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U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SMA100 Appliance flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SonicWall SMA100 Appliance flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-20035, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the SMA100 management interface. A […]

MITRE’s U.S.-funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. U.S. government funding for MITRE ’s CVE program, a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption. The 25-year-old program has assigned over 274,000 CVE IDs for public security […]

Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers’ own. The campaign targeted low-end […]

Resecurity warns of rising cyberattacks on the energy sector, some linked to large-scale campaigns targeting national infrastructure for geopolitical aims. Resecurity warns about the increase in targeted cyberattacks against enterprises in the energy sector worldwide. Some of these attacks represent much larger campaigns designed to target country-level infrastructure, acting as tools for geopolitical influence. It is […]

The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January cyberattack. In January, Conduent confirmed a cyberattack caused service disruptions after agencies in multiple US […]

A critical flaw (CVE-2025-24859, CVSS 10) in Apache Roller lets attackers keep access even after password changes. All versions ≤6.1.4 are affected. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24859 (CVSS score of 10.0), affects the Apache Roller open-source, Java-based blogging server software. The flaw is a session management issue that impacts in Apache Roller before version 6.1.5 where […]

Meta announced that it will use public EU user data to train AI, resuming plans paused last year over Irish data protection concerns. Meta will start training its AI models using public data from adults in the EU, after pausing the plan last year over data protection concerns raised by Irish regulators. In June 2024, […]

Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach after customer data was stolen via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024, affecting Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Car rental giant Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach that impacted its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Threat actors gained access to customer data via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024. […]

Huntress reports active exploitation of Gladinet CVE-2025-30406 in the wild, affecting seven organizations and 120 endpoints. Security researchers at Huntress warn of attacks in the wild exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30406, in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox software. The vulnerability CVE-2025-30406 (CVSS score 9.0) is a deserialization issue due to the CentreStack portal’s hardcoded machineKey use. […]

New malware ‘ResolverRAT’ is targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical firms, using advanced capabilities to steal sensitive data. Morphisec researchers discovered a new malware dubbed ‘ResolverRAT’ that is targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical firms, using advanced capabilities to steal sensitive data. ResolverRAT spreads via phishing emails using localized languages and legal lures. Victims download a malicious file triggering […]

Threat actors deploy malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. Fortinet researchers discovered multiple malicious NPM packages that are used to target PayPal users. The packages were uploaded to the repository in early March by a threat actor known as tommyboy_h1 and tommyboy_h2, and were used to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. “Using PayPal-related […]

The operators of the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform Tycoon2FA have rolled out significant updates to enhance its evasion capabilities. Tycoon2FA, a phishing kit discovered in 2023 by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, was recently updated to improve its evasion capabilities. The phishing kit now uses advanced evasion tactics such as a custom CAPTCHA via HTML5 canvas, invisible Unicode […]

Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. Cell C is the fourth-largest mobile network operator in South Africa, ,after Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom. The company founded in 2001 offers prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, data bundles and internet services, fiber broadband, roaming and […]

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Lazarus Expands Malicious npm Campaign: 11 New Packages Add Malware Loaders and Bitbucket Payloads BadBazaar: iOS and Android Surveillanceware by China’s APT15 Used to Target Tibetans and Uyghurs   GOFFEE continues to attack organizations in Russia Atomic […]

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China admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it conducted Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WSJ reports. China reportedly admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it carried out cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to the Volt Typhoon campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, at a December Geneva summit, […]

Fortinet warns attackers can keep read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability is patched. Fortinet warns that threat actors can retain read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability used for the breach has been patched. The cybersecurity firm revealed that attackers exploited known FortiGate flaws like CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, and CVE-2024-21762 to […]

Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin, a few hours after public disclosure. Threat actors are exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score of 8.1) in the OttoKit WordPress plugin (formerly SureTriggers), a few hours after public disclosure. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability to create malicious administrator users when the plugin is not […]

Laboratory Services Cooperative discloses a data breach from October 2024 that exposed personal and medical info of 1.6 million individuals. Laboratory Services Cooperative disclosed a data breach that impacted the personal and medical information of 1.6 million people. The Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC) is a clinical laboratory based in Bremerton, Washington, providing diagnostic testing services […]

Experts warn of brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways following increased scanning activity on its devices. Palo Alto Networks reports brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways. The security firm pointed out that no known vulnerability has been exploited, but monitoring and analysis continue. “Our teams are observing evidence of activity consistent with password-related […]