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Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 537 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. Man-in-the-Prompt: The invisible attack threatening ChatGPT and other AI systems EncryptHub abuses Brave Support in new […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2025
Man-in-the-Prompt: The invisible attack threatening ChatGPT and other AI systems

Man-in-the-Prompt: a new threat targeting AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini via simple browser extensions, no complex attack needed. A new type of threat is alarming the world of cyber security: it is called Man-in-the-Prompt and is capable of compromising interactions with leading generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2025
Taiwan Web Infrastructure targeted by APT UAT-7237 with custom toolset

APT group UAT-7237, linked to UAT-5918, targets web infrastructure in Taiwan using customized open-source tools to maintain long-term access. A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) group, tracked as UAT-7237, has been observed targeting web infrastructure entities in Taiwan using customized versions of open-sourced tools with an aim to establish long-term access within high-value victim environments. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2025
Hackers exploit Microsoft flaw to breach Canada ’s House of Commons

Hackers breached Canada ’s House of Commons, exploiting a recent Microsoft flaw, compromising data, according to CBC News. Threat actors reportedly breached Canada’s House of Commons by exploiting a recently disclosed Microsoft vulnerability. “The House of Commons and Canada’s cybersecurity agency are investigating a significant data breach caused by an unknown “threat actor” targeting employee […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Norway confirms dam intrusion by Pro-Russian hackers

Norway’s security service PST says pro-Russian hackers took over a dam in April, opening outflow valves. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) says pro-Russian hackers seized control of a dam’s systems in April, opening outflow valves. On April 7, the attackers took control of a dam in Bremanger, western Norway, opening a flood gate to release […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
U.S. CISA adds N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: N-able N-central is an Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform for MSPs to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Manpower data breach impacted 144,180 individuals

Global staffing and workforce solutions firm Manpower reports a January RansomHub ransomware attack that compromised data of 140,000 individuals. Manpower in Lansing, Michigan, reported that the ransomware attack that disrupted its systems on January 20, 2025, resulted in a breach that impacted 144,180 individuals. The company launched an investigation into the incident with the help […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel, and WinRAR flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: According […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2025
Critical FortiSIEM flaw under active exploitation, Fortinet warns

Fortinet warns of a critical FortiSIEM vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25256, that is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Fortinet warns customers of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25256 (CVSS score of 9.8), affecting FortiSIEM for which an exploit exists in the wild. Fortinet gave no details about the exploit, noting it leaves no clear Indicators […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2025
Charon Ransomware targets Middle East with APT attack methods

New Charon ransomware targets Middle East public sector and aviation, using APT-style tactics, EDR evasion, and victim-specific ransom notes. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, […]