DDoS incident disrupts France’s postal and banking services ahead of Christmas
CISA flags ASUS Live Update CVE, but the attack is years old
An ASUS Live Update vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-59374 has been making the rounds in infosec feeds, with some headlines implying recent or ongoing exploitation. A closer look, however, shows the CVE documents a historic supply-chain attack in an End-of-Life (EoL) software product, not a new attack.
Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds
An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 million linked to business email compromise, extortion, and ransomware incidents.
Device Code Phishing: la minaccia che non ruba password, ma compromette gli account utente
Il phishing del codice dispositivo provoca la compromissione dell’account, l’esfiltrazione di dati e molto altro ancora. Ecco come proteggersi dal Device Code Phishing, la forma di phishing che non ruba la password, ma si fa regalare un token OAuth dall’utente
Cyber security: com’è cambiata e cosa aspettarsi per il futuro, con uno sguardo all’AI
In soli dieci anni, dal 2015 al 2025, la cyber security ha subito una profonda trasformazione guidata dall’evoluzione tecnologica e dalla maturazione del crimine informatico e in cui, negli ultimi tempi, sta giocando un ruolo di primo piano l’intelligenza artificiale
Cyber spies use fake New Year concert invites to target Russian military
South Korea to require facial recognition for new mobile numbers
Judge rules that NSO cannot continue to install spyware via WhatsApp pending appeal
Malicious npm package steals WhatsApp accounts and messages
A malicious package in the Node Package Manager (NPM) registry poses as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library to steal WhatsApp messages, collect contacts, and gain access to the account.
Nefilim ransomware hacker pleads guilty to computer fraud
Romanian water authority hit by ransomware attack over weekend
Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country's water management authority, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend.
Coupang breach affecting 33.7 million users raises data protection questions
Coupang disclosed a data breach affecting 33.7 million customers after unauthorized access to personal data went undetected for nearly five months. Penta Security explains how the incident highlights insider credential abuse risks and why encrypting customer data beyond legal requirements can reduce exposure and limit damage.
University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals
The Clop ransomware gang has stolen the data of nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix (UoPX) students, staff, and suppliers after breaching the university's network in August.
Phishing 2.0, l’era degli LLM: i rischi e come difendersi
Con l’avvento degli LLM, le e-mail di phishing diventano più convincenti, ma modelli ibridi e semantici possano smascherare truffe generate dall’intelligenza artificiale e rafforzare la difesa delle organizzazioni. Ecco tutto quello che c’è da sapere
Romanian national water agency hit by BitLocker ransomware attack
Not all CISA-linked alerts are urgent: ASUS Live Update CVE-2025-59374
An ASUS Live Update vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-59374 has been making the rounds in infosec feeds, with some headlines implying recent or ongoing exploitation. A closer look, however, shows the CVE documents a historic supply-chain attack in an End-of-Life (EoL) software product, not a new attack.
Kaspersky lancia l’allarme: il cybercrime finanziario ha alza il livello nel 2025
I dati di Kaspersky mostrano la crescita di trojan bancari, ransomware e attacchi automatizzati. Ecco cosa attendersi nel 2026.
Strategic Sourcing e governance del rischio cyber: una gestione sostenibile delle terze parti digitali
I processi di sourcing strategico possono supportare la cyber security e il Third-Party Risk Management: un framework integrato per una gestione sostenibile e responsabile delle terze parti digitali. Ecco i principali riferimenti normativi europei e gli standard internazionali in materia di sicurezza e risk management, per una governance che coniuga efficacia operativa, conformità e sostenibilità
DORA e Data Act, fra requisiti e obblighi: il quadro normativo sui contratti per la supply chain ICT
Le interazioni di DORA e Data Act sotto il profilo dei rapporti contrattuali tra enti creditizi e fornitori ICT. Ecco alcuni esempi pratici
Ukrainian hacker admits affiliate role in Nefilim ransomware gang
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty on Friday to conducting Nefilim ransomware attacks that targeted high-revenue businesses across the United States and other countries.
Advent Of Configuration Extraction – Part 4: Turning capa Into A Configuration Extractor For TinyShell variant
Learn how to extract TinyShell configuration data using capa, Capstone and Python to recover RC4-encrypted C2 settings from Linux malware.
Critical RCE flaw impacts over 115,000 WatchGuard firewalls
Over 115,000 WatchGuard Firebox devices exposed online remain unpatched against a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability actively exploited in attacks.
La nuova frontiera cyber del terrorismo: ora c’è anche l’intelligenza artificiale
Cyber security e contrasto alle organizzazioni terroristiche, che con le nuove tecnologie adesso puntano su attacchi a infrastrutture e propaganda. Come cambiano l'intelligence e le strategie di difesa. Tutte le sfide nella nuova era digitale che stiamo vivendo
Docker Hardened Images now open source and available for free
More than a 1,000 Docker Hardened Images (DHI) are now freely available and open source for software builders, under the Apache 2.0 license.
CERT-AGID 13-19 dicembre: phishing PagoPA e smishing INPS
Settimana segnata da un’elevata pressione sul fronte bancario e dei pagamenti, dal ritorno dello smishing INPS e da attività di ricerca del CERT-AGID sui modelli di IA.
RansomHouse upgrades encryption with multi-layered data processing
The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single-phase linear technique to a more complex, multi-layered method.
ANNOUNCE: Survey about legal and criminal threats experienced by journalists and security researchers
Similarly, journalists may find themselves threatened with lawsuits or other legal consequences if they report on leaks or breaches. Both researchers and journalists also face threats by criminals ("threat actors") if they report on them in ways the threat actors find unflattering or harmful.
Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say
Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers.
Microsoft confirms Teams is down and messages are delayed
Microsoft Teams is experiencing issues, with thousands reporting problems sending messages, including delays.
DOJ charges gang for ATM hacks using Ploutus malware