Microsoft fixed a Microsoft Entra ID flaw where the Agent ID Administrator role could enable privilege escalation and account takeover. Microsoft addressed a flaw in Microsoft Entra ID that could let attackers take over service accounts. The issue involved the…
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New Android spyware Morpheus linked to Italian surveillance firm
Osservatorio Nessuno uncovered Morpheus spyware spreading via fake Android apps to steal data, highlighting rising covert surveillance tools. The non-partisan, non-religious, nonprofit organization Osservatorio Nessuno exposed a new spyware called Morpheus, distributed through fake Android apps posing as updates. Once…
NCSC launches SilentGlass, a plug-in device to secure HDMI and DisplayPort links
NCSC’s SilentGlass blocks malicious HDMI/DisplayPort links, protecting monitors from hardware attacks. Now commercialized for global use. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched SilentGlass, a new device to protect one of the most overlooked parts of modern IT…
Medtronic discloses security incident after ShinyHunters claimed theft of 9M+ records
Medtronic confirmed a breach of its IT systems after ShinyHunters claimed the theft of over 9 million records. Medtronic confirmed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems after the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 9 million records.…
LINKEDIN BROWSERGATE
BrowserGate claims LinkedIn secretly fingerprints users via extensions and device data, sending encrypted results to third parties for tracking. BrowserGate is an investigation conducted by Fairlinked (https://browsergate.eu/), an association of commercial LinkedIn users, which documents what it describes as one…
Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software
A Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher, tricking NASA staff in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive data tied to defense software and exports. A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing campaign by posing as a U.S. researcher and tricked…
Firefox bug CVE-2026-6770 enabled cross-site tracking and Tor fingerprinting
CVE-2026-6770 let attackers fingerprint Firefox and Tor users, even in Private mode. Firefox 150 and Tor Browser 15.0.10 fixed it. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to fingerprint Firefox users, even in Private Browsing, and also impacted the Tor…
Italy moves to extradite Chinese national to the U.S. over hacking charges
Italy plans to extradite Xu Zewei to the U.S. over alleged hacks on COVID-19 research tied to state-backed operations. Italy is moving to extradite Xu Zewei, the Chinese national arrested in 2025 at the request of U.S. authorities on cyber-espionage…
Fast16: Pre-Stuxnet malware that targeted precision engineering software
Fast16 is a pre-Stuxnet malware that tampered with precision software and spread itself. Evidence suggests links to U.S. operations during early cyber tensions. SentinelOne uncovered Fast16, a sabotage malware used in 2005, years before Stuxnet. The malicious code is written…
U.S. utility giant Itron discloses a security breach
Itron detected unauthorized access to part of its IT environment on April 13, 2026, and launched incident response and notified authorities. Itron disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized access to part of its internal IT systems, detected on April 13,…
Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files
CrowdStrike fixed CVE-2026-40050 in LogScale self-hosted, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated file access via path traversal. CrowdStrike recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40050, affecting its LogScale self-hosted product. The flaw enables unauthenticated path traversal, which could allow a…
GopherWhisper: new China-linked APT targets Mongolia with Go-based malware
ESET found a new China-linked APT, tracked as GopherWhisper, targeting Mongolia using Go-based malware, loaders, and backdoors. ESET researchers uncovered a new China-aligned APT group called GopherWhisper, targeting government institutions in Mongolia. The group’s arsenal includes a range of tools…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 94
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Morpheus: A new Spyware linked to IPS Intelligence The iPhone — invincible no more: a look at DarkSword and Coruna Lotus…
Trigona ransomware adopts custom tool to steal data and evade detection
Trigona ransomware now uses a custom command-line tool to steal data faster and evade detection, replacing tools like Rclone and MegaSync. Symantec researchers report that recent Trigona ransomware attacks used a custom-built data exfiltration tool instead of common utilities like…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 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. U.S.…
U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below…
Over 400,000 sites at risk as hackers exploit Breeze Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2026-3844)
Attackers exploit a Breeze Cache flaw (CVE-2026-3844) to upload files without login. Wordfence researchers detected over 170 attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3844 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Breeze Cache WordPress plugin, allowing them…
CISA reports persistent FIRESTARTER backdoor on Cisco ASA device in federal network
CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running ASA software was compromised in September…
12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges
‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8.8) has existed for nearly 12 years. The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users install or remove system packages without authorization, potentially gaining full root access. The…
Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner
Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest European political figure targeted through a Signal-based phishing attack, reported Der Spiegel. The…