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Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2023
Google announced its Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program)

Google introduced Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), a new bug bounty program for reporting vulnerabilities in its mobile applications. Google announced a new bug bounty program, named Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), that covers its mobile applications. Google’s Mobile VRP is a bug bounty program for reporting vulnerabilities in first-party Android applications developed or maintained […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2023
A deeper insight into the CloudWizard APT’s activity revealed a long-running activity

Experts warn of a threat actor, tracked as CloudWizard APT, that is targeting organizations involved in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. On March 2023, researchers from Kaspersky spotted a previously unknown APT group, tracked as Bad Magic (aka Red Stinger), that targeted organizations in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The attackers were observed using PowerMagic and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2023
CISA adds iPhone bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three issues reside in the WebKit browser engine and are tracked as CVE-2023-32409, CVE-2023-28204, and CVE-2023-32373. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2023
EU hits Meta with $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US

The European Union condemned Meta with a record $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US. The European Union fined Meta $1.3 billion for transferring user data to the US. This is the biggest fine since the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the European Union (EU) on May 25, 2018. In the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2023
China bans chip maker Micron from its key information infrastructure

The Chinese government announced the ban on the products made by the US memory chip giant Micron Technology over national security concerns. The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the ban on products made by US memory chip giant Micron Technology over security concerns. The ban is related to the use of company products in key […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2023
BatLoader campaign impersonates ChatGPT and Midjourney to deliver Redline Stealer

Researchers identified an ongoing BatLoader campaign relying on Google Search Ads to deliver rogue web pages for ChatGPT and Midjourney. In early May, researchers at eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) spotted an ongoing BatLoader campaign using Google Search Ads to redirect victims to imposter web pages for AI-based services like ChatGPT and Midjourney. The rogue […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2023
PyPI Repository temporarily suspends user sign-ups and package uploads due to ongoing attacks

The Python Package Index (PyPI) maintainers have temporarily disabled the sign up and package upload processes due to an ongoing attack. The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the Python software repository, have temporarily disabled the sign up and package upload processes due to an ongoing attack. The maintainers opted to disable the above functionalities […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 420 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final! Please vote for Security Affairs (https://securityaffairs.com/) as the best European Cybersecurity […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2023
2021 data breach exposed data of 70 Million Luxottica customers

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2023
Cybercrime gang FIN7 returned and was spotted delivering Clop ransomware

Cybercriminal gang FIN7 returned with a new wave of attacks aimed at deploying the Clop ransomware on victims’ networks. Researchers at Microsoft Security Intelligence team published a series of tweets to warn of a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Clop ransomware and linked it to the financially motivated cybercriminal group Sangria Tempest […]