Hackers stole personal data of about 27,500 people from the University of Sydney after accessing an online code library, the university confirmed. The University of Sydney disclosed a data breach in which threat actors accessed an online code library and…
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Waymo suspends service after power outage hit San Francisco
Waymo temporarily halted its San Francisco robotaxi service after a major blackout left multiple autonomous vehicles stranded on city streets. Waymo temporarily halted its robotaxi service in San Francisco after a widespread blackout caused multiple autonomous vehicles to stall on…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 555 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. ATM…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 76
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk | A Deep Dive into the Hacktivists, Tools and Ransomware Fueling Pro-Russian Cyber Attacks Operation MoneyMount-ISO — Deploying…
Massive Android botnet Kimwolf infects millions, strikes with DDoS
The Kimwolf Android botnet has infected 1.8M+ devices, launching massive DDoS attacks and boosting its C&C domain, says XLab. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru botnet that has infected over 1.8 million devices and issued…
ATM Jackpotting ring busted: 54 indicted by DoJ
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 54 individuals over a multi-million-dollar ATM jackpotting fraud scheme. U.S. DoJ indicted 54 people for a nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that stole millions via malware. The case links the crimes to the cybercrime…
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in WatchGuard Fireware OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a WatchGuard Fireware OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a WatchGuard Firebox OS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-14733 (CVSS Score of 9.3), to its Known…
Russia was behind a destructive cyber attack on a water utility in 2024, Denmark says
Denmark has blamed Russia for a destructive cyberattack on a water utility, calling it part of Moscow’s hybrid campaign against Western critical infrastructure. Denmark has accused Russia of orchestrating destructive cyberattacks against a water utility in 2024, framing them as…
CLOP targets Gladinet CentreStack servers in large-scale extortion campaign
The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign. The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign aimed at stealing sensitive data from organizations worldwide.…
ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Boards vulnerable to pre-boot memory attacks
A new UEFI flaw exposes some ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards to early-boot DMA attacks, bypassing IOMMU protections. Researchers warn of a new UEFI vulnerability that affects select ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI motherboards, enabling early-boot DMA attacks that…
China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager
Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager, actively exploited by a China-linked group. Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-20393, in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email/Web Manager, which is…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed maximum severity OneView flaw
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed a critical OneView flaw that could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) addressed a maximum-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37164 (CVSS score of 10.0), in OneView Software. An attacker can…
DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists
Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notable increase in malicious actors utilizing DIG…
U.S. CISA adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple and Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
GhostPairing campaign abuses WhatsApp device linking to hijack accounts
Attackers abuse WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts via pairing codes in the GhostPairing campaign. Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts using pairing codes in a campaign dubbed GhostPairing, without requiring authentication. Gen Digital first observed the…
SonicWall warns of actively exploited flaw in SMA 100 AMC
SonicWall warned users to patch a SMA1000 AMC flaw that was exploited as a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in attacks. SonicWall urged customers to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40602, in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console that was exploited as…
GNV ferry fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears
French prosecutors probe a suspected cyberattack on GNV ferry Fantastic, raising concerns of a possible remote hijack. French prosecutors are investigating a suspected cyberattack on the GNV ferry Fantastic, raising fears of a potential remote hijack. The ferry Fantastic sails…
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack
Askul disclosed that an October RansomHouse ransomware attack compromised over 700,000 records at the Japanese e-commerce and logistics firm. Askul is a Japanese e-commerce and logistics company best known for supplying office products, stationery, IT equipment, and everyday business consumables…
Russian state hackers targeted Western critical infrastructure for years, Amazon says
Amazon disclosed a years-long Russian state-backed cyber campaign targeting Western critical infrastructure from 2021 to 2025. Amazon Threat Intelligence reports a long-running Russian state-backed campaign (2021–2025) targeting Western critical infrastructure. Threat actors shifted from exploiting vulnerabilities to abusing misconfigured network…
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in multiple Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds a vulnerability impacting multiple products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Fortinet Multiple Products Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59718 (CVSS Score of 9.1), to its Known Exploited…