerts customers to new data breach linked to third-party provider

British Department Store Harrods warns customers of a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing some names and contact details. Harrods, the luxury British department store, warned customers of a data breach affecting its online systems. The company confirmed that names and contact details of some e-commerce customers were exposed after one of its third-party […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025
Akira Ransomware bypasses MFA on SonicWall VPNs

Akira ransomware is targeting SonicWall SSL VPNs, bypassing OTP MFA on accounts, likely using stolen OTP seeds. Since July 2025, Akira ransomware has exploited SonicWall SSL VPNs, likely using credentials obtained from the exploitation of the CVE-2024-40766 vulnerability, bypassing OTP MFA. Attacks spread quickly across sectors, with rapid post-login activity and short dwell times, making […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025
Dutch teens arrested for spying on behalf of pro-Russian hackers

Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds for spying for pro-Russian hackers; one jailed, the other placed on home bail. Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected of spying for pro-Russian hackers. One of the suspects remains in custody, while the other is released on home bail. According the NL times, the arrests followed a tip from Dutch […]