IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 532 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. McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2025
McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants

Vulnerabilities in McDonald’s McHire chatbot exposed data from 64 million job applicants due to insecure internal APIs. Security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the McDonald’s chatbot recruitment platform McHire that exposed the personal information of over 64 million job applicants. The security duo found that McDonald’s hiring bot, built by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025
Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case

Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was arrested in France in June at the request of the U.S. over alleged ties to a ransomware group targeting hundreds of U.S. companies and federal entities. He […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5777, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The CVE-2025-5777 flaw, dubbed ‘CitrixBleed 2‘ (CVSS v4.0 Base Score of 9.3), […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
UK NCA arrested four people over M&S, Co-op cyberattacks

NCA arrested four people in UK, including three teens, over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods, per its investigation. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals in the country following an investigation into the recent wave of attacks targeting Co-op, M&S, and Harrods. On July 10, Law enforcement arrested 4 youths, aged 17–20, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda

Researchers found critical PerfektBlue flaws in OpenSynergy BlueSDK, allowing remote code execution to hack millions of vehicles’ systems. Researchers at PCA Cyber Security identified a set of critical vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as PerfektBlue, in OpenSynergy BlueSDK Bluetooth stack. The exploitation of the flaws potentially allows remote code execution in millions of vehicles. These flaws could […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
Qantas data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals

Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that the recent data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals. Early this month, Australian airline Qantas disclosed a cyberattack after hackers accessed a third-party platform used by a call centre, stealing significant customer data. The breach, linked to ongoing Scattered Spider activity, was detected and contained on Monday. Qantas confirmed that while […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2025
DoNot APT is expanding scope targeting European foreign ministries

DoNot APT, likely an India-linked cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware. The DoNot APT group, likely linked to India, has expanded its operations and is targeting European foreign ministries with a new malware, called LoptikMod. The Donot Team (also known as APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant) has been active since 2016, focusing on government entities, foreign […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2025
Nippon Steel Solutions suffered a data breach following a zero-day attack

Nippon Steel Solutions reported a data breach caused by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in their network equipment. Nippon Steel Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Steel, disclosed a data breach, attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability. The company provides cloud and cybersecurity services. On March 7, 2025, Nippon Steel Solutions detected suspicious server activity and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2025
Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates

An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian ransomware group Pay2Key.I2P is stepping up attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, luring affiliates with higher profit shares. The ransomware gang is the successor to the original Pay2Key group and experts linked it to the Iran-nexus […]