Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period,…
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FBI: Crooks manipulate online photos to fuel virtual kidnapping ransoms
The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. The FBI warns that criminals are altering publicly available photos to create fake “proof-of-life” images…
Oracle EBS zero-day used by Clop to breach Barts Health NHS
Clop ransomware stole data from Barts Health NHS after exploiting a zero-day in its Oracle E-Business Suite. Barts Health NHS confirmed that Clop ransomware group stole data by exploiting zero-day CVE-2025-61882 in its Oracle E-Business Suite. The cybercrime group added…
AWS: China-linked threat actors weaponized React2Shell hours after disclosure
Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the CVE-2025-55182, aka React2Shell flaw, within hours, AWS Security warns. Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the CVE-2025-55182, also known as the React2Shell flaw, within hours, according to AWS Security. The researchers confirmed that…
U.S. CISA adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Meta React Server Components flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a a Meta React Server Components flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS Score of…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 74
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Analysis of ShadowPad Attack Exploiting WSUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) Shai-Hulud 2.0 Supply Chain Attack: 25K+ npm Repos…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 553 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. Attackers…
Porsche outage in Russia serves as a reminder of the risks in connected vehicle security
Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable due to a malfunction in their factory-installed satellite security system, owners say. Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable after their factory-installed satellite security system malfunctioned, owners and dealers report. Drivers…
Attackers launch dual campaign on GlobalProtect portals and SonicWall APIs
A hacking campaign is targeting GlobalProtect logins and scannig SonicWall APIs since December 2, 2025. A campaign began on December 2 targeting Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals with login attempts and scanning SonicWall SonicOS API endpoints. The activity came from over…
Maximum-severity XXE vulnerability discovered in Apache Tika
A maximum severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, tracked as CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS score of 10.0), allows XML external entity attacks. CVE-2025-66516 carries a maximum CVSS rating of 10.0 because it lets attackers trigger an XXE injection in Apache Tika’s core, PDF,…
JPCERT/CC Reports Widespread Exploitation of Array Networks AG Gateway Vulnerability
Array Networks AG gateways have been under active exploitation since August 2025 due to a command injection flaw, JPCERT/CC warns. A command injection flaw in Array Networks AG Series gateways, affecting DesktopDirect, has been exploited in the wild since August…
BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions
CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor used by China-linked APTs to secure long-term persistence on compromised systems. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed technical details on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor used by China state-sponsored threat actors to…
U.S. CISA adds a new an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a new OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-26828 (CVSS Score of 8.7), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
Marquis data breach impacted more than 780,000 individuals
Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis, stealing personal and financial data, the security breach impacted over 780,000 people. Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis and stole personal and financial data, including names, addresses, SSNs, and card numbers, impacting over 780,000 people. Marquis…
ASUS confirms vendor breach as Everest gang leaks data, claims ArcSoft and Qualcomm
ASUS confirms a third-party breach after Everest leaks sample data. Hackers also claim ArcSoft and Qualcomm. ASUS says a third-party breach exposed data after Everest ransomware leaked samples, claiming they have hacked ASUS, ArcSoft, and Qualcomm. ASUS says a supplier…
Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet
Cloudflare blocked a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet. The 69-second attack set a new high, though the target remains undisclosed. Cloudflare stopped a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet, a 69-second barrage that…
King Addons flaw lets anyone become WordPress admin
Hackers are exploiting a King Addons flaw (CVE-2025-8489) that lets anyone register and instantly gain admin privileges on WordPress sites. Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-8489 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the WordPress plugin King Addons for…
University of Pennsylvania and University of Phoenix disclose data breaches
The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Phoenix confirm they were hit in the Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Phoenix confirmed they were hit in the recent cyberattack targeting Oracle…
Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action
Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation. Researchers filmed Lazarus APT group’s remote-worker scheme in action, uncovering a North Korean network of IT contractors linked to…
India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud
India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and misuse. India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) now requires providers of messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked…