A new Android banking trojan called Crocodilus is being used in a growing number of campaigns targeting users in Europe and South America. Crocodilus is a recently discovered Android banking trojan that is quickly gaining ground. What began as small…
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Google fixed the second actively exploited Chrome zero-day since the start of the year
Google addressed three vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, including one that it actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Google released out-of-band updates to address three vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, including one, tracked as CVE-2025-5419, that is actively exploited…
Cryptojacking campaign relies on DevOps tools
A cryptojacking campaign is targeting exposed DevOps servers like Docker and Gitea to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Wiz researchers uncovered a cryptojacking campaign, tracked as JINX-0132, targeting exposed DevOps applications like Nomad, Consul, Docker, Gitea to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Threat actors behind the…
Qualcomm fixed three zero-days exploited in limited, targeted attacks
Qualcomm addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities that, according to the company, have been exploited in limited, targeted attacks in the wild. Qualcomm has shipped security updates to address three zero-day vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in limited, targeted attacks…
Police took down several popular counter-antivirus (CAV) services, including AvCheck
On May 27, 2025, authorities seized crypting service sites (including AvCheck, Cryptor, and Crypt.guru) used by vxers to test malware evasion capabilities. An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Department of Justice has dismantled an online cybercrime syndicate…
Experts published a detailed analysis of Cisco IOS XE WLC flaw CVE-2025-20188
Technical details about a critical Cisco IOS XE WLC flaw (CVE-2025-20188) are now public, raising the risk of a working exploit emerging soon. Details of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20188, impacting Cisco IOS XE WLC are now public, raising…
A cyberattack hit hospitals operated by Covenant Health
A cyberattack hit three hospitals operated by Covenant Health, forcing them to shut down all systems to contain the incident. Three hospitals run by Covenant Health were hit by a cyberattack, prompting them to shut down all their systems to…
Two flaws in vBulletin forum software are under attack
Experts found two vulnerabilities in the vBulletin forum software, one of which is already being exploited in real-world attacks. Two critical vBulletin flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-48827 and CVE-2025-48828, enable API abuse and remote code execution. The experts warn that one…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 47
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape 60 Malicious npm Packages Leak Network and Host Data in Active Malware Campaign Russia-Aligned TAG-110 Targets Tajikistan with Macro-Enabled Word Documents …
Security Affairs newsletter Round 526 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. Two…
Two Linux flaws can lead to the disclosure of sensitive data
Qualys warns of two information disclosure flaws in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora distros. Researchers discovered a vulnerability in Apport (Ubuntu’s core dump handler) and another bug in systemd-coredump, which is used in the default…
Meta stopped covert operations from Iran, China, and Romania spreading propaganda
Meta stopped three covert operations from Iran, China, and Romania using fake accounts to spread propaganda on social media platforms. Meta announced the disruption of three influence operations from Iran, China, and Romania using fake accounts to spread propaganda and…
US Treasury sanctioned the firm Funnull Technology as major cyber scam facilitator
The U.S. sanctioned Funnull Technology and Liu Lizhi for aiding romance scams that caused major crypto losses through fraud infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Philippines-based company Funnull Technology Inc. and its admin…
ConnectWise suffered a cyberattack carried out by a sophisticated nation state actor
ConnectWise detected suspicious activity linked to a nation-state actor, impacting a small number of its ScreenConnect customers. ConnectWise revealed it had detected suspicious activity linked to an advanced nation-state actor. The company confirmed that the attack impacted a small number…
Victoria’s Secret ‘s website offline following a cyberattack
Victoria’s Secret took its website offline after a cyberattack, with experts warning of rising threats against major retailers. American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer Victoria’s Secret took its website offline following a cyberattack. At this time, the site shows the…
China-linked APT41 used Google Calendar as C2 to control its TOUGHPROGRESS malware
Google says China-linked group APT41 controlled malware via Google Calendar to target governments through a hacked site. Google warns that China-linked APT41 used TOUGHPROGRESS malware with Google Calendar as C2, targeting various government entities via a compromised website. ” In late…
New AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor.
GreyNoise researchers warn of a new AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. GreyNoise discovered the AyySSHush botnet has hacked over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. “Using an AI powered network traffic analysis…
Czech Republic accuses China’s APT31 of a cyberattack on its Foreign Ministry
The Czech government condemned China after linking cyber espionage group APT31 to a cyberattack on its critical infrastructure. The Czech government strongly condemned China after the cyber espionage group APT31 was linked to a cyberattack targeting the nation’s critical infrastructure.…
New PumaBot targets Linux IoT surveillance devices
PumaBot targets Linux IoT devices, using SSH brute-force attacks to steal credentials, spread malware, and mine crypto. Darktrace researchers discovered a new botnet called PumaBot targets Linux-based IoT devices, using SSH brute-force attacks to steal credentials, spread malware, and mine…
App Store Security: Apple stops $2B in fraud in 2024 alone, $9B over 5 years
Apple blocked over $9B in fraud in 5 years, including $2B in 2024, stopping scams from deceptive apps to fake payment schemes on the App Store. In the past five years alone, Apple says it has blocked over $9 billion…