Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2025
A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprofit in April 2025, maintaining weeks of access. They used DLL sideloading via vetysafe.exe, a tactic used by other Chinese APT groups like Space Pirates, Kelp, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2025
An Italian political adviser was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Italian political adviser Francesco Nicodemo said he was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Graphite is an invasive, non-auditable spyware that covertly accesses sensitive phone data; […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2025
A now-patched Samsung Galaxy flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-21042, was exploited as a zero-day to deploy LANDFALL spyware in targeted attacks in Middle East. Samsung patched a flaw exploited as a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-21042 (CVSS score of 8.8), to deploy LANDFALL spyware on Galaxy devices in Middle East attacks. “Unit 42 researchers have uncovered a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2025
Cisco patched a critical flaw in its Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software that allowed attackers to execute commands with root privileges. Cisco released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20354 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software. An attacker can exploit the flaw to execute commands with root […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2025
Cisco warns of a new attack variant exploiting CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 in Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices. Cisco warned of a new attack variant targeting vulnerable Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices by exploiting the vulnerabilities CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362. “On November 5, 2025, Cisco became aware of a new attack variant against devices running […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2025
Google warns malware now uses AI to mutate, adapt, and collect data during execution, boosting evasion and persistence. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warn of a new generation of malware that is using AI during execution to mutate, adapt, and collect data in real time, helping it evade detection more effectively. Cybercriminals increasingly use AI […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2025
Cybersecurity firm SonicWall attributed the September security breach exposing firewall configuration files to state-sponsored hackers. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts were exposed. The company announced it had blocked attackers’ access and was working with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement agencies to determine the scope […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2025
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Gladinet CentreStack, and CWP Control Web Panel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added XWiki Platform, and Gladinet CentreStack, and CWP Control Web Panel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2025
Google’s November 2025 Android update fixes two flaws in the System component, including a critical remote code execution issue. Google’s November 2025 Android security updates addressed two vulnerabilities impacting the System component. The fixes are included in the 2025-11-01 security patch level, the only patch level released this month by the IT giant. “The most […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2025
Microsoft found a new backdoor, SesameOp, using the OpenAI Assistants API for stealthy command-and-control in hacked systems. Microsoft uncovered a new backdoor, named SesameOp, that abuses the OpenAI Assistants API for command-and-control, allowing covert communication within compromised systems. Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers discovered the backdoor in July 2025 while […]
