BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions
BRICKSTORM backdoor exposed: CISA warns of advanced China-backed intrusions Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2025 CISA details BRICKSTORM, a China-linked backdoor...
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Marquis data breach impacted more than 780,000 individuals
Marquis data breach impacted more than 780,000 individuals Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025 Hackers breached fintech firm Marquis, stealing personal...
ASUS confirms vendor breach as Everest gang leaks data, claims ArcSoft and Qualcomm
ASUS confirms vendor breach as Everest gang leaks data, claims ArcSoft and Qualcomm Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025 ASUS confirms...
ShadyPanda’s Years-Long Browser Hack Infected 4.3 Million Users
A threat group dubbed ShadyPanda spent seven years uploading seemingly legitimate extensions into browser marketplaces, building trust among its growing...
Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet
Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2025 Cloudflare blocked a record...
Smashing Security podcast #446: A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
A teenage cybercriminal posts a smug screenshot to mock a sextortion scammer… and accidentally hands over the keys to his...
MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware
MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025 Iran-linked threat actor MuddyWater targeted multiple Israeli sectors with...
Emerging Android threat ‘Albiriox’ enables full On‑Device Fraud
Emerging Android threat ‘Albiriox’ enables full On‑Device Fraud Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025 Albiriox is new Android MaaS malware enabling...
New Albiriox MaaS Malware Targets 400+ Apps for On-Device Fraud and Screen Control
A new Android malware named Albiriox has been advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model to offer a "full spectrum" of...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 552 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs newsletter Round 552 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2025 A new round of...
Contagious Interview campaign expands with 197 npm Ppackages spreading new OtterCookie malware
Contagious Interview campaign expands with 197 npm Ppackages spreading new OtterCookie malware Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2025 North Korea-linked actors...
New Mirai variant ShadowV2 tests IoT exploits amid AWS disruption
New Mirai variant ShadowV2 tests IoT exploits amid AWS disruption Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025 ShadowV2, a new Mirai-based botnet,...
Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees
Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2025 Asahi says hackers stole...
For the first time, a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed via SocGholish
For the first time, a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed via SocGholish Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2025 RomCom...
Emergency alerts go dark after cyberattack on OnSolve CodeRED
Emergency alerts go dark after cyberattack on OnSolve CodeRED Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2025 Cyberattack on OnSolve CodeRED disrupted emergency...
