IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2025
Ransomware payments hit record low: only 23% Pay in Q3 2025

Only 23% of ransomware victims paid in Q3 2025, the lowest ever, continuing a six-year decline in payment rates, Coveware reports. Cybersecurity firm Coveware reports that only 23% of ransomware victims paid attackers in Q3 2025, the lowest rate ever recorded. The researchers note this continues a six-year decline in payment rates. After 28% of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2025
X warns users to re-enroll passkeys and YubiKeys for 2FA by Nov 10

X urges users with passkeys or YubiKeys to re-enroll 2FA by Nov 10, 2025, or risk account lockout. Re-enroll, switch 2FA, or disable it. Social media platform X is urging users who use passkeys or hardware security keys like YubiKeys for two-factor authentication (2FA) to re-enroll their keys by November 10, 2025, to keep account […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2025
Memento Labs, the ghost of Hacking Team, has returned — or maybe it was never gone at all.

Kaspersky links the first Chrome zero-day of 2025 to tools used in attacks attributed to Memento Labs, formerly known as the Hacking Team. The actor behind Operation ForumTroll used the same tools seen in Dante spyware attacks. Kaspersky researchers linked the first Chrome zero-day of 2025 (CVE-2025-2783), a sandbox escape flaw, to the arsenal of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2025
Crafted URLs can trick OpenAI Atlas into running dangerous commands

Attackers can trick OpenAI Atlas browser via prompt injection, treating malicious instructions disguised as URLs in the omnibox as trusted commands. Attackers can exploit the OpenAI Atlas browser by disguising malicious instructions as URLs in the omnibox, which Atlas interprets as trusted commands, enabling harmful actions. NeuralTrust researchers warn that agentic browsers fail by not […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2025
Linux variant of Qilin Ransomware targets Windows via remote management tools and BYOVD

Qilin ransomware group used Linux binaries on Windows to evade EDRs, steal backups, and disable defenses via BYOVD attacks. Trend Research found that the Qilin ransomware group (aka Agenda) used a Linux ransomware binary on Windows systems via legitimate remote tools, bypassing Windows defenses and EDRs. The cross-platform method enables stealthy attacks, stealing backup credentials […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2025
Wordfence blocks 8.7M attacks exploiting old GutenKit and Hunk Companion flaws

Hackers exploited old RCE flaws in WordPress GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins. Wordfence firm blocked 8.7M attacks in two days. In September and October 2024, submissions revealed Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerabilities in GutenKit and Hunk Companion WordPress plugins, with 40,000 and 8,000+ installs, respectively. These flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to install plugins and achieve RCE. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2025
Safepay ransomware group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec

Safepay group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec and added the company to its data leak site. The Safepay group claimed responsibility for hacking German video surveillance provider Xortec and listed the company on its data leak site. The ransomware payment deadline is October 27, 2025. Xortec GmbH, based in Frankfurt with […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 68

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter TikTok videos continue to push infostealers in ClickFix attacks 131 Spamware Extensions Targeting WhatsApp Flood Chrome Web Store  Salty Much: Darktrace’s view on a recent Salt Typhoon intrusion   Shifts in the Underground: The Impact […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2025
Russian Rosselkhoznadzor hit by DDoS attack, food shipments across Russia delayed

A DDoS attack on Russia’s food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor disrupted food shipments by crippling its VetIS and Saturn tracking systems. A DDoS cyberattack on Russia’s food safety agency, Rosselkhoznadzor, disrupted nationwide food shipments by knocking offline its VetIS and Saturn tracking systems for agricultural products and chemicals. Rosselkhoznadzor (Россельхознадзор) is the Federal Service for Veterinary […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2025
CVE-2025-59287: Microsoft fixes critical WSUS flaw under active attack

Microsoft released urgent updates to address the critical WSUS RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-59287, which is under active attack.. Microsoft released an out-of-band fix for CVE-2025-59287, a critical WSUS RCE flaw (CVSS 9.8) that is under active exploitation. Researchers MEOW and Markus Wulftange of CODE WHITE GmbH reported the vulnerability. “To comprehensively address CVE-2025-59287, Microsoft has released […]