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Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025
New Predator spyware infrastructure revealed activity in Mozambique for the first time

Insik Group analyzed the new Predator spyware infrastructure and discovered it’s still gaining users despite U.S. sanctions since July 2023. Despite earlier declines in activity due to U.S. sanctions and public exposure, Predator spyware has resurged. Insikt Group analyzed a renewed infrastructure linked to the commercial spyware company and identified a new customer in Mozambique, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 49

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Supply chain attack hits Gluestack NPM packages with 960K weekly downloads   Analysis of the latest Mirai wave exploiting TBK DVR devices with CVE-2024-3721   Destructive npm Packages Disguised as Utilities Enable Remote System Wipe AMOS Variant Distributed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 528 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. Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple privilege escalation flaws Unusual toolset used in recent Fog Ransomware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2025
Unusual toolset used in recent Fog Ransomware attack

Fog ransomware operators used in a May 2025 attack unusual pentesting and monitoring tools, Symantec researchers warn. In May 2025, attackers hit an Asian financial firm with Fog ransomware, using rare tools like Syteca monitoring software and pentesting tools GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway. Symantec researchers pointed out that the use of these tools is unusual […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2025
Apple confirmed that Messages app flaw was actively exploited in the wild

Apple confirmed that a security flaw in its Messages app was actively exploited in the wild to target journalists with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. Apple confirmed that a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43200, in its Messages app was actively exploited in the wild to target journalists with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. The IT giant addressed the flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2025
Paragon Graphite Spyware used a zero-day exploit to hack at least two journalists’ iPhones

Security researchers at Citizen Lab revealed that Paragon’s Graphite spyware can hack fully updated iPhones via zero-click attacks. Citizen Lab has confirmed that Paragon’s Graphite spyware was used to hack fully updated iPhones, targeting at least two journalists in Europe. The group found forensic evidence showing the phones had communicated with the same spyware server. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Wazuh, and WebDAV flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Wazuh, and WebDAV flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added ASUS RT-AX55 devices, Craft CMS, and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: This week, Akamai researchers warned that […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2025
Operation Secure: INTERPOL dismantles 20,000+ malicious IPs in major cybercrime crackdown

INTERPOL announced that a joint operation code-named Operation Secure took down 20,000+ malicious IPs/domains tied to 69 info-stealers. Between January and April 2025, INTERPOL led Operation Secure, a global effort that took down over 20,000 malicious IPs and domains linked to information-stealing malware. With support from 26 countries and partners like Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2025
Mirai botnets exploit Wazuh RCE, Akamai warned

Mirai botnets are exploiting CVE-2025-24016, a critical remote code execution flaw in Wazuh servers, Akamai warned. Akamai researchers warn that multiple Mirai botnets exploit the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-24016 (CVSS score of 9.9) affecting Wazuh servers. Wazuh is an open-source security platform used for threat detection, intrusion detection, log data analysis, and compliance […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2025
OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian, Chinese cyber ops

OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts tied to Russian and Chinese hackers using the tool for malware, social media abuse, and U.S. satellite tech research. OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts that were used by Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state actors. The blocked accounts were used to assist malware development, social media automation, and research about U.S. […]