Lovense flaws expose emails and allow account takeover

Lovense fixed bugs exposing emails and allowing account takeovers. Company CEO may take legal action after the flaws were publicly disclosed. Lovense, a manufacturer of internet-connected sex toys, fixed two vulnerabilities that exposed users’ emails and allowed remote account takeovers. A researcher known as BobDaHacker recently disclosed the flaws after Lovense claimed it would take […]

August 4, 2025
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Nation-state group CL-STA-0969 targeted Southeast Asian telecoms in 2024

State-backed group CL-STA-0969 hit Southeast Asian telecoms in 2024, targeting critical infrastructure, says Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. Palo Alto Networks reported that a nation-state actor, tracked as CL-STA-0969, targeted telecom firms in Southeast Asia, with attacks on critical infrastructure from February to November 2024. Threat actor CL-STA-0969 overlaps with the China-linked cyber espionage group […]

August 4, 2025
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Why Informants Worked for the Stasi

DW describes a new German history book that explores the life of the Stasi and their informants. These unofficial informants would spy on their friends and family — either willingly, or because they themselves were put under pressure. But what made the…

August 4, 2025
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Why Informants Worked for the Stasi

DW describes a new German history book that explores the life of the Stasi and their informants. These unofficial informants would spy on their friends and family — either willingly, or because they themselves were put under pressure. But what made the…

August 4, 2025
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 56

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Endgame Gear mouse config tool infected users with malware Auto-Color Backdoor: How Darktrace Thwarted a Stealthy Linux Intrusion  Sealed Chain of Deception: Actors leveraging Node.JS to Launch JSCeal Decrypted: FunkSec Ransomware  Threat actor uses […]

August 3, 2025
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