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Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2025
DoJ seizes $2.8M linked to Zeppelin Ransomware

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025
Colt Technology faces multi-day outage after WarLock ransomware attack

WarLock ransomware hit Colt Telecom, causing outages in hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API since August 12. UK-based Colt Technology Services suffered a cyberattack, reportedly caused by WarLock ransomware, resulting in multi-day outages for hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API services. Colt, officially known as Colt Technology Services Group Limited, is a multinational […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 58

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter From Drone Strike to File Recovery: Outsmarting a Nation State  New Ransomware Charon Uses Earth Baxia APT Techniques to Target Enterprises   Unmasking Interlock Group’s Evolving Malware Arsenal   Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025
ERMAC 3.0 Source Code Leak Reveals Expanding Threat

Hunt.io got ERMAC 3.0’s source code, showing its evolution from Cerberus and Hook, now targeting 700+ banking, shopping, and crypto apps. Hunt.io cybersecurity researchers obtained the full source code of the Android banking trojan ERMAC 3.0, revealing its evolution from Cerberus and Hook (ERMAC 2.0), targeting 700+ apps. The experts also spotted exploitable weaknesses in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 537 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. Man-in-the-Prompt: The invisible attack threatening ChatGPT and other AI systems EncryptHub abuses Brave Support in new […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2025
Man-in-the-Prompt: The invisible attack threatening ChatGPT and other AI systems

Man-in-the-Prompt: a new threat targeting AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini via simple browser extensions, no complex attack needed. A new type of threat is alarming the world of cyber security: it is called Man-in-the-Prompt and is capable of compromising interactions with leading generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2025
EncryptHub abuses Brave Support in new campaign exploiting MSC EvilTwin flaw

EncryptHub actor exploits Windows flaw CVE-2025-26633 (“MSC EvilTwin”) with rogue MSC files and social engineering to drop malware. The threat actor EncryptHub exploits the now-patched Windows flaw CVE-2025-26633 (“MSC EvilTwin”) using rogue MSC files and social engineering to deliver malware, warns Trustwave SpiderLabs. The flaw is an improper neutralization issue in Microsoft Management Console that […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2025
Cisco fixed maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center

Cisco patches critical Secure Firewall Management Center flaw allowing remote code execution on vulnerable systems. Cisco released security updates to address a maximum-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20265 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. The vulnerability affects the RADIUS subsystem implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
Norway confirms dam intrusion by Pro-Russian hackers

Norway’s security service PST says pro-Russian hackers took over a dam in April, opening outflow valves. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) says pro-Russian hackers seized control of a dam’s systems in April, opening outflow valves. On April 7, the attackers took control of a dam in Bremanger, western Norway, opening a flood gate to release […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2025
U.S. CISA adds N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added N-able N-Central flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: N-able N-central is an Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform for MSPs to […]