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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 106
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CrashStealer: C++ macOS infostealer posing as crash reporter Lucide Proxy: Turning Student Web Proxies into DDoS Bots AsyncAPI…
Attackers Can Take Over WordPress Sites Using Newly Released wp2shell Exploits
Public exploits are now available for two critical WordPress flaws that attackers can chain to gain remote code execution without authentication. Public proof-of-concept exploits are now available for the critical wp2shell vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030…
OpenSSL Fixes HollowByte Memory Exhaustion Bug
Okta disclosed HollowByte, an 11-byte OpenSSL flaw that lets remote attackers exhaust server memory and trigger denial-of-service attacks. Okta’s Red Team disclosed a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL they named HollowByte, and the attack payload is exactly 11 bytes. A remote,…
Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network
Researchers found China’s Daxin rootkit and a new Stupig backdoor on a Taiwan firm’s network, suggesting a stealthy intrusion dating back to 2013. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running on a compromised host at a Taiwan-based subsidiary of a…
U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets
Ernst & Young (EY) disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised a third-party IT support system containing client documents and tax information. Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a data breach linked to a compromised third-party support ticket system used…
A cyberattack hit Nichirei, one of Japan’s largest food companies
A cyberattack hit one of Japan’s largest food companies, Nichirei, disrupting logistics and shipments. The company is gradually restoring operations. Nichirei is one of Japan’s largest food companies, best known for its frozen food business. Founded in 1942 and headquartered…
New Russian Campaign Uses Fake Webex and Zoom Installers to Deploy Starland RAT
Russian-speaking UAT-11795 spreads trojanized Zoom, Webex, and MobaXterm installers to deliver Starland RAT and the WLDR memory-only implant. Cisco Talos researchers published a detailed technical report on July 16 disclosing UAT-11795, a financially motivated, Russian-speaking threat actor that has been…
U.S. CISA adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known…
Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to Prison Over £29 Million TfL Cyberattack
Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group received jail sentences in the UK for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. A UK court sentenced two Scattered Spider members, Thalha Jubair (20) and Owen Flowers (18), for their role…
TuxBot v3: The IoT Botnet Built With AI – Bugs, Disclaimers and All
TuxBot v3, an AI-built IoT botnet for 17 architectures, shipped with LLM bugs and safety disclaimers the developer never removed. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 identified a previously undocumented modular IoT botnet framework called TuxBot v3 Evolution, and it comes…
Claude Code and DeepSeek Powered Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign
Chinese actors used Claude Code and DeepSeek to automate attacks that breached government systems and targeted financial firms. Hunt.io researchers stumbled onto an active intrusion campaign in June 2026 while pivoting on known TencShell command-and-control infrastructure. A single HTTP header…
Zoom Fixes CVE-2026-53412, a Critical Account Takeover Bug
Zoom warns of a critical Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53412, that could let attackers take over accounts without authentication. Zoom has fixed a critical Windows vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53412 (CVSS score of 9.8) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to hijack…
US and allied Governments’ Recommendations: Securing Network Devices Against Russian APT Groups
US and allies warn of Russian APT groups targeting routers and network devices to compromise critical infrastructure worldwide. The US and allied governments warn that Russian state-sponsored APT groups are scanning and exploiting poorly secured network devices, especially routers, to…
Chaotic Eclipse Unveils LegacyHive Exploit Affecting Fully Patched Windows Systems
LegacyHive PoC exposes a Windows Privilege Escalation flaw affecting fully patched Windows desktop and server systems. Just hours after Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday, security researcher Nightmare Eclipse, also known as Chaotic Eclipse, published a new Windows zero-day proof-of-concept called…
AsyncAPI npm Supply Chain Attack: Malware Injected Into Packages With 2 Million Weekly Downloads
AsyncAPI npm packages with 2M weekly downloads were compromised, spreading malware with info-stealing, crypto-theft and RAT capabilities. OX Security researchers disclosed on July 14 that the AsyncAPI npm organization was compromised, with malicious code injected into four packages that together…
U.S. CISA adds SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaws added…
SonicWall warns of active exploitation of two SMA 1000 zero-days
SonicWall warns of active attacks exploiting two SMA 1000 zero-days, including a flaw enabling arbitrary command execution. SonicWall confirmed the active exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances. The vulnerabilities were internally discovered and reported…
Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2026, the largest update ever. 621 CVEs in one month
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes a record 621 CVEs, including 2 exploited zero-days and critical flaws affecting SharePoint, RDP, Hyper-V, and AD FS. Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday is, by a significant margin, the largest single-month security release in the company’s…