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Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
Storm-1977 targets education sector with password spraying, Microsoft warns

Microsoft warns that threat actor Storm-1977 is behind password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as Storm-1977, using AzureChecker.exe to launch password spray attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. AzureChecker.exe connected to sac-auth[.]nodefunction[.]vip to download AES-encrypted data, which, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 43

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Inside Gamaredon’s PteroLNK: Dead Drop Resolvers and evasive Infrastructure XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor  SuperCard X: exposing a Chinese-speaker MaaS for NFC Relay fraud operation  New Rust Botnet “RustoBot” […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 521 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter 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. African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2025
African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach

African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ personal information. MTN Group Limited is a South African multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Johannesburg. Founded in 1994, it has grown to become Africa’s largest mobile network operator, serving over 290 million subscribers across 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2025
CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware on hospital systems

Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
JPCERT warns of DslogdRAT malware deployed in Ivanti Connect Secure

Researchers identified a new malware, named DslogdRAT, deployed after exploiting a now-patched flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS). JPCERT/CC researchers reported that a new malware, dubbed DslogdRAT, and a web shell were deployed by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability during attacks on Japanese organizations in December 2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282 (CVSS score: 9.0), is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
SAP NetWeaver zero-day allegedly exploited by an initial access broker

A zero-day in SAP NetWeaver is potentially being exploited, putting thousands of internet-facing applications at risk. Researchers warn that a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS score of 10/10), in SAP NetWeaver is potentially being exploited. Thousands of internet-facing applications are potentially at risk. The flaw in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader stems from a lack […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT targets supply chains in South Korea

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SyncHole. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation SyncHole. The campaign has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Interlock ransomware gang started leaking data allegedly stolen from leading kidney dialysis firm DaVita

The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) data breach impacted 5.5 million patients

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) announced that threat actors stole the personal data of 5.5 million patients in a cyberattack. Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) disclosed a data breach that exposed personal information of 5.5 million patients following a cyberattack that occurred earlier this month. Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) is a nonprofit healthcare […]