Researchers warn that Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall flaw, likely using three attack vectors for initial access. The Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS score of 9.3), likely…
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Google fixes critical Chrome flaw, researcher earns $43K
Google addressed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in its Chrome browser that could potentially lead to code execution. A researcher earned $43000 from Google for reporting a critical Chrome vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-10200, in the Serviceworker component. A use-after-free (UAF) occurs…
Kosovo man pleads guilty to running online criminal marketplace BlackDB
Kosovo man Liridon Masurica pleaded guilty to running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB. He was arrested in 2024. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, aka @blackdb, pleaded guilty to running the BlackDB cybercrime market. Kosovo police arrested Masurica on December…
Attackers abuse ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT
Hackers exploit ConnectWise ScreenConnect to drop AsyncRAT via scripted loaders, stealing data and persisting with a fake Skype updater. LevelBlue researchers warn of a campaign abusing ConnectWise ScreenConnect to deploy AsyncRAT. Attackers use VBScript/PowerShell loaders and achieve persistence via a fake…
Jaguar Land Rover discloses a data breach after recent cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover confirms a cyberattack caused factory disruptions and led to a data breach, compromising sensitive information. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack also…
Critical flaw SessionReaper in Commerce and Magento platforms lets attackers hijack customer accounts
Adobe fixed a critical flaw in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms that allows an attacker to take over customer accounts. Adobe addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54236 (aka SessionReaper, CVSS score of 9.1) in its Commerce and…
Google Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos to spot AI-generated or edited images
Pixel 10 adds C2PA to camera and Photos, helping users verify authenticity and spot AI-generated or altered images. Pixel 10 integrates C2PA Content Credentials into the camera and Photos, allowing users to verify whether images are real or AI-generated, or…
KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil
KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed two zero-day flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 fixed 80 vulnerabilities, including two publicly disclosed zero-day flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2025 addressed 80 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based),…
SAP September 2025 Patch Day fixed 4 critical flaws
SAP issues 21 new and 4 updated security notes, fixing critical NetWeaver flaws enabling RCE and privilege escalation. SAP this week issued 21 new and four updated security notes as part of the company’s September Patch Day, including four notes…
Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed
Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular npm packages with 2B weekly downloads after a maintainer fell for…
LunaLock Ransomware threatens victims by feeding stolen data to AI models
LunaLock, a new ransomware gang, introduced a unique cyber extortion technique, threatening to turn stolen art into AI training data. A new ransomware group, named LunaLock, appeared in the threat landscape with a unique cyber extortion technique, threatening to turn…
Hackers breached Salesloft ’s GitHub in March, and used stole tokens in a mass attack
Hackers breached Salesloft’s GitHub in March, stole tokens, and used them in a mass attack on several major tech customers. Salesloft revealed that the threat actor UNC6395 breached its GitHub account in March, stealing authentication tokens that were later used…
Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach
Wealthsimple reported a data breach affecting some customers due to a supply chain attack via a third-party software package. Canadian investment platform Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers. The company discovered the security breach on August 30, which…
Venezuela’s President Maduro said his Huawei Mate X6 cannot be hacked by US cyber spies
Venezuela’s President Maduro shows Huawei Mate X6 gift from China’s President Xi Jinping, hailing it as “unhackable” by U.S. spies. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro showcased a Huawei Mate X6 smartphone, reportedly gifted by China’s President Xi Jinping, claiming…
Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure
Czech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) warns of growing risks from Chinese-linked technologies in critical sectors…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 61
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Operation HanKook Phantom: North Korean APT37 targeting South Korea Three Lazarus RATs coming for your cheese Malvertising Campaign on…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 540 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. Qantas…
Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July data breach
Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cyberattack exposed data of 5.7M people, despite reporting $1.5B profit last fiscal year. Qantas cuts executive bonuses by 15% after a July cyberattack that exposed data of 5.7M people, despite posting…
MeetC2 – A serverless C2 framework that leverages Google Calendar APIs as a communication channel
MeetC2 is a PoC C2 tool using Google Calendar to mimic cloud abuse, helping teams test detection, logging, and response. Background: Modern adversaries increasingly hide command-and-control (C2) traffic inside cloud services. We built this proof of concept (PoC) to study and…