Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2025
FBI warns FSB-linked group Static Tundra is exploiting a 7-year-old Cisco IOS/IOS XE flaw to gain persistent access for cyber espionage. The FBI warns that Russia-linked threat actor Static Tundra exploits Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability (CVE-2018-0171) in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to target organizations in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2025
CERT/CC disclosed serious data exposure vulnerabilities in Workhorse Software used by hundreds of U.S. cities and towns. CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University disclosed two serious data exposure flaws in an accounting application developed by Workhorse Software’s, and used by hundreds of U.S. cities and towns. CERT/CC disclosed the vulnerabilities only after the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2025
The UK has imposed new sanctions on Kyrgyz financial institutions and crypto networks accused of helping Russia evade restrictions. The UK imposed sanctions on Kyrgyz financial institutions and crypto networks accused of aiding Russian sanctions evasion, war funding, and ransomware activities. The U.K. imposed new sanctions on Kyrgyzstan’s Capital Bank and director Kantemir Chalbayev, accused […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2025
DOJ charges 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running RapperBot, a DDoS botnet behind 370K+ attacks in 80+ countries since 2021. The U.S. DOJ charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running the RapperBot botnet, used in over 370,000 DDoS-for-hire attacks since 2021. The criminal service is active in over 80 countries, RapperBot enabled large-scale […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2025
UK hacker Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky, tied to Yemen Cyber Army, gets 20 months in prison for website defacements and stolen data possession. Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky (26), a man from South Yorkshire, linked to the Yemen Cyber Army, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for hacking and defacing websites in hacktivist campaigns. The UK’s National Crime […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2025
Noodlophile malware spreads via copyright phishing, targeting firms in the U.S., Europe, Baltics & APAC with tailored spear-phishing lures. The Noodlophile malware campaign is expanding globally, using spear-phishing emails disguised as copyright notices. Threat actors tailor lures with details like Facebook Page IDs and company ownership data. Active for over a year, it now targets […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2025
Allianz Life breach exposed data of most of its 1.4M customers; HIBP lists 1.1M impacted, though the insurer hasn’t confirmed exact figures. In July, Allianz Life disclosed a breach where hackers stole data from a cloud database, affecting most of its 1.4M customers and staff. Now, the data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2025
Hackers exploited Windows flaw CVE-2025-29824 to deploy PipeMagic malware in RansomExx attacks, Kaspersky revealed. A joint report from Kaspersky and BI.ZONE analyzed the evolution of PipeMagic malware from its first detection in 2022 to new infections observed in 2025. The researchers identified key changes in its operators’ tactics. BI.ZONE experts focused on a technical analysis of the CVE-2025-29824 vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2025
Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach after attackers accessed a third-party CRM platform via social engineering. Workday is a cloud-based software company that specializes in enterprise applications for human capital management (HCM), financial management, and planning. The company provides services to over 11,000 organizations, including over 60% of Fortune 500 firms. The HR […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2025
DoJ seized $2.8M in crypto from Ianis Antropenko, indicted in Texas and tied to the defunct Zeppelin ransomware. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. Antropenko was allegedly involved in now defunct Zeppelin ransomware operation (2019 – 2022), he also laundered proceeds via ChipMixer and structured […]
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