Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
SAP fixed maximum-severity bug in NetWeaver

SAP addressed 13 new flaws, including a maximum severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver, which could lead to arbitrary command execution. SAP addressed 13 new vulnerabilities, including a maximum severity issue, tracked as CVE-2025-42944 (CVSS score of 10.0) in SAP NetWeaver. The vulnerability is an insecure deserialization that could lead to arbitrary command execution. “Due to a deserialization […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
Unencrypted satellites expose global communications

Researchers found nearly half of geostationary satellites leak unencrypted data, exposing consumer, corporate, and military communications. A group of researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Maryland found nearly half of geostationary satellites transmit unencrypted data, exposing sensitive consumer, corporate, and military communications to interception. The researchers used an $800 satellite receiver for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
Flax Typhoon APT exploited ArcGIS server for over a year as a backdoor

China-linked cyberespionage group Flax Typhoon hijacked an ArcGIS system for over a year and used it as a backdoor. China-linked APT group Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett) compromised an ArcGIS system for over a year, using it as a backdoor. ArcGIS, a key GIS platform for mapping and analysis, supports vital services like […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Researchers warn of widespread RDP attacks by 100K-node botnet

A botnet of 100K+ IPs from multiple countries is attacking U.S. RDP services in a campaign active since October 8. GreyNoise researchers uncovered a large-scale botnet that is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States starting on October 8. The company discovered the botnet after detecting an unusual spike in Brazilian IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Harvard University hit in Oracle EBS cyberattack, 1.3 TB of data leaked by Cl0p group

Harvard University confirmed being targeted in the Oracle EBS campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group leaked 1.3 TB of data. Harvard University confirmed it was targeted in the Oracle E-Business Suite campaign after the Cl0p ransomware group listed it on its leak site. The cybercrime group claimed to have leaked 1.3 TB of data allegedly […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
UK NCSC Reports 429 cyberattacks in a year, with nationally significant cases more than doubling

The UK’s NCSC handled 429 cyberattacks from Sept 2024–Aug 2025, including 204 nationally significant cases, over double the previous year’s total. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported a record surge in major cyberattacks, responding to 429 incidents from September 2024 to August 2025, including 204 deemed “nationally significant”, more than double the previous […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Unverified COTS hardware enables persistent attacks in small satellites via SpyChain

SpyChain shows how unverified COTS hardware in small satellites can enable persistent, multi-component supply chain attacks using NASA’s NOS3 simulator. The rise of small satellites has transformed scientific, commercial, and defense operations. Using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts makes them cheaper and faster to build but also introduces new, poorly understood security risks unique to space […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2025
Oracle issued an emergency security update to fix new E-Business Suite flaw CVE-2025-61884

Oracle issued an emergency security update to address a new E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-61884. Oracle released an emergency patch to address an information disclosure flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-61884 (CVSS Score of 7.5), in E-Business Suite’s Runtime UI component (versions 12.2.3–12.2.14). “Oracle has just released Security Alert CVE-2025-61884. This vulnerability affects some deployments of Oracle E-Business […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2025
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise

Malicious code on Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree site skimmed sensitive data from hundreds of customers, the company confirmed. Video game software development firm Unity Technologies revealed that malicious code on its SpeedTree website skimmed sensitive information from hundreds of customers, impacting users who accessed the compromised site. The company discovered on August 26, 2025, the presence […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2025
Microsoft revamps Internet Explorer Mode in Edge after August attacks

Microsoft updated Edge’s Internet Explorer mode after August 2025 reports that attackers exploited it to access users’ devices without authorization. Microsoft updated Edge’s Internet Explorer mode after reports in August 2025 that threat actors exploited the backward compatibility feature to gain unauthorized device access. Microsoft Edge’s IE mode lets organizations run legacy Internet Explorer 11 […]