Multiple flaws in Volkswagen Group’s infotainment unit allow for vehicle compromise

Researchers discovered multiple flaws in the infotainment systems of Volkswagen Group vehicles that could allow to track them in real-time. A team of security researchers from cybersecurity firm PCAutomotive... Read more »

PUMAKIT, a sophisticated rootkit that uses advanced stealth mechanisms 

Researchers discovered PUMAKIT, a Linux rootkit capable of hiding files, escalating privileges, and evading system tools and detection. Elastic Security Lab researchers discovered a new loadable kernel module (LKM)... Read more »

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 24

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. PROXY.AM Powered by Socks5Systemz Botnet  AppLite: A New AntiDot Variant... Read more »

Security Affairs newsletter Round 502 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... Read more »

IOCONTROL cyberweapon used to target infrastructure in the US and Isreael

Iran-linked threat actors target IoT and OT/SCADA systems in US and Israeli infrastructure with IOCONTROL malware. Claroty’s Team82 obtained a sample of a custom-built IoT/OT malware called IOCONTROL used... Read more »

U.S. CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the... Read more »

German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox

The German agency BSI has sinkholed a botnet composed of 30,000 devices shipped with BadBox malware pre-installed. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) announced it had blocked communication... Read more »

U.S. authorities seized cybercrime marketplace Rydox

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of the cybercrime marketplace Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”). The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized Rydox, a cybercrime marketplace for... Read more »

Experts discovered the first mobile malware families linked to Russia’s Gamaredon

The Russia-linked APT Gamaredon used two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome against former Soviet states. Lookout researchers linked the BoneSpy and PlainGnome Android surveillance families to the Russian APT... Read more »

US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal suffered a data breach

US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal suffered a data breach impacting 58,000 customers, attackers gained unauthorized access to a server via GitLab flaw. US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal... Read more »
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