U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds RoundCube Webmail and Erlang Erlang/OTP SSH server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added RoundCube Webmail and Erlang Erlang/OTP SSH server flaws to its Known Exploited…
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Mirai botnets exploit Wazuh RCE, Akamai warned
Mirai botnets are exploiting CVE-2025-24016, a critical remote code execution flaw in Wazuh servers, Akamai warned. Akamai researchers warn that multiple Mirai botnets exploit the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-24016 (CVSS score of 9.9) affecting Wazuh servers. Wazuh is…
China-linked threat actor targeted +70 orgs worldwide, SentinelOne warns
China-linked threat actor targeted over 70 global organizations, including governments and media, in cyber-espionage attacks from July 2024 to March 2025. In April 2025, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne warned that a China-linked threat actor, tracked as PurpleHaze, attempted to conduct reconnaissance…
DOJ moves to seize $7.74M in crypto linked to North Korean IT worker scam
US seeks to seize $7.74M in crypto linked to North Korean fake IT worker schemes, per a new DOJ forfeiture complaint. The DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint for $7.74M in crypto tied to North Korean fake IT worker schemes…
OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian, Chinese cyber ops
OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts tied to Russian and Chinese hackers using the tool for malware, social media abuse, and U.S. satellite tech research. OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts that were used by Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state actors. The…
New Mirai botnet targets TBK DVRs by exploiting CVE-2024-3721
A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of the Mirai botnet that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3721) in…
BadBox 2.0 botnet infects millions of IoT devices worldwide, FBI warns
BadBox 2.0 malware has infected millions of IoT devices globally, creating a botnet used for cyber criminal activities, the FBI warns. The FBI published a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn that cybercriminals are using the BADBOX 2.0 botnet to…
Over 950K weekly downloads at risk in ongoing supply chain attack on Gluestack packages
A supply chain attack hit NPM, threat actors compromised 16 popular Gluestack packages, affecting 950K+ weekly downloads. Researchers from Aikido Security discovered a new supply chain attack targeted NPM, compromising 16 popular Gluestack ‘react-native-aria’ packages with over 950K weekly downloads.…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 527 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 48
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Pure Crypter Malware Analysis: 99 Problems but Detection Ain’t One Attacker exploits misconfigured AI tool to run AI-generated payload Crocodilus Mobile…