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Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 536 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. Embargo Ransomware nets $34.2M in crypto since April 2024 Germany limits police spyware use to serious […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2025
Embargo Ransomware nets $34.2M in crypto since April 2024

Embargo ransomware, likely a BlackCat/Alphv successor, has netted $34.2M in crypto since mid-2024, researchers say. The Embargo ransomware group has processed $34.2M in crypto since emerging in April 2024, researchers from Blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs report. “TRM Labs has identified approximately USD 34.2 million in incoming transaction volume likely associated with the group, with […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2025
Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes

Germany’s top court ruled police can use spyware only for crimes punishable by at least three years in prison. Germany’s top court ruled that police may only use spyware to monitor devices in cases involving crimes with a maximum sentence of at least three years. “The interference with both the fundamental right protecting IT-systems and Art. 10(1) of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2025
Phishing attacks exploit WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088 to install RomCom

WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088, fixed in v7.13, was exploited as a zero-day in phishing attacks to install RomCom malware. The WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088, a directory traversal bug fixed in version 7.13, was exploited as a zero-day in phishing attacks to deliver RomCom malware, Bleeping Computer first reported. The flaw is a path traversal vulnerability affecting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2025
French firm Bouygues Telecom suffered a data breach impacting 6.4M customers

Bouygues Telecom suffered a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of 6.4 million customers. French telecommunications company Bouygues Telecom suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the compromise of personal information of 6.4 million customers. Bouygues Telecom, part of the Bouygues industrial group, is one of France’s leading telecom providers, offering mobile, internet, and IPTV services. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2025
Columbia University data breach impacted 868,969 people

Columbia University was hit by a cyberattack, exposing personal data of over 860,000 students, applicants, and employees. Columbia University suffered a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of students, applicants, and employees. According to the data breach notification sent to the Maine Attorney’s General Office, the incident impacted 868,969 people. The organization quickly notified law enforcement. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2025
SonicWall dismisses zero-day fears after Ransomware probe

SonicWall found no evidence of a new vulnerability after probing reports of a zero-day used in ransomware attacks. SonicWall investigated claims of a zero-day being used in ransomware attacks but found no evidence of any new vulnerability in its products. SonicWall launched the investigation after a surge in Akira ransomware attacks targeting Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2025
CISA, Microsoft warn of critical Exchange hybrid flaw CVE-2025-53786

CISA and Microsoft warn of CVE-2025-53786, a high-severity Exchange flaw allowing privilege escalation in hybrid cloud environments. CISA and Microsoft warn of a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, in Exchange hybrid deployments that allows attackers to escalate privileges in cloud setups. Microsoft address the vulnerability in Exchange Server 2016, 2019 and Subscription Edition RTM. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2025
Microsoft unveils Project Ire: AI that autonomously detects malware

Microsoft’s Project Ire uses AI to autonomously reverse engineer and classify software as malicious or benign. Microsoft announced Project Ire, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system that can autonomously reverse engineer and classify software. Project Ire is an LLM-powered autonomous malware classification system that uses decompilers and other tools, reviews their output, and determines the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2025
CERT-UA warns of UAC-0099 phishing attacks targeting Ukraine’s defense sector

Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks by UAC-0099 targeting defense sectors, using malware like MATCHBOIL, MATCHWOK, and DRAGSTARE. Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks by threat actor UAC-0099 targeting government and defense sectors, delivering malware like MATCHBOIL and DRAGSTARE. The National Cyber Incident, Cyber Attack, and Cyber Threat Response Team CERT-UA investigated multiple attacks against […]