SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 69

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Agenda Ransomware Deploys Linux Variant on Windows Systems Through Remote Management Tools and BYOVD Techniques Uncovering Qilin attack methods exposed through multiple cases     Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back!  Insider Threats Loom […]

November 2, 2025
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 548 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has 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. BadCandy Webshell threatens unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, warns Australian government China-linked UNC6384 exploits Windows zero-day […]

November 2, 2025
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Ukrainian extradited to US over Conti ransomware involvement

Ukrainian Oleksii Lytvynenko extradited from Ireland to US for alleged role in Conti ransomware after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko (43) extradited from Ireland to the US, faces charges for alleged involvement in Conti ransomware attacks after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. The man appeared in a US court and was charged with […]

November 2, 2025
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BadCandy Webshell threatens unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices, warns Australian government

Australia warns of attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices exploiting CVE-2023-20198, allowing BadCandy webshell install. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) warns of ongoing attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices exploiting CVE-2023-20198, allowing BadCandy webshell infections and admin takeover. “Cyber actors are installing an implant dubbed ‘BADCANDY’ on Cisco IOS XE devices that are vulnerable […]

November 1, 2025
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China-linked UNC6384 exploits Windows zero-day to spy on European diplomats

A China-linked APT group UNC6384 exploits a Windows zero-day in an active cyber espionage targeting European diplomats. Arctic Wolf Labs researchers uncovered a cyber espionage campaign by China-linked APT UNC6384 targeting diplomatic entities in Hungary, Belgium, and other EU nations. UNC6384 is a China-nexus actor recently detailed by Google TAG, has expanded from targeting Southeast […]

November 1, 2025
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Old Linux Kernel flaw CVE-2024-1086 resurfaces in ransomware attacks

CISA warns ransomware gangs exploit CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw in netfilter: nf_tables, introduced in 2014 and patched in Jan 2024. CISA warned that ransomware gangs are exploiting CVE-2024-1086, a high-severity Linux kernel flaw introduced in 2014 and patched in January 2024. CISA didn’t provide details about the ransomware attacks exploiting the flaw or name […]

October 31, 2025
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EY Exposes 4TB SQL Server Backup Publicly on Microsoft Azure

A massive 4TB SQL Server backup file belonging to global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) was discovered publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure. Cybersecurity firm Neo Security discovered a 4TB SQL Server backup belonging to accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure during a routine scan. Neo Security’s lead researcher identified a […]

October 31, 2025
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Suspected Chinese actors compromise U.S. Telecom firm Ribbon Communications

A nation-state actor, likely a China-nexus one, hacked the U.S.-based technology company Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications is a U.S.-based technology company that provides telecommunications and networking. Ribbon Communications employs approximately 3,052 people as of December 31, 2024. The company reported annual revenue of US $834 million in 2024. The U.S. telecom provider disclosed a cyberattack […]

October 31, 2025
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U.S. CISA adds XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws […]

October 31, 2025
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Brush exploit can cause any Chromium browser to collapse in 15-60 seconds

“Brash” flaw in Chromium’s Blink engine lets attackers crash browsers instantly via a single malicious URL, researcher Jose Pino revealed. Security researcher Jose Pino found a severe vulnerability, named Brash, in Chromium’s Blink rendering engine that can be exploited to crash many Chromium-based browsers within a few seconds. “Brash is a critical vulnerability in Blink, the rendering engine that […]

October 30, 2025
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