IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2025
Apple backports fix for actively exploited CVE-2025-43300

Apple announced it has backported patches for a recently addressed actively exploited vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-43300. Apple has backported security patches released to address an actively exploited vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-43300. In August 2025, Apple addressed the actively exploited zero-day CVE-2025-43300 in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The vulnerability is zero-day out-of-bounds write issue that resides […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2025
New supply chain attack hits npm registry, compromising 40+ packages

Researchers uncovered a new supply chain attack targeting the npm registry that impacted over 40 packages belonging to multiple maintainers. Security researchers at Socket uncovered a malicious update to @ctrl/tinycolor, a package with 2.2M weekly downloads on npm. While investigating the case, they discovered it was linked to a larger supply chain attack that compromised […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2025
Cybercrime group accessed Google Law Enforcement Request System (LERS)

Google found threat actors created a fake account in its Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) and shut it down. Google confirmed that threat actors gained access to its Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) platform by creating a fake account. The Google Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) is a secure online portal for verified government agencies […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2025
China-linked Mustang Panda deploys advanced SnakeDisk USB worm

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda has been spotted using a new USB worm called SnakeDisk along with a new version of known malware China-linked APT group Mustang Panda (aka Hive0154, Camaro Dragon, RedDelta or Bronze President) has been spotted using an updated version of the TONESHELL backdoor and a previously undocumented USB worm called SnakeDisk. Mustang Panda has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2025
Insider breach at FinWise Bank exposes data of 689,000 AFF customers

An ex-employee caused an insider breach at FinWise Bank, exposing data of 689,000 American First Finance customers. FinWise Bank is a Utah-based community bank, FDIC-insured, that partners with fintechs and lenders to offer consumer loans, small business financing, and deposit services. FinWise Bank notified the Maine AG that a data breach tied to the U.S.-based […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2025
Hackers steal millions of Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen customer records

Crooks stole personal data of millions of Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen customers: parent firm Kering confirmed the breach. Hackers stole private data of millions of Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen customers, including names, contacts, addresses, and spending details. The parent company, Kering, confirmed the security breach and notified data protection authorities. The firm did […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2025
Fairmont Federal Credit Union 2023 data breach impacted 187K people

Fairmont Federal Credit Union alerts 187K people that a 2023 breach exposed personal, financial, and medical data. Fairmont Federal Credit Union (FFCU) is a not-for-profit financial cooperative in West Virginia. It offers services like personal and business loans, mortgages, checking accounts, and financial aid, operating nine regional branches to serve its members. Fairmont Federal Credit […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2025
UK ICO finds students behind majority of school data breaches

UK ICO reports students caused over half of school data breaches, showing kids are shaping cybersecurity in unexpected ways. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students were responsible for most of the data breaches suffered by the schools in the country. The U.K.’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights also reported that nearly […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2025
INC ransom group claimed the breach of Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance

Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance disclosed a security breach impacting a computer in its infrastructure. Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced that threat actors likely compromised one of its computers. The Ministry immediately activated its security protocols to contain the threat. Panama’s Ministry pointed out that critical systems vital to operations remain […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 62

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter npm debug and chalk packages compromised  GPUGate Malware: Malicious GitHub Desktop Implants Use Hardware-Specific Decryption, Abuse Google Ads to Target Western Europe Trojanized ScreenConnect installers evolve, dropping multiple RATs on a single machine Salt […]