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Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2025
Reading the ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 report

ENISA Threat Landscape 2025: Rising ransomware, AI phishing, and state-backed espionage mark a converging, persistent EU cyber threat landscape. ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving threat landscape in Europe. The report analyzes the events that occurred between July 2024 and June 2025, including nearly 4,900 verified incidents. This year’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2025
Ghost in the Cloud: Weaponizing AWS X-Ray for Command & Control

Attackers can weaponize AWS X-Ray as a covert bidirectional C2 channel, abusing legitimate cloud tracing infrastructure for C2. Summary & Background: Before we get started, if you haven’t had a chance to read my MeetC2 log post yet, do give a read. I’ve been using MeetC2 in my RedTeam campaigns for months now, and with the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 65

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Smash and Grab: Aggressive Akira Campaign Targets SonicWall VPNs, Deploys Ransomware in an Hour or Less First Malicious MCP in the Wild: The Postmark Backdoor That’s Stealing Your Emails   EvilAI Operators Use AI-Generated Code […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 544 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. GreyNoise detects 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks portals U.S. CISA adds Smartbedded Meteobridge, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2025
GreyNoise detects 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks portals

GreyNoise saw a 500% spike in scans on Palo Alto Networks login portals on Oct. 3, 2025, the highest in three months. Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise reported a 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals on October 3, 2025, marking the highest activity in three months. On October 3, the researchers observed that […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2025
ShinyHunters Launches Data Leak Site: Trinity of Chaos Announces New Ransomware Victims

Trinity of Chaos, tied to Lapsus$, Scattered Spider & ShinyHunters, hit 39 firms via Salesforce flaws, launching a TOR data leak site. The Trinity of Chaos, a ransomware collective presumably associated with Lapsus$, Scattered Spider, and ShinyHunters groups, launched a Data Leak Site (DLS) on the TOR network containing 39 companies including but not limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2025
ProSpy, ToSpy malware pose as Signal and ToTok to steal data in UAE

Researchers uncovered two Android spyware campaigns, ProSpy and ToSpy, posing as Signal and ToTok in the UAE to steal data via fake sites. ESET cybersecurity researchers uncovered two spyware campaigns, dubbed ProSpy and ToSpy, that target Android users in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) by impersonating apps like Signal and ToTok. The cybersecurity firm tracks the campaigns separately due […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2025
Google warns of Cl0p extortion campaign against Oracle E-Business users

Google observed Cl0p ransomware group sending extortion emails to executives, claiming theft of Oracle E-Business Suite data. Google Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) researchers are tracking a suspected Cl0p ransomware group’s activity, where threat actors attempt to extort executives with claims of stealing Oracle E-Business Suite data. “A group of hackers claimed to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2025
CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor

CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor via malicious Excel XLL add-ins spotted in Sept 2025. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyberattacks by the group UAC-0245 using the CABINETRAT backdoor. The campaign, seen in September 2025, involved malicious Excel XLL add-ins posing as software tools (e.g. “UBD Request.xll”, “recept_ruslana_nekitenko.xll”). […]