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. Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea […]
An international law enforcement operation seized the dark web data leak site of the BlackSuit ransomware group. A banner on the BlackSuit ransomware group’s TOR data leak sites informs visitors that they were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations in a global law enforcement operation. The notice features logos of 17 law enforcement agencies and […]
Arizona woman gets 8 years for helping North Korea-linked threat actors to infiltrate 309 U.S. firms with fake IT jobs. Christina Marie Chapman (50) from Arizona, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for aiding North Korean IT workers in infiltrating 309 U.S. companies. She pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to […]
Operation CargoTalon targets Russia’s aerospace and defense sectors with EAGLET malware, using TTN documents to exfiltrate data. SEQRITE Labs researchers uncovered a cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed Operation CargoTalon, targeting Russia’s aerospace and defense sectors, specifically Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO), via malicious TTN documents. “Товарно-транспортная накладная” (TTN) is a “goods and transport invoice” or “consignment note” used […]
Koske is a new Linux malware designed for cryptomining, likely developed with the help of artificial intelligence. Koske is a new Linux AI-generated malware that was developed for cryptomining activities. Aquasec researchers reported that the malicious code uses rootkits and polyglot image file abuse to evade detection. Attackers exploit a misconfigured server to drop backdoors […]
Mitel addressed a critical MiVoice MX-ONE flaw that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct an authentication bypass attack. A critical authentication bypass flaw (CVSS score of 9.4) in Mitel MiVoice MX-ONE allows attackers to exploit weak access controls and gain unauthorized access to user or admin accounts. “An authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified […]
New Coyote malware uses Windows UI Automation to steal banking credentials, targeting Brazilian users across 75 banks and crypto platforms. Coyote malware is now the first to exploit Microsoft’s UI Automation framework in the wild, validating prior warnings from Akamai researchers in December 2024. The UI Automation (UIA) framework is a Microsoft accessibility framework that […]
SonicWall addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40599 (CVSS score of 9.1), in SMA 100 appliances SonicWall addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40599 (CVSS score of 9.1), in SMA 100 appliances. Experts warn customers to check their installs for Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) associated with Overstep malware attacks. The issue is an authenticated arbitrary […]
The DSPM market hit around $1.2 billion in 2024 and should grow to $4.5 billion by 2033 (≈16.5% CAGR). The AI sector is projected to swell from $189 billion in 2023 to $4.8 trillion by 2033. The tech realm is continually evolving. New tools are invented every day, and certain technologies are reaching market valuations that have never been seen before. This tectonic shift […]
A new stealth backdoor has been discovered in the WordPress mu-plugins folder, granting attackers persistent access and control over compromised sites. Sucuri researchers found a stealthy backdoor hidden in WordPress’s “mu-plugins” folder. These plugins auto-run and allow attackers to stay hidden in admin, and maintain persistence. “must-use plugins” are special WordPress plugins that cannot be […]