SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 53

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Datacarry Ransomware DRAT V2: Updated DRAT Emerges in TAG-140’s Arsenal Batavia spyware steals data from Russian organizations   Taking SHELLTER: a commercial evasion framework abused in- the- wild Open Source Malware Index Q2 2025: Data exfiltration remains […]

July 13, 2025
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McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants

Vulnerabilities in McDonald’s McHire chatbot exposed data from 64 million job applicants due to insecure internal APIs. Security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the McDonald’s chatbot recruitment platform McHire that exposed the personal information of over 64 million job applicants. The security duo found that McDonald’s hiring bot, built by […]

July 12, 2025
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U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway, tracked as CVE-2025-5777, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The CVE-2025-5777 flaw, dubbed ‘CitrixBleed 2‘ (CVSS v4.0 Base Score […]

July 11, 2025
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PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda

Researchers found critical PerfektBlue flaws in OpenSynergy BlueSDK, allowing remote code execution to hack millions of vehicles’ systems. Researchers at PCA Cyber Security identified a set of critical vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as PerfektBlue, in OpenSynergy BlueSDK Bluetooth stack. The exploitation of the flaws potentially allows remote code execution in millions of vehicles. These flaws could […]

July 10, 2025
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Qantas data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals

Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that the recent data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals. Early this month, Australian airline Qantas disclosed a cyberattack after hackers accessed a third-party platform used by a call centre, stealing significant customer data. The breach, linked to ongoing Scattered Spider activity, was detected and contained on Monday. Qantas confirmed that while […]

July 10, 2025
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Nippon Steel Solutions suffered a data breach following a zero-day attack

Nippon Steel Solutions reported a data breach caused by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in their network equipment. Nippon Steel Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Steel, disclosed a data breach, attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability. The company provides cloud and cybersecurity services. On March 7, 2025, Nippon Steel Solutions detected suspicious server activity and […]

July 9, 2025
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Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates

An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian ransomware group Pay2Key.I2P is stepping up attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, luring affiliates with higher profit shares. The ransomware gang is the successor to the original Pay2Key group and experts linked it to the Iran-nexus […]

July 9, 2025
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Hackers weaponize Shellter red teaming tool to spread infostealers

Hackers are abusing the legitimate red teaming tool Shellter to spread stealer malware after a licensed copy was leaked. Elastic Security Labs has identified several malware campaigns using the commercial AV/EDR evasion tool SHELLTER. The tool was originally built for legitimate red team operations, however, threat actors have now adopted it to bypass security measures […]

July 9, 2025
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